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Mechel Launches Upgraded Coking Battery #6 at Mechel-Coke
03/29/2011 - Mechel OAO announces the launch of the reconstructed coking battery #6 at Mechel Mining OAO’s subsidiary, Mechel-Coke OOO.
Mechel OAO announces the launch of the reconstructed coking battery #6 at Mechel Mining OAO’s subsidiary, Mechel-Coke OOO.
Reconstruction of the battery involved not only the aggregate itself but also supplementary equipment, including the implementation of an automated workflow control system. Special attention was paid to environmental protection measures, which include an autonomous system for dustless discharge of coke with dry cleaning, a smokeless furnace loading system and pneumatic seals on ascension-pipe lids. This will enable the plant not only to increase production but also to significantly improve ecological safety.
The upgrade — which cost some 1.369 billion rubles (48.5 million US dollars*) — has allowed Mechel to nearly tripled its annual capacity to 470,000 tonnes of coke. The expansion will enable the company to step up production of coke and chemical products and ensure production demands are met. The expanded battery will also help to provide an independent supply for Mechel’s Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant OAO and Southern Urals Nickel Plant OAO.
The upgraded battery’s launch will also allow Mechel-Coke to begin reconstruction of the coking battery #5 while increasing production volumes by 5% in 2011 compared to the same period last year.
* According to the Russian Central Bank exchange rate of 28.2237 RUR/$ as of March 28, 2011.
Mechel, one of Russia’s leading companies, conducts business in four segments: mining, steel, ferroalloy and power. Mechel unites producers of coal, iron ore concentrate, nickel, steel, ferrochrome, ferrosilicon, rolled products, hardware, heat and electric power, with products that are marketed both domestically and internationally.
