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Mechel Announces Launch of Coke-Oven Battery #5 at Mechel-CokeMechel OAO, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces the launch of the reconstructed coke-oven battery #5 at Mechel Mining OAO’s subsidiary Mechel-Coke OOO.
The launch of the facility means that all of Mechel-Coke OOO’s eight coke-oven batteries are now operational. This enables the company to increase production of coke and chemicals and ensure the needs and resource independence for Mechel Group’s Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant and Southern Urals Nickel Plant. The battery’s annual capacity is 470,000 t of coke, triple the unit’s capacity before it was halted for reconstruction. Once the battery reaches full load, Mechel-Coke will produce over 3,1 Mt/y of coke, boosting production by 17 %. As part of the battery’s reconstruction, the plant introduced a computerized central control system of the technological process for all of coke shop #2’s coke-oven batteries. Special attention was paid to environmental protection measures, which include an autonomous system for dust-free coke distribution, a smoke-free oven loading system, a cap pneumatic compression system for the battery’s gas exhaust columns, highly gastight coke-oven doors, and an automated monitoring system for coke gas combustion processes. Reconstruction of coke-oven battery #5’s facilities costs a total of RUB 1,8 billion (12/2011). |
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