Entering new markets is one of the key directions of Corum Group, the largest Ukrainian manufacturer of mining equipment, approved as part of the adopted development strategy until 2030. Based on its experience in developing customized products for clients' needs and a wide product portfolio, Corum has set a goal - to establish the supply of mining equipment to the markets of Turkey and India.
“Concluding a contract with Imbat Madencilik is an assessment of the quality of our company's products and confirmation of the high qualifications of our employees. Due to the mining and geological features in Turkey, coal mining is much more dangerous and difficult than in Ukraine. Therefore, occupational safety and modern technological solutions are in the foreground, - says Oleg Nesterenko, Director of Corum Trading. - And the Corum Group machinery, thanks to innovations and constant improvements, is precisely focused on the efficient and safe work of miners. Therefore, we are able to solve the most difficult problems. Corum Group is a Ukrainian business with European service, which is trusted by national and international partners.
Specialists of the Corum Group Engineering and Technical Center have optimized the design of the KD90T 17.5 /28 support for the client's conditions and agreed on the technical conditions for testing. The roof supports will be produced at one of the company's enterprises - Corum Druzhkovsky Machine-Building Plant. The sections will be shipped to the client this summer.
“Imbat Madencilik is a role model when it comes to longwall mining in Turkey. We are continuously looking for innovation and improvement. The Corum Group has extensive experience in the mechanical engineering industry. Corum experts paid a lot of attention to the issues arising with our current fleet of powered roof supports from Poland and China, asked questions about the problems and suggested ways to fix them. That is why we decided to try and test Corum products ”, - the General Manager of Imbat Madencilik, Yavuz Burbut, commented on the conclusion of the deal.
Corum Group unites machine-building assets of DTEK Energo, and these are enterprises in Kharkov, Druzhkovka, Corum Shakhtspetsstroy, service company Corum Repair, as well as foreign trade companies and representative offices. The key clients of the company are 14 largest mining holdings, the assets of which include 150 mines and open pits. Corum Group equipment operates in mining enterprises in 15 countries of the world.
Imbat Madencilik is a Turkish mining and energy company. Operates the IMBAT brown coal mine as well as a coal refinery. The company employs 4,250 miners and 240 technical personnel. The production capacity of the mine is 4.5 million tons of coal per year. IMBAT MADENCILIK is currently in the process of moving from a traditional mining system to a fully mechanized one. Due to this, it is planned to achieve an increase in production up to 6 million tons of coal per year.
