Ural Steel has acquired a special electric locomotive for coke battery maintenance
The traction capacity should be sufficient to transport 40 tons of coke on two platforms.
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The electric locomotive is equipped with an air conditioning system, and the precise positioning device practically automates the process of loading wagons.
By servicing the sixth coke battery, the electric locomotive will transport about 700 thousand tons of coke per year.
Novotroitskiy Kombinat Uralskaya Stal describes itself as the leader of the bridge industry in the Russian market, a leading producer of cast iron, steel, rolled products, and castings.
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The plant produces more than 100 steel grades, among them unique ones: heavy-duty WeldUS 690 and HardUS, corrosion-resistant, hydrogen-resistant, cryogenic to -196 degrees, fire-resistant and others.
Since March 2022, Ural Steel and the Zagorsky Pipe Plant have been part of a single metallurgical holding company.