Representatives of Kryvyi Rih of the coalition of NGOs "Enough to poison Krivoy Rog" visited for an inspection at ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih (AMKR) and found that the company complied with the commitment on decommissioning of two-bath steelmaking unit No. 6 (DSPA-6) OHP. The stop order is outdated the unit was published in the enterprise on January 30, the deadline for this order is March 10, 2020.
Experts of the coalition convinced DSPA-6 at the stage of liquidation. Dismantled equipment on the control panels, cut cables, with cargo cranes removed the motors. In this state, the shop has not run. Recovery is practically the construction of a new object.
the Dismantling of large equipment will be conducted by a contractor. Already there is a tender decision on the analysis of one of the cranes. According to the head of the Department, the process was stopped because of the quarantine. After the lifting of restrictions on the enterprise promised to force the issue.
"Our company is fulfilling its environmental obligations, so that colleagues see that now the shop is closed, continue dismantling the equipment. Steel production is fully concentrated in the BOF shop," said AMKR.
Company gradually refuses from outdated technologies as part of a major modernization program. Open-hearth method of steel production, outdated technology. DSPA-6 is the latest steel-making unit OHP was the source of the excess emission is extremely harmful to the environment, so the stop will positively affect the condition of the air in the city.
this year, in addition to Martin, the enterprise of the operation brought the first section of the blooming mill. This solution will help to significantly reduce the industrial impact on the city.
