On the Dnieper metallurgical plant blew in the second blast furnace
At PJSC "Dneprovsky" (DMK) on Monday, November 25, the launch of blast furnace # 9. As reported in the enterprise, November 24, in DP No. 9 was made the loading of raw materials and the output unit of the technological parameters. Since mid-September, the plant worked as one of the three blast furnaces – No. 1-M.
In July-September was overhauled second-class DP-9, but the furnace was not blown in. From-for sharp falling of demand for the metal and significant reduction in prices for steel mill was forced to temporarily suspend part of basic production facilities – DP-9 brought to the reserve.
"the Main purpose of blast furnace under the blowing of BF – after a certain poplava metal stock to start to work melting products. Moreover, because of preprosta DP-9 razgovorova time period increases. We are interested in the condition warmed up and rolling slag as an indication that the horn has gained the desired heat", – commented on the events foreman at DP technology domain shop Eugene Palaguta.
the First 70 tons of iron, released DP-9, DMK expect to receive on 28 November.
Blast furnace No. 9 was commissioned in 1952, in October-November 1986 reconstructed with increased volume until 1386 m3, in 2007 the overhaul of the first category.
Earlier it was reported that in the rolling mill provided by wholly DMK download of the "Mill 400/200" (produced wire rod and rebar). In addition, a ball-rolling mill.
the head of the Union "Steel" separately emphasized that in connection with the expansion of production capacity, can begin to call employees, who at the moment were forced to go on unpaid leave.
PJSC "DMK" — one of the largest enterprises of mining and metallurgical complex of Ukraine, specializiruetsya on the production of iron, steel, rolled. The plant employs about 9500 people. By 2018, it produced 2.4 million tons of steel products. The formal owner of DMK is ISD Corporation. But from 2017, the management of the company — came from the group "Metinvest" Rinat Akhmetov and Vadim Novinsky. Supply of raw materials and sales of finished products goes through the structure of "Metinvest".