Novolipetsk steel, the flagship site of NLMK Group, has completed performance tests of new air purification systems on the equipment that was repaired at the end of 2019, Converter No. 2 with a capacity of more than 3 million tons of steel per year, and blast furnace No. 6 with a capacity of 3.4 million tons of cast iron annually.
In the BOF shop was a renovated gas exhaust paths of the Converter №2, mounted an effective system of collection and cleaning of fugitive emissions. On the new complex of blast furnace №6 introduces new air purification system in the areas of raw material supply and processing of slag, and also in the casting yard. Installed air purification systems meet the best available technology and capture up to 99.9% of dust.
the Measurements of efficiency of gas purification confirmed the compliance of project indicators. The total reduction of emissions of controlled substances following the implementation of the two projects amounted to 6.7 thousand t, including carbon monoxide and 5.4 thousand tons (a decrease of 43% on the respective sites), dust and 1.2 thousand tonnes (-55%), the sulfide – 4,1 MT (-51%), for sulfur dioxide – 2 t (-10%).
- targeted effects on reducing emissions of controlled substances was included in the quadripartite agreement of the Ministry of nature of Russian Federation, Rosprirodnadzor, the Russian Federation, Lipetsk region Administration and NLMK signed in the summer of 2019. The agreement provides for the implementation of complex projects of modernization and new construction in the period 2019-2023 years NLMK has already completed four of the nine projects of the agreements with the attainment of environmental indicators.
"Leadership in sustainable development is one of the key strategic goals of the company. Investments of the Group in the environmental sector for the period 2019-2023, he will be more than 20 billion rubles. The introduction of Converter and blast furnace shops of NLMK equipment cleaning gases corresponding to the best available technology, will virtually eliminate dust emissions at these sites. In 2020, will be implemented two more major projects with significant environmental impact – the reconstruction of blast furnace No. 4 and Converter number 3 NLMK", – commented the Director of environment NLMK Group's Nikita Vorobiev.
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project Information
Novolipetsk steel for 2019 has implemented major projects in the first stages with a total investment of 51 billion.
Overhaul of Converter No. 2 of NLMK is the first stage of an extensive renovation in steel production at the Lipetsk site. Until the end of 2020 it is planned to reconstruct the same power Converter # 3. Update steelmaking capacities will allow to maim the output of the plant by 15% to
10 million tons of steel per year. The total investment in the major overhaul of Converter No. 2, pollution control equipment and infrastructure amounted to more than 16 billion roubles.
a major Overhaul of blast furnace No. 6 is one of the key projects of the Strategy 2022. The furnace power is increased by 8% to 3.4 million tonnes of pig iron per year. The entire blast furnace gas formed in the smelting of iron, used for power generation at the thermal power plant and blast-furnace slag is processed into products for the construction industry. Investment in the project amounted to more than 35 billion roubles.
about the company
NLMK Group is a vertically integrated steel company and Russia's largest and one of the world's most efficient producers of steel products.
NLMK's metal Products are used in various industries, from construction and engineering to power-generating equipment and offshore wind turbines.
the Production assets of NLMK are located in Russia, Europe and the USA. The production capacity of steel companies over 17 million tonnes a year.
NLMK has high competitiveness in cost among global manufacturers, the company's profitability is one of the highest in the industry. The company's revenue for 2019 amounted to 10.6 billion dollars, EBITDA – $ 2.6 billion. The ratio of Net Debt/EBITDA amounted to 0.7 H. the Company has a credit rating of investment grade from S&P, Moody's, Fitch and RAEX (Expert RA).
Ordinary shares of JSC "NLMK", the free float is 19%, are traded on the Moscow Stock Exchange (Ticker "NLMK"), global Depositary shares on the London stock exchange (Ticker "NLMK:LI"). The share capital of the Company is divided into 5,993,227,240 shares with a par value of 1 Russian ruble. Read more about equity NLMK can be found at the link.
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