Metalloinvest, a leading manufacturer and supplier of iron ore products and hot briquetted iron in the world market, one of the regional producers of high-quality steel, launched blast furnace No. 2 at Ural Steel. The volume of investments in the project amounted to 2.5 billion rubles (excluding VAT).
The main technological equipment supplier is Danieli Corus.
“The re-equipment of blast furnaces is an important stage in the comprehensive development program for Ural Steel. As a result of its implementation, we get a modern, powerful production complex, ”commented Nazim Efendiev, CEO of Metalloinvest.
“We have completed the technical re-equipment of blast furnace No. 2. Next in line is furnace # 3. In total, they will produce about two million tons of pig iron per year, reduce coke consumption and cut costs, ”said Ural Steel Managing Director Ildar Iskakov.
In comparison with a traditional blast furnace, the advantage of blast furnace No. 2 is the ability to operate on a charge using up to 95% of iron ore pellets in the charge. The maximum productivity of the new furnace is up to 760 thousand tons of pig iron per year. The warranty period without costly overhauls is more than 15 years. The patented technology of the lining and cooling system allows, in the event of a burnout of a copper horizontal refrigerator, to quickly replace it without a long stoppage of the furnace. Blast furnace No. 2 is also equipped with an expert system for analyzing and regulating the technological process, which makes it possible to determine the optimal technological mode and control blast furnace smelting in an automatic mode, controlling and analyzing many parameters.
Metalloinvest's large-scale investment project is being implemented as part of the strategic comprehensive program for the development of Ural Steel. Its activities will improve the efficiency of the enterprise and reduce the burden on the environment. The Company plans to start reconstruction of blast furnace No. 3 in February 2021.
