DGAP-News: EUROCHEM TO UPGRADE KOVDORSKY FACILITY
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EUROCHEM TO UPGRADE KOVDORSKY FACILITY
24.03.2011 / 09:00
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EuroChem to Upgrade Kovdorsky Facility
EuroChem announced today that its Kovdorsky GOK subsidiary will invest in
excess of RUB 97 million to implement a series of measures to upgrade its
production processes and equipment, increase production efficiency and
further enhance environmental protection.
The key measures include the upgrade of both the apatite hydrocyclones and
the electrical power supply of the flotation section. Investments will also
be made in the main gas lines for the hot water boilers, the heating plant,
and the heavy-duty vehicle service center. All the projects are scheduled
to start this year and will be implemented so as to minimize equipment
downtime.
The upgrading of the apatite separation facility includes the installation
of 16 GTS-140K and 22 GTS-71K hydrocyclones and the fitting of Remaline(TM)
35/CN wear resistant lining material. These investments are estimated at
RUB 25.6 million.
More than RUB 18 million will be allocated to modernize the power supply of
the flotation section. The TMZ-1600 kVA oil type power transformers will be
replaced with 2,500 kVA dry type power transformers equipped with
switchboard and automatic circuit breakers, state-of-the-art controls and
bus ducts to the transformers.
The reconstruction of the main gas lines for the heat and power plant
represents investments of more than RUB 12.8 million. The overhaul of the
gas lines will help decrease thermal energy production costs and cut
emission leakage from the outdated piping. The use of heat-resistant steel
pipes with anti-corrosive inner coating will prevent premature wear of the
equipment.
A further RUB 12.5 million is dedicated to the heavy-duty vehicle service
center #3. Put into operation in 1978, the service center was designed for
80 tonne BelAz heavy-duty vehicles. Today, the center is used to service
BelAZ, Caterpillar and Komatsu haul trucks with payload capacity ranging
from 120 to 144 tonnes. The new flooring will include a 140 cubic meter
sand layer, concrete reinforced with 300mm rebars and Mastertop 100(TM)
surface hardener. The upgraded facility will be able to accept haul and
mining trucks with payload capacity of up to 160 tonnes.
The replacement of outdated equipment put into operation in the 1980s will
considerably improve the efficiency and reliability of the production
process while cutting down operating expenses.
Public Relations and Communications Department
For editors:
EuroChem is one of the world's top ten agrochemical companies by capacity.
Vertically integrated with activities spanning from mining to logistics and
distribution, EuroChem focuses on nitrogen and phosphate fertilizer
production and holds licenses to develop potash reserves in Russia which
entitle it to the fifth-largest volume of proven and probable potash
reserves globally.
Its main production assets include the Nevinnomyssky Azot, Novomoskovsky
Azot, Phosphorit, EuroChem - BMU, and Kovdorsky GOK facilities in Russia
and the Lifosa plant in Lithuania.
For more information please visit www.eurochem.ru
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