26 September 2011 // Press centre PJSC "AZOVSTAL IRON & STEEL WORKS"
Metinvest, vertically integrated mining and metallurgical group of companies, within the framework of Group enterprises modernization and reconstruction strategy, performs scheduled capital repairs of the main production conversion stages of "AZOVSTAL IRON & STEEL WORKS". Repair campaign budget in 2011 makes up 1.2 bln. UAH. The Works spent about 700 mln. UAH for 8 months of 2011.
Main production facilities, i.e. blast furnaces, BOF vessels, casters, sintering machines, rolling mills, boilers, turboblowers (equipment that is directly used in the process of products manufacture and output) are primarily included in the schedule for main process equipment repair at the Works. Duration and frequency of capital repairs of the main equipment depends both on its technical condition and production program to be fulfilled.
All capital repairs being performed at the Works first and foremost are aimed to hundred per cent recovery of the equipment specification.
Thus, blast furnaces No.2, No.3, No.5 and No.6 with hundred per cent recovery of their specification were subject to capital repairs in this year. BOF vessel No.2, Caster No.4 and number of major energy facilities were repaired as well. Capital repairs of Rail Shop were performed in September.
In October it is planned to perform capital repairs of Mill 3600 (Plate Mill), within the framework of which erection of Accelerated Cooling Unit and Hot-Plate Leveler will be performed.