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Mechel Commissions New Equipment at Subsidiary
12/01/2009 - Mechel OAO announces the completion of several investment projects at Mechel Campia Turzii plant in Romania, which is part of its East-European Steel Division. Three new production lines were launched at the plant.
Mechel OAO has announced the completion of several investment projects at Mechel Campia Turzii plant in Romania, which is part of its East-European Steel Division.
Three new production lines launched at the plant include a metal fiber production and packing line, reinforcing wire coils extension and enlargement line, and steel wire production shop. Total investments in the projects amounted to €7 million.
The line for metal fiber production and packing was supplied by Eurolls Italia; the line’s planned production capacity is 3000 tonnes per year. The finished product is metal fiber used for reinforcement of concrete. The new production line’s output complies with the EU standards in technical terms and meets all of the environmental requirements, according to Mechel.
The line for extension and enlargement of reinforcing wire coils was supplied by Koch of Germany. Planned production capacity of this line is 81,000 tonnes per year. The finished product—which meets DIN 488 German standard, BST 500 mark—is reinforcing wire used for construction of industrial and civil objects in zones with increased seismic activity. The line manufactures coils of 2500 to 5000 kg.
The new equipment of the steel wire production shop, also delivered by Koch, includes up-to-date wire drawing mills that produce wire with high carbon content. One of the lines makes drawing in a dimensional range from 2.8 to 4.5 mm; the other three lines in the range from 0.6 to 3 mm. Mechel says that increased efficiency is achieved by using rolled wire of 5.5 to 6 mm diameter packed in coils weighing 2.5 tonnes. The finished product is supplied in Z2 and Z3 coils with a weight range from 400 to 1100 kg. The speed of wire-drawing is 30 meter per second; average monthly productivity is 1000 tonnes.
The official commissioning of the new production lines at Mechel Campia Turzii, held on November 27, was attended by Ioahn Vasinka, Campia Turzii City Major; Dahn Luchu, the District of Kluzh Prefecture representative; Vasile Soporan, Parliamentary Delegate of the District of Kluzh; Myrcha Skyntey, President of “Metarom” Federation of steel industry unions; and other guests.
Mechel’s East-European Steel Division was represented by Viktor Dyshlevich, its Chief Executive Officer; Sergei Dikun, Chief Financial Officer of the Division; and Gennady Somov, Chief Executive Officer of Mechel Campia Turzii plant.
“Completion of new projects at Mechel Campia Turzii plant is in line with Mechel’s strategic investment program. This stage is another step to modernize one of our Romanian subsidiaries,” said Vladimir Polin, Mechel’s Senior Vice President. “The commissioning of new equipment will allow us to significantly increase productivity and quality of the plant’s products, reduce cost price, and bring the plant’s product portfolio in compliance with the current market needs.”
