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NLMK Commissions Hot Metal Desulphurization Unit at Lipetsk
05/14/2012 - NLMK has commissioned a 5.8 million tonnes-per-year, two-station hot metal desulfurization unit at its main site in Lipetsk. The project was implemented together with ESM (USA) and investments totaled around RUR1.5 billion.
NLMK has commissioned a 5.8 million tonnes-per-year, two-station hot metal desulfurization unit at its main site in Lipetsk, which will result in a higher share of low-sulfur metal and an expanded range of steels with improved quality characteristics.
The project, implemented as part of Stage II of NLMK’s Technical Upgrade Program, is directly related to the company’s plans to grow steel production from 9 to 12.4 million tonnes following the commissioning of the new Blast Furnace #7 and the new BOF. Three hot metal desulfurization units with a total capacity of around 7 million tonnes per year have been launched earlier. With the commissioning of the new facilities, NLMK will be able to treat the entire volume of hot metal, ensuring S ≤ 0.005% in the melt before it is poured into the BOF.
The production complex is equipped with a high-efficiency waste gas removal system for environmental performance.
The project was implemented together with ESM (USA) and investments totaled around RUR1.5 billion.
NLMK is a leading international steel company that produces and delivers a range of flat and long steel products. With more than 15 million tonnes of steelmaking capacity, the company is a leading supplier of high value-added products including pre-painted, galvanized electrical steel and a wide range of plates as well as a variety of long steel products. NLMK is a vertically integrated steel business controlling every stage of steel creation from mining to the final stages of steel processing and delivery to the customers.
