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SUMY NPO TO PRODUCE COMPRESSOR CRANKSHAFT FOR RUSTAVI AZOT IN 2017

19 April , 2017  

KYIV. April 19 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Public joint-stock company Sumy Machine-Building Science and Production Association (Sumy NPO) has signed a contract to supply a crankshaft for a reciprocating compressor with Rustavi Azot (Georgia), the press service of the company reported on Tuesday.
According to the contract, which cost is not disclosed, the crankshaft will be made in Q3 2017.
The weight of the billet exceeds 9.5 tonnes, and the finished crankshaft will weigh at least 5.6 tonnes.
According to the press release, Sumy NPO has been cooperating with Rustavi Azot since late 1960s. The Sumy NPO branded compressor equipment has been operating at the chemical plant for 50 years. Sumy machine builders from time to time produce spare parts for them.
Sumy Machine-Building Science and Production Association is one of the biggest producers in Europe of gas re-pumping units and outfitted compressor stations for various uses: centrifugal, vacuum, and chemical pumps, and centrifuges and other equipment for the chemicals gas and oil-refining industries.
Rustavi Azot produces chemical fertilizers.