“Corum Druzhkovka Machine-Building Plant (Corum DrMZ), a part of Corum Group (DTEK Energy), whose production site is located in Dnipro after the relocation, has produced 242 units of underground transport this year, fulfilling all orders for the supply of underground transport, having manufactured 242 units.
“After the plant was relocated, we had to re-establish production. Production of underground transport was no exception. However, Corum DrMZ machine builders have managed to cope and have even already fulfilled all orders for the production of trolleys,” the company’s Facebook page says.
In particular, 228 freight trolleys were produced, including 173 units of the most popular VG3.3-900, which can move up to 6 tons of coal; as well as 22 VDK2.5K trolleys designed for 4.5 tons of coal and capable of unloading anywhere without a special unloading mechanism (used in mine construction and during the reconstruction of coal enterprises).
In addition, in the first ten months of 2023, the plant shipped 33 transport trolleys to mines, which are used in mine construction.
“The mines are also updating their passenger car fleet. This year, machine builders have produced 13 trolleys for transporting miners through horizontal mine workings and one for transporting passengers through inclined mine workings with inclination angles of 6 to 30°,” the statement said.
All underground mine transport was made to order for DTEK Energy’s mines.
As reported, the plant produced the first freight cars after the relocation in May this year, having made changes to the design and manufacturing technology of parts and the car in general while maintaining quality.
Corum Group is a leading manufacturer of mining equipment in Ukraine and is part of DTEK Energy, the operating company responsible for coal mining and coal-fired power generation within Rinat Akhmetov’s DTEK holding.
“Corum DrMZ increased its loss by 2.6 times in 2022 compared to 2021, to UAH 458.3 million, while revenue fell by 2.3 times to UAH 559 million.
