Sukhaya Balka mine (Krivoy Rog, Dnipropetrovsk region), which belongs to Alexander Yaroslavskyy DCH group, is going to increase production of iron ore and shipment of products by 30%, for which it switches to a three-shift from two-shift work mode.
According to the corporate newspaper DCH Steel, the company was forced to switch to a two-shift operation since April 2022 because of the war, destruction of supply chains and decreasing demand for the products.
At the same time, since last July the working week was 4 days, and since October – 3 days. In December, due to a significant decrease in electricity consumption and sales of commercial products it was decided to suspend the technological process at the Frunze mine. Frunze mine.
According to Igor Piltek, chief engineer of the mine, now there is a positive trend in sales of commercial products, so it was decided to increase production volumes by 30%.
“Since the beginning of the month the employees involved in the main technological processes have been restored to work in three shifts of seven working hours,” the director of human resources and social issues of the enterprise, Ivan Maly, was quoted by the newspaper as saying.
Sukhaya Balka is one of the leading mining companies in Ukraine. It mines iron ore using the underground method. The mine includes the Yubileynaya and Frunze mines. Frunze. DCH Group acquired the mine from Evraz Group in May 2017.
