The Kametstal plant, part of the Metinvest mining and metallurgical group and established at the facilities of the Dniprovsky Metallurgical Plant (Kamenskoye, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast), has carried out a major overhaul of ladle furnace No. 1 in the converter shop.
According to the company, in this unit, steel undergoes final adjustment of its chemical composition and temperature before being cast on a continuous casting machine (CCM). The central task of the repair was the replacement of the unit’s water-cooled dome—a critically important component that protects the metal from secondary oxidation during heating and inert gas purging. The reliability of this element directly affects the quality of the steel. In addition, the dome performs a protective function, preventing slag and molten metal from escaping the ladle during processing.
CRMU specialists also replaced 960 filter elements in the gas cleaning system and performed partial repairs on the steel structures. The overhaul program also covered those critical components whose maintenance is possible only when UPK-1 is completely shut down.
Currently, the upgraded No. 1 “furnace-ladle” unit is operating as scheduled, performing production tasks in rotation with UPK No. 2 and ensuring the stability of the steelmaking cycle, the company reports.
“Kametsal” was established on the basis of PJSC “Dniprovsky Coke Chemical Plant” (DKHP) and PJSC “Dniprovsky Metallurgical Plant” (DMP). The plant is part of the “Metinvest” group.
Metinvest is a vertically integrated group of mining and metallurgical enterprises. Its facilities are located in Ukraine—in the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipropetrovsk regions—as well as in European countries. The holding’s main shareholders are the SCM Group (71.24%) and Smart Holding (23.76%). Metinvest Holding LLC is the management company of the Metinvest Group.
