PrJSC Zaporizhkoks, one of the largest producers of coke and chemical products in Ukraine, part of the Metinvest Group, has completed the next stage of modernization of coke oven batteries No. 5 and 6 within the framework of the program for upgrading production capacities.
According to the company’s press release on Friday, investments amounted to about UAH 139 million.
At the same time, it is specified that according to the program of modernization and reconstruction of coke production, in 2020 at coke oven batteries No. 5 and 6, some 26 walls of coking chambers were repaired, reinforcement elements, armor and anchor columns on the furnaces were replaced. On the machine and coke side of the oven batteries, the vertical channels and new doors were installed on the coking chambers. The gas inlet and outlet fittings were repaired.
In order to ensure the safety of the work at coke oven battery No. 5, the end platform was overhauled, metal structures, concrete floors were replaced, new stairways and fences were installed.
“Despite the coronavirus [COVID-19] crisis, Zaporizhkoks continues to systematically fulfill its obligations to modernize production facilities and systematically reduce the burden on the environment. The overhaul of coke oven batteries allowed us not only to maintain, but also to increase coke production in 2020, without exceeding environmental standards,” Director General of Zaporizhkoks Oleksandr Tretiakov said.
During the overhaul, production was not stopped, which made it possible to maintain a stable output of coke, in 2020 the enterprise produced 853,120 tonnes of blast furnace coke, which is 3% higher than in 2019.
The press service said that the program for the reconstruction of coke oven batteries No. 5 and 6 is one of the main strategic projects of the investment program of Zaporizhkoks. The overhaul with a total budget of UAH 250 million started in 2016. It is planned to complete it in stages, without suspending the production, until 2022.
As reported, Zaporizhkoks in 2019 increased its production by 0.3% compared to the previous year, to 827,500 tonnes.
Zaporizhkoks produces about 10% of coke produced in Ukraine, owns a full technological cycle of processing coke chemical products. In addition, it produces coke oven gas and pitch coke.
Metinvest is a vertically integrated group of mining companies. Its main shareholders are SCM Group (71.24%) and Smart-Holding (23.76%), jointly managing the company.
Metinvest Holding LLC is the managing company of Metinvest Group.
