Metinvest Central Iron Ore Upgrades Equipment for Production of Pellets
During a three-week shutdown of the pelletising plant at Central Iron Ore, a series of major overhauls were carried out on the induration machine and the pelletising disc of Haver manufacture. Work included the partial replacement of smoke exhauster fans' droplet separators, the installation of new conveyor belts, and maintenance works on excavators were carried out. The total amount allocated to the fulfilment of works on the pelletising plant was nearly UAH 40,000,000.From mid-May to the beginning of June, a scheduled repair period was in progress at Central Iron Ore. It lasted one week longer than usual, due to the speciality of the main works. In particular, it concerned the replacement of a set of rails on the induration machine's working branch and a set of longitudinal sealing."In order to free the working space for conducting repairs, we had to temporarily remove nearly 80 induration cars. It took quite a long time. Once that stage was completed, we carried out the dismantling