The comprehensive program of modernization and revamping of the Group's facilities envisages installation of the state-of-the-art cleaning equipment at all metallurgical units. The environmental investments, as a rule, amount to 22% of the total production modernization investments.
Over the period 2006-2010 Azovstal's expenses for implementation of the actions intended for reduction of the environmental impact of metallurgical facilities were equal to about 280 million UAH. Year to year Azovstal increases the amount of funds channeled for compensation of the technogenic environmental impact. In 2011 118 million UAH are expected to be spent for environmental actions by Azovstal.
One of the important items of the program was decommissioning of open hearth furnaces that resulted in complete cutoff of effluents discharge from Azovstal's waste water outlet No.3, stoppage of open hearth furnace slag generation and air emissions from open hearth furnaces.
The equipment for fine cleaning of recirculation water was completely upgraded and commissioned by the end of May. The expenses for major repair amounted to about 7 million UAH. The equipment performance has been increased almost twice.
"Within the framework of the new Metinvest's strategic priorities modernization and revamping of metallurgical equipment is the highest priority. However, only those projects are included and implemented under the comprehensive program of the plant's development that envisage environmental issues and consistent reduction of environmental burden on the presence region. This is our principled position and we intend to strictly follow it", says Enver Tskitishvili, General Director of PJSC "AZOVSTAL IRON & STEEL WORKS". "Product manufacture with minimum environmental impact, rational and prudent use of natural resources is a challenge that requires not only enhanced financing but also change of approach towards production organization, implementation of modern processes and personnel training".
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PUBLIC JOINT STOCK COMPANY "AZOVSTAL IRON & STEEL WORKS" is a highly technological mill manufacturing a great variety of iron and steel products: slabs, steel bars and sections, rails, rail fasteners, squares, plates, metallurgical slag products.
Azovstal's production capacities allow manufacture of over 5,5 million tons of iron, over 6,4 million tons of steel including 4.4 million tons of BOF steel, over 4,4 million tons of rolled products. Design capacity for manufacture of rail fasteners is 285 thousand tons per year, milling balls 170 thousand tons per year.
Sludge pond is hydraulic engineering structure intended for settling and clarification of waste water. Suspended matter and oil are removed from the waste water in the sludge pond.
Dredger is a floating machine equipped with mechanisms, machines and devices for underwater excavation of the sludge, sludge extraction and transportation to the required distance and piling.
Metinvest is an international vertically integrated mining and steel group of companies, operating assets in each link of the production chain from iron ore and coal mining and coke production, through to semi-finished and finished steel production, pipe rolling and coil production and production of other value-added products. The Group comprises mining and steel production facilities located in Ukraine, Europe and the USA and has a sales network covering all key global markets. The major shareholders of Metinvest are SCM Group (75% ownership) and Smart-Holding (25% ownership) partnering in Company's management.
METINVEST HOLDING LLC is the managing company of Metinvest group.