OREANDA-NEWS. Ilyich Iron and Steel Works of Mariupol completed another phase of sinter plant reconstruction as part of the Program for Environment Protection and Improvement in Mariupol for 2012-2020. On August 26, after major overhaul and replacement of gas cleaning equipment, sintering machine No.4 with 1 mtpa capacity was commissioned.

Earlier, the specialists of Metinvest Promservice upgraded the ignition furnace and installed new cost-effective burners on sintering machine No.4. Thus, natural gas consumption in the process of sinter heating and sintering was reduced by 10%.

After dismantling of the old air cleaner, new generation equipment supplied by Termokimik Corporation (Italy) was installed on the sintering machine. A modern process control microprocessor system was introduced during major overhaul.

In 2015, similar major overhauls were completed for sintering machines Nos. 1-3 at the enterprise. Replacement of gas cleaning equipment on sintering machine No.5 will be the next phase of sinter plant reconstruction.