OREANDA-NEWS. October 3, 2011. Tugnui washing plant operated by Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK) met the annual production targets for run-of-mine coal washing ahead of schedule. In 2011 they amounted to 4.5m tonnes. By the end of the year the plant is planning to process another 1.5m tonnes of coal. The growth in coal washing amounts should be primarily attributed to improved labour management and employee skills. These improvements have enabled the plant to increase its uptime and hourly load.

Andrei Fyodorov, CEO of the managing company OAO SUEK-Krasnoyarsk, congratulated the team of the washing plant on the high performance indicators. In the greetings telegram he thanked the employees for faithful work and observed: "The washing plant has welcomed its new year in earlier than other branches and works of SUEK-Krasnoyarsk - more than 3 months earlier than December 31. This is a great labour victory achieved through synergistic teamwork, the team's infinite diligence, responsibility and professional skills."

Tugnui washing plant is located in the Sagan-Nur township of the Mukorshibirsk area (the Republic of Buryatia). The facility was put into operation in August 2009. SUEK invested over 1.3b roubles in its construction. The plant's annual designed capacity is 4.5m tonnes. The resulting concentrate characteristics fully meet export standards (the final product's ash content is 14%, moisture content is 10%, heating value is 5,600 kcal/kg). With its high quality characteristics the products of the washing plant are in ever increasing demand not only in Asia-Pacific markets but also in Western Europe.

According to Vladimir Dobriyan, the executive director of OOO "Tugnuiskaya obogatitelnaya fabrika" (Tugnui washing plant), the partners' needs for quality fuels are constantly growing, so there are plans to keep the production volume growing. Apart from other means, the targeted increase in ROM coal preparation amounts is to be achieved by using a crushing-and-screening facility. Its construction is to be completed in the first half of 2012.