OREANDA-NEWS. During the last year due to the realization of nature-conservative measures, capital repairs of gas-cleaning systems of the agglomachines No7, 12, of gas-cleaning systems of the BF No4 in the blast-furnace shop, implementation of systems for nitrogen suppression of dust emitted by casting yards of the BF No1, 3 and other activities, PJSC "Ilyich Iron and Steel Works" managed to reduce the emissions to atmosphere by 27 thousand tons.

Maintenance, renovation, modernization and investment program for the objects having nature conservation destination has been developed at the Works for 2013 year. These investment projects cover a number of reconstructions: Sinter Plant (study of options of the reconstruction of dust cleaning systems); industrial emissions No 1, 2; dust-cleaning systems of the converters No1, 2 ,3 along with the construction of radial sedimentation tank; sewage system; and also construction of bypass pipeline No 4 for industrial emissions to the Kal’mius river and mounting of fish protection systems at the water supply points of water-pumping stations No1, 2.

"Implementation of all these measures foreseen by Works’ nature conservation program, for realization of which this year we have planned to spend UAH 119, 4 million, must substantially improve the condition of the environment in Mariupol, PJSC "Ilyich Iron and Steel Works" General Director Yuriy Zinchenko emphasized. – The major part of the nature conservation measures and investment projects are realized by the Works at the expense of Metinvest shareholders’ funds and own funds. If in 2013 our Works starts to receive the refund of a part of its ecological payments, this will allow the promoting of the scheduled measures".