OREANDA-NEWS. The mixer #1 was stopped for overhaul at Open-Hearth Shop of “Ilyich Iron & Steel Works of Mariupol” of Metinvest Group. The enterprise invests over 5 million hryvnas for scheduled assembly unit upgrading.

Mixer provides the uniformity of cast iron chemical composition and temperature transmitted then in open-hearth furnace. Scheduled mixer repair is performed once in three years for to provide continuous operation of all Open-Hearth Shop.

About one hundred employees are involved at the project today. In plans of repair personnel - lining renewal, metal construction inspection, weighing and electric equipments examinations, upgrading other mechanical equipment. Mixer repair was started at Open-Hearth Shop on March, 21 and it is planned to complete all works in 30 days.

The general director of “Ilyich Iron & Steel Works of Mariupol”, Yurij Zinchenko:

“We understand that the works future depends on converter steel. This is more effective and environment-friendly production. Today we prepare the project of scale reconstruction of BOF that in prospect will give the power efficiency improvement of the enterprise, products quality improvement and decrease in emissions. Reconstruction will allow refusing the open-hearth process of steel production which is outdated. But the shop is in operation now and makes a contribution to common cause, and we intend to continue to upgrade the open-hearth shop facilities not only manufacturing but also environmental”.