OREANDA-NEWS. Another stage of modernization, at the cost of over 23 mln hryvna, is now completed at Ilyich Works' sintering plant and involved upgrading of the dispensing equipment. The renovation will result in decreasing of production costs - the calculated saving rate is USD 25 000 per day.

The automatic dispensing system is the significant component of the production process at the sintering plant. The system is responsible for feeding of charge mixture to sintering machines where the mixture is further agglomerated. By now, all key components of the system- the conveyor scales, the dispensers, the control cabinets, - have been replaced.

Two operating points have been refreshed. The system's setting up is now in progress and will be completed soon. The full modernization will allow to increase stability in sinter yield output which in its turn, will result in reduced coke consumption during production of pig iron in the blast furnace shop.

Mr. Iurii Zinchenko, General Director of ILyich Iron and Steel Works:

- Currently, we are implementing a huge ecological reconstruction of the sintering plant. By 2020, our sintering plant will became the cleanest, state-of-the art production facility in Ukraine. At the same time we are trying to improve the efficiency of the production process at the steel plant. Modernization of the dispensing equipment at the sintering plant along with other projects will allow us to cut our production costs and improve the plant's competitiveness.