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MMK plans to modernise coking production
Equipment & Engineering Co (China) signed a memorandum of intent and mutual cooperation, following the completion of a tender, in order to implement the comprehensive reconstruction of MMK’s coking and by-product production. The memorandum was signed by Pavel Shilyaev, CEO of PJSC MMK, and Lu Pengcheng, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sinosteel Equipment & Engineering Co., Ltd. The parties agreed to conclude contracts for the construction of facilities as part of the project for the reconstruction of coking and by-product production at MMK. The project involves the construction of coke oven
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agnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) and Sinosteel
battery complex No. 12, the reconstruction of a plant for capturing and processing chemical products, as well as the construction of a biochemical installation as part of MMK’s coking and by-product production. The reconstruction of coking
and by-product production is part of MMK’s programme aimed at modernising sintering/ blast-furnace/coking production, the purpose of which, in accordance with the Company’s 2025 Strategy, is to increase the efficiency of first processing stage, reduce production costs and improve environmental safety. In particular, the introduction of the new coke oven battery No. 12 will make it possible to decommission outdated coke batteries Nos. 1, 2 and 3, significantly improving
ecological conditions in Magnitogorsk. Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel
Works and Sinosteel have a long history of successful cooperation in the implementation of various
projects at MMK. The Chinese company supplied equipment for the reconstruction of sulphur capture unit No. 2 and is currently involved in the construction of new sinter plant No. 5.
MMK ranked in top 10 in Russian environmental performance rating
Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) has become the only Russian company in the metal and steel industry to be included among the top ten ranking Russian companies for environmental initiatives, this is a bi-annual list compiled by the Living Planet channel and the Modern Media Research Institute (MOMRI). In the rankings for the first
half of 2018, MMK rose up the list by two places, taking seventh place. In total, 33 companies in the fuel&energy and metallurgical sectors of the economy feature on the full list. The experts were highly impressed by MMK’s corporate
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environmental programme, as well as the set of initiatives featured on MMK’s strategic initiative ‘Clean City’. This includes reducing the level of air pollution in Magnitogorsk from a ‘critical level’ in 2017 to a ‘low level’ by 2025, bringing it in-line with the favourable environmental standards. Among MMK’s environmental
projects, the judges were particularly impressed by the construction of a new sinter plant which will be equipped with modern treatment facilities. With its launch in 2019 and the decommissioning of the old sinter plant No. 4, the environmental effects will be as follows:
- Dust emissions into the atmosphere would be reduced by 2,075 tonnes/year (that includes 490 tonnes/year of vented emissions and 1,585 tonnes/year of fugitive emissions) and sulphur dioxide emissions would will be reduced by 3,500 tonnes/year. - Suspended materials emissions
into circulating water system would decline by 600 tonnes per year.
- 13,750 tonnes/year of sludge
from sulphur capture units will be recovered and turned into commercial plaster. In 2018, MMK’s total investment
into environmental initiatives is expected to amount to 5.7 billion rubles, up 36% from 2017.
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In total, the Company intends to invest more than 38 billion rubles into environmental initiatives by 2025. In addition to the radical reduction of air emissions, MMK’s environmental programme aims to eliminate the deposit of industrial effluents into the Magnitogorsk reservoir and to ensure environmentally safe waste disposal and reclamation of affected lands. The Living Planet and MOMRI
rating is intended to demonstrate the importance of environmental awareness among Russian companies, as well as to encourage the use of environmental initiatives as a way of positioning companies in the market and within society.
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