Zaporizhstal of the Metinvest Group, in accordance with the annual capital investment program, continues to carry out comprehensive capital repairs of three groups of heating wells (four wells in each group) of the slab department of the hot rolling shop.
The Group's press service has said this in a statement, the Ukrainian News agency reports.
The report states that the total amount of investments exceeds UAH 135 million.
Acting CEO of Zaporizhstal Taras Shevchenko noted that today the company is operating at only 75% of its own capacity, but it is fulfilling the program for technical maintenance of production equipment and its repair at 100%.
As part of the capital repair, worn-out refractories will be dismantled and replaced with new linings, in particular, produced by Zaporizhvohnetryv of the Metinvest Group.
The total mass of refractory bricks and shotcrete mixture is more than 2,200 tons.
Mechanical and energy equipment, communications, shut-off valves will also be updated, about 900 tons of metal structures will be replaced, hydraulic devices, automation, temperature sensors, etc. will be repaired and replaced.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, in 2024, compared to 2023, the Zaporizhstal steelworks increased steel production by 16% to 2.9 million tons.
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