Zaporozhkoks has finished the first stage of the coking batteries No. 5 and 6 reconstruction, having repaired 11 coking boxes of the battery No. 6.
According to the company statement, the first stage of the program cost 9.1 million UAH.
“The overhaul of the coking batteries extends their life time by 15 years. It will also increase output and decrease pollution”, the company CEO Vitaly Litovka noted.
The project of the reconstruction valued at 250 million UAH will be completed in 5 years.
The second stage of the reconstruction valued at 68.8 million UAH began on April 3. It will include the capital repairs of 26 coking boxes. The rest of the boxes will be repaired in the subsequent stages.
The coking batteries No. 5 and 6 consist of 61 coking boxes each. (Ukrainian metal)
