Evraz ZSMK has put into operation a new 320-ton converter in its steelmaking shop. The old machine was shut down on April 10.
Replacement works have been finished in less than 3 months. Investments exceeded 1 billion rubles.
The converter has been designed and produced by Yuzhno-Uralsk Machine-Building Works.
The new gas-purifying units will decrease air pollution by 30%.
The steelmaking shop of Evraz ZSMK consists of 5 converters with the combined capacity of 6 million tons of per year. (Ukrainian metal)
