Kachkanarsky Mining and Processing Works has produced the 200-millionth ton of pellets.
The anniversary batch was shipped to Evraz NTMK, where pellets are used in pig iron manufacture.
KGOK annual output is around 6 million tons of pellets with the Fe content of over 60%.
The company started manufacturing pellets in 1970. The first batch of pellets was only 5 tons. In 1974 the project capacity was reached – 2.8 million tons per year.
50 million tons were produced after 19 years of operation. 100 million tons – in 2000, and 150 million – in 2009. (Ukrainian metal)
