In 2017 Karabashmed produced 120 thousand tons of raw copper, up by 7% YoY. The increase is the result of manufacture modernization – in 2004-2017 Russian Copper Company invested around 18 billion rubles in Karabashmed. In 2018 RCC intends to invest 2 billion rubles in the company. As the result 3 new converters will be…
Karabashmed has assembled a new thickener with the diameter of 24 meters at its processing factory. The transition to the new machinery with larger diameter will improve productivity and copper concentrate manufacture efficiency, as well as increase the company environmental safety. Moreover under the program of technical development the company has put in operation 5…
Karabashmed JSC (a subsidiary of RCC Group located in Karabash, Chelyabinsk region) has received an award of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Russia for a successful implementation of measures specified under an Agreement signed as part of the Year of the Environment in Russia in 2017. The ceremony of the award presentation…
Karabashmed is finishing the commissioning of the new mechanized raw copper pouring line. The trial starts of the line demonstrated a 2-fold decrease of pouring time – from 2 hours to 1. “This has allowed us to increase output and decrease delay time of the converter when the metal is poured. Previously because of the…
Karabashmed will assemble 4 new bucket cranes with the lifting capacity of 16 tons in its metallurgical shop. The new lifting machinery will decrease copper concentrate unloading time, increase the volumes of received concentrate and create conditions to improve output. The assembly of the cranes is scheduled for late December. As the result of the…
Karabashmed has repaired the chemical-metallurgical complex. In addition to repairing machinery in the metallurgical, sulfur acid and power shops, the company has also assembled two new Kumera converters. Since 2004 Russian Copper Company has invested over 18 billion rubles in the modernization and environment safety improvement of Karabashmed. In 2018, 2 billion rubles more will…
Karabashmed has started assembling three Kumera converters with the volume of 150 tons each with new gas-purifying equipment at its metallurgical shop. The new machinery will improve ecological safety and increase output. The first converter has already been brought to the site and is being assembled within the scheduled repairs. The second converter will also…
On September 25 the capital repairs of the Karabashmed chemical and metal works will start. The scheduled repairs will be carried out in three shops: metal, sulfur acid and power shop. The repairs are expected to last for 25 days. The metal shop will get two new Kumera converters with the volume of 150 tons…