Ukraine: AMKR upgrades Mining Equipment Control System

ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih has finished the pre-commissioning of the upgraded automated dispatch control system for mining and conveyor equipment. The project price amounted to over UAH 16 million. The company started using the system in 2003, and in 2009 it switched it to Tetra digital data transmission system. Nevertheless, since then, ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih has…

Ukraine: environmental tax not used for environment improvement at industrial cities

Payments on environmental tax are growing but they are not used in Ukraine for environment protection purposes. Most of this money goes to national budget and not to local one, and is spent for anything but not for environment. It is necessary to change the mechanism for distribution and spending of this money as well…

Ukraine: AMKR to spend UAH 125 million on repair and maintenance of recreation facilities

ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih is completing the preparation of its social facilities for summer season. They are three country tourist camps, two children’s camps and two health complexes on the Black and Azov seaside. The maintenance of all social facilities, including Dzherelo sanatorium-preventorium, will cost the company UAH 103 million. In addition, the metallurgical plant will…