Zinc and non-ferrous metals producer Electrozinc, a part of Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company (UMMC), plans to terminate its operations, a spokesperson for the plant reported on December 14. “We have decided to stop production fully, and equipment and the industrial site will undergo conservation procedures. We are to unload the remaining raw materials and…
Electrozinc has started shipping from its territory zinc concentrate, the unused raw materials because of the shut down of the enterprise due to the fire in the electrolysis shop on October 21. At the same time the company is also shipping clinker. The shipping is carried out from two warehouses of the roasting shop. Every…
In January-September Electrozinc exceeded the zinc output target by 2.5%. In three quarters the company produced 59.01 thousand tons of zinc, including 29.18 thousand tons of zinc-aluminum alloy, 98.45 thousand tons of sulfur acid and 240 tons of cadmium in sows. Sales totaled 4.041 billion rubles, up from 3.477 billion rubles last year. Sales profit…
On December 1 Electrozinc will start unloading the unfinished products from the rotary-kiln and hydrometallurgical shops. It is no longer possible to process these products, as the fire on October 21 destroyed the electrolysis shop. Zinc oxide, cake, clinker and the leftovers of the zinc concentrate from the warehouse will be sent for processing to…
Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company is mulling the issues of the possible increase of Chelyabinsk Zinc Works capacity following the fire at Electrozinc in the city of Vladikavkaz. “We are studying the issue of organizing temporarily ways to deliver raw materials and ship manufactured goods, including with the participation of ChelZinc. But so far we…
According to the Electrozinc CEO Igor Khodyko, the restoration of the electrolysis shop following the October 21 fire might take 6-8 months. “The works has completely stopped operating. But now we are pondering the resumption of the shop work. First we have to estimate damages and compile a schedule of work”, he said. He stressed…
A fire appeared on the territory of 4500 square meters at the zinc electrolysis shop of Electrozinc in the city of Vladikavkaz. 150 firemen and 42 machines were used to extinguish the fire. As a result of the accident one fireman perished and two were injured. Presumably the building contained sulfuric acid tanks. The company…
Until the end of the year Electrozinc will liquidate its non-operating lead manufacture. A part of the freed space will be used to construct a new electrolysis shop. Investments in the project will exceed 100 million rubles. The sinter department of the lead manufacture, operating since 1963, was shut down in 2012. (Ukrainian metal)
