The object of the project was to improve the productivity still further, in particular by shortening the tap-to-tap times and reducing electrode consumption. Primetals had received the order in July 2015.
EVRAZ ZSMK runs two production facilities for long products and rails in Novokuznetsk in the Kemerovo Oblast. The rail mill has an electric arc furnace, one bloom continuous caster, one rail and section rolling line. Rails with a length of up to 100 m are produced according to international standards for both the Russian market and for export.
For the modernization project, Primetals supplied two new upper shells, an RCB (Refining Combined Burner) system including valve stands, and systems for blowing in coal and lime.
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