OREANDA-NEWS. November 22, 2007. At Khartsyzsk Tube Works the project of organization the section of waste processing line of polymers was completed. The new modern line allows to receive the granulated polythene from the waste formed during the process of anticorrosive coating on pipes of the large diameter. The size of investments amounts to 1,1 million UAH, reported the press-centre of Khartsyzsk Tube Works.

Productivity of line - 200 kg/hour of the granulated secondary polythene received from cobbed and film waste. All facilities are equipped by modern electronics that allows to automate and mechanize maximally the process of manufacture, beginning from transportation of raw material and finishing by shipping of end product.

The monthly average volume of waste formation at Khartsyzsk Tube Works is 25-30 t. Before installation of line their recycling represented serious difficulties. Some kinds of waste, such as a polyethylene dust of fraction up to 850 microns and sack tare collected by absence of sufficient demand. Experts of Works developed the technology of recycling of all kinds of waste of polythene to receive the product demanded in the market, the necessary equipment was picked up and mounted.

At the present moment the secondary granulated polythene of four marks is being made and realized to consumers on specifications TU U 24.1-00191135-018:2007.

Director General of Khartsyzsk Tube Works Andrey Shyshatskyy has commented: "Large-scale modernization of works is carried out within the limits of strategy of development of assets of Metinvest Group : the manufacture oriented on performance of the international ecological norms, provides good working conditions of the staff, high quality, which means competitive ability of production. Clearing for operation of new line will allow us not only to solve a problem of recycling of waste of polythene, but also to receive the additional profit. We expect that the line will pay back within one-two years".

Certified audit which was spent in October of present year by group of auditors of the Canadian Institute of quality management (QMI), confirmed correspondence of Management system of Khartsyzsk Tube Works to requirements of the international standards ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001:2004, OHSAS 18001:1999.