OREANDA-NEWS. September 6, 2010. Investment in environment protection by ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih in April-June 2010 totaled 111.197 mln UAH, which equals 25.1% from total investments in technical re-equipment of the enterprise’s fixed production assets (443.291 mln UAH), including:

• capital construction – 108.001 mln UAH;

• capital repairs – 3.196 mln UAH.

Comparing to the same period of 2009 the investments in environment protection were increased by 1.8 times.

In order to ensure environmental safety of the Enterprise’s operation in 2010 a number of environmental actions, amounting to 235.722 mln. UAH, has been planed, including:

• capital construction – 212.169 mln. UAH;

• capital repair – 18.960 mln UAH;

• other sources of financing – 4.593 mln UAH

Basic Environmental Actions

Reconstruction of Tailing Facilities and Recirculating Water Supply in the region of Myrolyubovka village increasing the flood dike up to the level +145 m

Since the date of work starting (as of 01.08.10) 104.235 mln UAH have been invested, including 26.363 mln UAH invested in Q2 2010.     Environmental effect is increase of existing tailing ponds capacities in order to prevent land pollution as a result of tailings disposal in the environment.  

Reconstruction of the Tailing Pond “Objedinennoye”. Tailing pond “the Fourth Tank” increasing the flood dike up to the level + 146m

Since the date of work starting (as of 01.08.10) 139.491 mln UAH have been invested, including 6.826 mln UAH invested in Q2 2010.

The work was completed in full volume; the acts of readiness for operation were signed: Act No.2 dd. 30.03.10, act No.5 dd. 01.06.10,

Act No.8 dd. 14.06.10.

Environmental effect is increase of existing tailing ponds capacities in order to prevent land pollution as a result of tailings disposal in the environment.

Modernization of Gas-Cleaning Units of bulk silos of the 1st block and V-26 of Converters No. 4-6 of the Converter Shop. Control over emissions in the area of converter charge

Since the date of work starting (as of 01.08.10) 28.732 mln UAH have been invested, including 10.979 mln UAH invested in Q2 2010.

This environmental action is aimed to reduce the emissions to get the dust content at the output equal to 50mg/nm3.

Coke and By-Product Plant. Joining of Air Vents of Apparatus and Tanks of the Recovery Shop

The action on localization of gas and air mixture, vapouring from technological solutions located in the tanks and storage facilities of the Recovery Shop, with its further transferring to the crude-coke gas pipeline was performed.

The investment was 10.9 mln UAH, including 0.760 mln UAH invested in Q2 2010.

Environmental effect is joining of all the air vents of the Sulphate department and elimination of 11 emission sources.

The capital repair of the 1st category of the blast furnace No.6 with implementation of a number of environmental actions, including:

• reconstruction of gas cleaning unit of the stock house;

• construction of gas cleaning unit of casting yard.

As of 01.08.10 the following work had been completed:

• design documentation;

• dismantling work;

• purchase of equipment for electrostatic precipitator “Alstom Power Stavan” amounting to 27.54 mln UAH, including 15.834 mln UAH spent in Q2 2010.

Environmental effect is reduction of emissions by 1489 t/year.

To increase the reliability of fixed environmental assets operation we perform the capital repairs

The main repairs in Q2 2010 were:

• the gas cleaning unit of the converter No.4 of the Converter shop. As of 01.08.10 the actual investment was 3368.92 thousand. UAH, including 222.12 thousands. UAH spent in Q2 2010;

• pulp pipeline of pulp pump station No.3 of the Slurry shop of Ore Beneficiation Plant of Mining Department: As of 01.08.10 the actual investment was 4405.46 thousand. UAH, including 1728.99 thousand. UAH spent in Q2 2010