OREANDA-NEWS. Capital investments of PJSC “ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih” in environmental measures for July-September amounted to 65,702 mlnUAH including:

capital construction - 58,880 mlnUAH;

repairs and maintenance - 6,822 mlnUAH.

In 2013 ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih plans environmental measures including:

measures in compliance with environmental programs in Dnepropetrovsk region and Kryvyi Rih;

measures for minimization of waste generation and disposal in environment;

measures for reliability control of operation of basic environmental assets.

Main environmental measures in Q3 2013

Modernization of existent convertor shop with construction of new gas cleaning units behind convertors 1-6, СО after-burner and automation system of environmental monitoring and technological process

Expected environmental effect is air waste reduction for 5.240 t/y.

As of 01.10.2013 the project was developed and environmental equipment for one convertor was bought.

Ongoing disassembling, preparation and general construction works as well as reconstruction of railroads and oxygen supply lines. The schedule on capital repair of one converter with the reconstruction of the gas treatment unit in the year of 2014 is approved.

Since start of construction 162.7 mln UAH of capital investments were absorbed including 9.045 mln UAH in Q3 2013.

Reconstruction of tail facility and recycling water supply in Myrolyubivka village with topping up to +145 m including 1 start-up complex

Environmental effect is increase of existing tail facilities aimed at prevention of land pollution caused by tail disposal in environment.

Finished construction of all 12 cards up to 140.0 m. Cards were passed in operation to Slime Handling Shop of the Ore Benefication Plant of Mining Department. Finished construction of embankment dams, enclosing and separating dams of the “southern block” cards 145.0 m mark. Preparatory works are underway for the construction of the “northern block” cards.

Since start of reconstruction 233.062 mln UAH of capital investments were absorbed including 19.860 mln UAH in Q3 2013.

Implementation of the monitoring system in PJSC “ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih”

Currently the monitoring system of environment is implementing. Works are going in several directions:

Launching of automatic monitoring subsystem of the atmosphere air in the area of sanitary protection zone of the enterprise

Since 2011 in PJSC “ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih” there are works going on construction of three automatic posts in Kryvyi Rih city territory in the area of affect of metallurgy, coke and by-product production and mining department. Since March 2013 automatic post in the zone of affect of coke and by-product production put into experimental-industrial production. Undergoing mounting of automatic post #2 in the zone of affect of metallurgy production. By the end of 2013 the plant plans to supply the automatic post #1 with the equipment (in the area of affect of mining department).

Results of twenty-four-hour control - concentration of pollutants in the air of instantaneous value - will be automatically sent to the enterprise to respond quickly to any changes or deviations.

Monitoring subsystem of waste water

Since 2011 there are works going on implementing the complex of monitoring subsystem of waste water. Modern equipment and component technical devises will guarantee non-stop automatic consistent measurement of chlorides, oil products, suspended solids hydrogen index in waste water and volume of dispose. Since September of 2013 there are undergoing constructing-mounting works and works on integration and commissioning and start-up.

Creation of complex monitoring system with one center of monitoring overall through the whole enterprise

Since 2011 there are works going on development and implementation of complex local system of monitoring. Planned the transportation of data from the posts of control to the general system: quality of the atmosphere air on the border of sanitary protection zone of enterprise, qualitative and quantitative data of enterprise waste waters, monitoring of industrial emissions of static sources.

For 9 month of 2013 capital investments amounted to 1.5 mln. UAH, including 1 mln UAH in Q3.

Aiming at grow of operational integrity of basic environment assets in Q3, 2013 completed capital repair of gas cleaning unit behind the rotary furnace #5 , continued works on repair of central exhaust station #2 in Sinter Shop #2. Costs amounted to 3.945 mln UAH.