OREANDA-NEWS. November 25, 2014. Equipment installation process is nearing completion at Kola MMC’s cable storage facility located at its Zapolyarny production site. This modernization project enables the Company to provide substantial improvements to the corresponding storage and labor conditions.

The storage facility received a new automatic cable measurement and rollback unit, a beam crane and a forklift. This equipment shall support reduction of cargo handling period and associated expenses.

Storage racks are currently being installed at the facility without interrupting its regular operations. The new multi-level storage configuration shall increase storage capacity by up to 70%. This way, once modernization works are complete the facility will store a total of 800 cable drums.

Cable products in Zapolyarniy area are primarily used by Severny mine, the concentrator plant and the smelting shop.