OREANDA-NEWS. "Zaporizhstal" Steel Works put into commercial production the hot dump processing unit "AMCOM" for the utilization of industrial wastes with the purpose to decrease the environmental impact. Amount of investments into the project was around 30 million UAH.

Production capacity of slag processing complex "AMKOM" is 150 thousand tons ofslag wastes per month. Thanks to the new complex of equipment, the Steel Works would extract additionally 100 thousand tons per year of secondary metal containing raw material for own production.

Besides, the new unit would permit significantly decrease the quantity of solid wastes of the Steel Works, which permit to use effectively the dump area for the storage of slag, for the future perspective construction, without allocation of new lands, and also to decrease the impact of slag wastes to environment.

"Slag hot dump in the Valey Srednya, during several decades was the symbol of criminality and thievery. At present, things were put in order in this area, and modern production site was set up for processing of industrial wastes. It is 47 new working places and important part of industrial cycle of metallurgical production"- said Rostyslav Shurma, CEO of "Zaporizhstal" Steel Works.

Introduction of slag processing technology with the help of "AMCOM" complex would permit to decrease the Steel Works' expenses on purchasing of iron ore raw materials for production, and reduce the prime cost of manufactured products.