Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works named after F. Dzerzhinsky (DMKD), a subsidiary of the Ukrainian steelmaker Industrial Union of Donbass (ISD), has announced that it has almost completed the construction of the new ladle furnace (LF) No.1 in its oxygen converter workshop.
The construction of the LF No.1 started in 2007 and has cost DMKD about UAH 140 million ($27.8 million) in investment.
The commencement of hot trials at the LF No.1 is planned for May-June 2008.
The main supplier of equipment for DMKD's new LF was Austria-based Siemens-VAI.