Russian steelmaker NLMK has announced that it has concluded a contract with Austria-based plantmaker Siemens VAI for the undertaking of the main works as part of a large-scale project to upgrade both gas exhaust equipment and emission collection and cleaning systems at the Novolipetsk basic oxygen furnace (BOF) operations.
Under the terms of the contract, Siemens VAI will be responsible for engineering works and for the supply of the technological hardware required for the construction of a secondary emissions collection and cleaning system, as well as for the replacement of the gas exhaust ducts of two BOFs that have a joint capacity of 5.23 million mt per year. Siemen VAI will also supervise equipment assembly and startup.
The new solutions will provide a 12 percent increase in the productivity of the Novolipetsk BOF shop and reduce its air emissions by more than 50 percent. They will also provide the possibility of generating energy from BOF gases.
Construction and assembly activities relating to the project are planned to begin in June 2016. The project is scheduled for completion in 2019.