Russian steelmaker Severstal has announced that Air Liquide Severstal, a joint venture between France-based Air Liquide and Severstal, has successfully commissioned a plant to produce industrial gases for CherMC at Cherepovets Steel Mill, part of Severstal’s Russian Steel Division. The total investment in the project reached €50 million.
The daily production capacity of the plant is 2,000 mt of oxygen gas. As well as oxygen, the unit will produce nitrogen, argon and rare gases.
The new air separation plant has been designed and constructed by Air Liquide on time and on budget and to the highest safety standards. It will be operated by Air Liquide Severstal. Together with existing plant, the new facility will enable Air Liquide Severstal to build up its production capacity at the site to 5,000 mt of oxygen gas per day.
The plant incorporates cutting-edge energy-efficient technologies designed to help minimize global warming and will reduce annual atmospheric emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) by 24,000 mt.