MMK to Host Blast Furnace Techniques Conference
25 October 2019 (09:10)
UrBC, Magnitogorsk, October 25, 2019. Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) is going to host the Magnitogorsk section of Best Available Blast Furnace Techniques Conference coordinated by Russian Steel Association, the International Blast Furnace Workers’ Union, Metally Evrazii magazine, and Russia’s Industry & Trade Ministry.
According to MMK’s Information & PR Department, the first part of the conference was held in Moscow yesterday. Russia’s leading metallurgical companies’ representatives and metallurgical industry experts looked into issues relating to the application of the best available techniques and to meeting existing environmental regulations. They also presented the latest technologies and tech solutions for the agglomeration and blast-furnace process sector as well as the best practices of the leading businesses in Russia and abroad.
The conference will continue in Magnitogorsk today. The conference participants will take a guided tour of MMK’s production site as part of the conference program. Some sixty Russian and foreign agglomeration and blast-furnace process experts will look at Sintering Plant 5 and MMK’s Blast Furnace Department.
After the tour, experts from MMK’s Senior Metallurgist’s Group will give talks on the construction of and the tech solutions used at the new sintering plant; on how the plant is approaching its full projected capacity output; and on the environmental effects of switching to new technologies and using new equipment. MMK representatives will also report on the projected and actual performance indicators of the blast furnace facilities that use sintered ore from the new sintering plant. They will also make a presentation on blast furnace retooling and modernization and will talk about MMK’s experience of doing business with companies in China.
The Best Available Blast Furnace Techniques Conference aims to inform the public about the latest technologies and achievements in the agglomeration and blast-furnace process sector and to provide an experience-sharing platform. Another goal is to help Russian cast iron manufacturers make sure their produce meets the specifications set out in Reference Guide on Cast Iron, Steel, and Rolled Metal Goods Production.
According to MMK’s Information & PR Department, the first part of the conference was held in Moscow yesterday. Russia’s leading metallurgical companies’ representatives and metallurgical industry experts looked into issues relating to the application of the best available techniques and to meeting existing environmental regulations. They also presented the latest technologies and tech solutions for the agglomeration and blast-furnace process sector as well as the best practices of the leading businesses in Russia and abroad.
The conference will continue in Magnitogorsk today. The conference participants will take a guided tour of MMK’s production site as part of the conference program. Some sixty Russian and foreign agglomeration and blast-furnace process experts will look at Sintering Plant 5 and MMK’s Blast Furnace Department.
After the tour, experts from MMK’s Senior Metallurgist’s Group will give talks on the construction of and the tech solutions used at the new sintering plant; on how the plant is approaching its full projected capacity output; and on the environmental effects of switching to new technologies and using new equipment. MMK representatives will also report on the projected and actual performance indicators of the blast furnace facilities that use sintered ore from the new sintering plant. They will also make a presentation on blast furnace retooling and modernization and will talk about MMK’s experience of doing business with companies in China.
The Best Available Blast Furnace Techniques Conference aims to inform the public about the latest technologies and achievements in the agglomeration and blast-furnace process sector and to provide an experience-sharing platform. Another goal is to help Russian cast iron manufacturers make sure their produce meets the specifications set out in Reference Guide on Cast Iron, Steel, and Rolled Metal Goods Production.
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