NLMK and Siemens implement large-scale environmental project at Novolipetsk

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 tonnes per year. Siemen VAI will also supervise equipment assembly and start-up.

The new solutions will provide a 12% increase in the productivity of the Novolipetsk BOF Shop and reduce its air emissions by more than 50%. They also provide the possibility of generating energy from BOF gases.

Construction and assembly activities related to the project are planned to begin in June 2016. The project is scheduled for completion in 2019.