DC furnace for Southern Urals Nickel

A US$31 million contract from Southern Urals Nickel Plant OAO has been awarded to Bateman Engineering subsidiary, Bateman International Projects B.V., for the design and supply of a 12 MW DC furnace to be erected at Southern Urals Nickel’s existing facility in the city of Orsk, Orenburg Region, Russian Federation. Southern Urals Nickel is a subsidiary of Mechel OAO.

The contract will be undertaken on a fixed price and against a defined scope of work for small-scale industrial furnace complex equipment for the production of ferronickel. It will include the provision of a basic engineering package for the entire process plant and detailed design and supply of the core technology equipment for the 12 MW DC furnace. Work has commenced and the project is due to be completed by the end of 2009.

Southern Urals Nickel has embarked on a recapitalisation and expansion programme for its nickel operations in order to boost production and improve operational efficiencies. The 12 MW furnace is the first phase in this programme and, in addition to producing a saleable product, it will be used to assess the commercial viability of a significantly larger project.

The 12 MW plant will be designed in accordance with the latest proven technology in the field of ferro smelting and environmental protection. The technology has been designed employing a holistic process approach to achieve low operating costs, high recoveries and high levels of reliability.

For further information, please contact Ted Fulton, Bateman Engineering Manager, Pyrometallurgy, on +27-11-899-2376 or email pyrometallurgy@BatemanEngineering.com; or Yuri Gavrilov, Managing Director, Bateman Engineering Russia B.V., on +7-495-787-1770 or email Moscow@Bateman.ru.

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