STEP completes work on support of off-season repairs at Yakovlevsky MPP

The ore drying complex of Yakovlevsky MPP, which is currently under warranty support carried out by STEP, is not involved in the production chain in the summer period. To ensure smooth operation during cold weather, the Customer and the STEP Warranty Support Service, together with contractors and employees of the plant, carry out off-season repairs.

According to the plan, the work should be completed by the end of September, and the complex should be ready for drying.

“We have done the main part of the work that has to be done to fulfill the warranty obligations in the inter-drying period - this is about 19 items. Among remaining contractors’ work that is waited for is the replacement of chains on scraper conveyors, replacement of expansion joints on air ducts and gluing joints on belt conveyors,” said Dmitry Plechanov, Head of the STEP Warranty Support Service.

Severstal has dedicated a new video to off-season repairs on its youtube-channel.

For reference: The drying complex construction project was implemented by STEP in two years. As a part of the existing production, a complex was built with the unique equipment that allows to reduce the moisture content of the mined ore, which significantly increases its quality, and solves the problem of transportation to the consumer in the cold season.