"Norilsk nikel" renews the equipment on production sites in Murmansk region

The Investments of Kola MMC (a subsidiary of MMC "Norilsk Nickel")according to the program of equipment renovation in January-September 2013 amounted more than 620 million rubles.

Totally for this period, the company acquired 350 units of different technique. Among the recipients of the new products are the basic structural units of the Kola MMC.

A large amount of work of replacement obsolete equipment has been done, particularly at the processing plant. It commissioned a spiral classifier, a thickener, a device dissolution and flocculent dosing, hydrocyclone plants were supplued in the amount of 90 million rubles., The installation of them is scheduled for 2013 - 2014.

The shotcreting machine for mining hoisting pulleys and skip became the ownership of the"North" - a special device to reach the surface of the ore. This technique is necessary for the efficient and safe management of production.

The fleet of Kola MMC significantly upgraded. The transportation shop filled with modern dump trucks, crane trucks, snow plow. In order to improve production in the refining shop ESP, plate heat exchangers, bucket crane were bought.

Totally in 2013, the company under the renovation program plans to buy equipment upgrades over 1200 pieces of equipment in the amount of 1 billion 152 million rubles.