PROJECT JI
«Realization of a complex of energy saving activities at the Ferrexpo Poltava Mining»
Ferrexpo Poltava Mining commenced its production in 1970.
The company has a full technological cycle beginning from iron ore mining and ending up with production of iron ore pellets – already finished product for the steel plants.
Today Ferrexpo Poltava Mining is one of the largest mining enterprises in Ukraine. About 44% of iron ore pellets in Ukraine are produced by Ferrexpo Poltava Mining, and they are exported (about 88%) not only abroad (in Austria, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Serbia, Italy, Turkey, Japan, China, etc), but also supplied to domestic steel plants.
According to the requirements of international standards ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 14001, the following management systems were introduced and efficiently operated: Quality Management System, Health and Safety, and Environment.
Project activities are aimed at improvement in power efficiency of the plant by the implementation of 3 subprojects:
- Reduction of diesel fuel specific consumption during mining rock transportation – aimed at the reduction in diesel fuel burnt by dump trucks which transport mining rock. Diesel fuel specific consumption reduction may be achieved due to the replacement of present heavy dump trucks by new dump trucks with more efficient engines. During the project activity it is planned to replace about 150 dump trucks. Reduction in fuel consumption during transportation of mining rock will result in reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
- Modernization of iron ore concentrate production – aimed at establishing of high-efficient equipment and optimization of technological processes, which will allow reducing the consumption of electric energy during the production of iron ore concentrate. Reduction in electric energy consumption will allow to reduce energy consumption from UETG, which will result in decrease in fuel consumption for energy production and, correspondingly, reduction in greenhouse gas emissions at the power plants of Ukraine.
- Modernization of pellets production – the aim of modernization is the establishment of high-efficient equipment and optimization of technological processes, which will allow to reduce consumption in electric power and natural gas during the pellets production. Reduction in electricity consumption will allow to reduce its consumption from UETG leading to reduction in fuel consumption for the electric power production and, correspondingly, to the decrease in greenhouse emissions by power plants of Ukraine. Reduction in volumes of natural gas consumption during the pellets production will lead to decrease in greenhouse gas emissions.