Mechel completes reconstruction of coke plant in Chelyabinsk

Mechel PAO, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, completed another stage of the modernization of its coke production unit at Chelyabinsk Coke and Chemical Products Plant (Mechel Coke). The plant has revamped the coke battery #8, which will enable it to decrease waste emissions. Investment in the project totaled RUB 218m.

“The coke battery's upgrade is an integral part of the national ecology project, as well as the quadrilateral agreement signed by the state and the plant. Minimizing emissions of carcerogenic agents is a priority for us, as it has a massive impact on the environment and public health. As a result of our plants' fulfilling such agreements and making their facilities more ecologically friendly, by 2024 we will reduce our total waste emissions in Chelyabinsk by no less than 20 percent”, said Chelyabinsk Region's Ecology Minister Sergei Likhachev.