Mechel to construct Complex for Portland Blast-Furnace Slag Cement Production

The assembly works of the main manufacturing equipment at grinding-mixing complex with capacity of 1.6 mln tonnes of Portland blast-furnace slag cement per annum will start in December this year. The main raw material will be blast furnace slag produced by Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant, which will result in non-waste production of pig iron at the facility. This complex will be the first Russian facility producing high quality Portland blast-furnace slag cement of certain grade (CEMIII/А).

Portland blast-furnace slag cement is widely used for production of reinforced concrete goods and constructions that require curing as well as production of constructions used in humid conditions or hot workshops, and building of ground and underground constructions which are exposed to hostile conditions. This material is widely used in construction industry and proved its efficiency while building hydroelectric power plants and workshops of steel and heavy industries.

Oleg Matyushenko, CEO of Mechel Materials, commented on the event: «The commissioning of the complex for Portland blast-furnace slag cement production will allow to arrange cost-effective production based on slag, produced by Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant, which is a by-product in pig iron production. Employing this method will help both utilization and rational use of waste products from blast-furnace workshop at Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant, which will allow for additional synergy».