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ALUMINIUM SMELTER
NOVOKUZNETSK ALUMINIUM SMELTER
 The Novokuznetsk Aluminium
Smelter was commissioned in 1943. At that time, aluminium was poured into
ingots directly from holding furnace. Today, both potlines at the smelter have
cutting-edge and highly efficient equipment producing over 317,000 tonnes of
aluminium per annum.
The Novokuznetsk smelter employs more than 2,400 people.
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Founded in 1618, Novokuznetsk is
located in the Kemerovo region of the Russian Federation. It lies in the
Kuznetsk Valley, on the banks of the Tom river, where it meets the Aba and
Kondoma rivers. Situated 308 kilometres to the south of Kemerovo, the city has
an airport, a railway network and motorway connections. The city has a
population of 562,300 and its main industries are ferrous and non-ferrous
metallurgy, heavy engineering and metalworking, chemical industry,
pharmaceuticals, along with coal mining and processing.
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Technology
The aluminium smelter uses Soderberg technology that is specifically based on
various side-worked and top-worked cells. A pilot project is currently underway
to implement ‘dry’ anode technology.
Certificates
The Novokuznetsk Aluminium Smelter was certified under the ISO 9001 quality
management standard. After a quality system audit, the smelter was awarded the
ISO/TS 16949:2002 certificate of compliance with international industry
standards, which were developed for the automotive industry. In 2007, the plant
was certified under the 14001:2004 environmental management international
standard.
Development
UC RUSAL has invested into the modernisation of the potrooms, the anode plant
and the cast house, as well as in the implementation of environmental projects
at the smelter. In 2007, new equipment was installed in the cast house that
allows for the production of homogenized roll-out slabs. The complex includes
two holding furnaces, the casting machine produced by Wagstaff (US), the
homogenisation furnace produced by Herwich (Austria) and a slab cutting
machine. The ingot casting line produced by French Brochot has also been
launched. The process of introducing automated process control systems and
alumina point feeders continues.
In 2008, UC RUSAL will continue its search for technical solutions aimed at the
full-scale modernisation of the facility in order to minimize the smelter’s
environmental impact.
Environment
The facility has adopted an environmental programme to run between 2007 and
2010. In 2007, scrubbers were put into operation in the sixth potroom as part
of this programme. The second potroom will be also equipped with more two
scrubbers in the near future. The company plans to introduce dry scrubbers in
all potrooms over the long term.
Two years ago the smelter also bought a mobile environmental laboratory with
state-of-the-art equipment. The laboratory allows quick and accurate analysis
of components in the air in any part of the city.
Management
Managing Director: Sergey Yermak, +7 (3843) 39-73-22.
Contact information:
Tel/Fax: +7 (3843) 39-76-11
sedovaol@nkaz.rusal.ru
To learn more about the process of aluminium production, aluminium history and
use please visit http://www.aluminiumleader.com/en/
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