JSC VO Tyazhpromexport, a Rostec State Corporation company, completed implementation of two projects for the Indian steel industry in 2017. Within the contracts, Indian partners were supplied with new sinter production equipment for iron founding and upgrade of existing equipment was performed for a total cost of over USD 37M.
In the interests of the steel company Vizag Steel, a new sintering machine with a capacity of 6.3 MT of sinter per year was built for the plant in Visakhapatnam. For the state-owned steel company SAIL, a sintering machine of the plant in Bokaro, supplied to India from the USSR back in the 70s, was upgraded and modernized. The equipment is designed to produce sinter, essential in the production of cast iron.
The construction of the sintering machine No. 3 for Vizag Steel plant in Visakhapatnam, at a cost of USD 29M, is part of the plant expansion project to increase overall capacity to 6.3 MT of steel per year (estimated at USD 140M). The scope of work included: supply of basic technological equipment, construction, installation, testing of equipment, commissioning of the facility, as well as staff training.