Tenth Anniversary of Ogneuporkoksservis Joint Stock Company

摘要

The Russian coke industry developed successfully until 1987, when the coordinating council in the Soviet Ministry of Ferrous Metallurgy combined various ministries and offices in a technical restructuring of coke production. After 1987, the construction and refurbishing of coke batteries declined. From 1987 to 1993, thirty coke batteries were withdrawn from service, nine were relined, and two were built. The last directive PP 17715 (4 June 1991) of the Soviet Cabinet of Ministers (Measures to Ensure Stable Coke Production between 1991 and 1995 and More Economical Coke Utilization) never went into effect. The state of coke production in Russia may be characterized as follows. Since 1 January 1993, the following coke batteries have been relined: batteries 3 and 4 at Moscow Coke and Gas Plant; battery 1 at Orsko-Khalilovsk plant; battery 3 at Kuznetsk plant; battery 5 at Cherepovetsk Metallurgical Works; and battery 2 at Gubakhinsk Coke Plant. With the introduction of a market economy instead of state planning, the need to supply refractories for coke-battery construction and reconstruction is a particular concern.