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Acid Plant Database September 9, 2021
Owner | JSC Karabashmed |
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Location | 27 Osvobozhdenia Urala Karabash Chelyabinsk Province Russia |
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Background |
Formerly Karabashskiy Copper-Smelting
Plant 2004: Became part of Russian Copper Company www.rmk-group.ru |
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Website | www.karabash.ru (no longer active) | |
Plant | Plant No. 1 | Plant No. 2 |
Coordinates* |
55° 28' 0" N, 60° 12' 19" E |
55° 28' 6" N, 60° 12' 23" E |
Type of Plant |
Metallurgical Wet-Gas Sulphuric Acid (WSA) |
Metallurgical |
Gas Source | Copper Ausmelt Furnace |
Copper Ausmelt Furnace |
Plant Capacity | 1140
MTPD Gas Flow: 170,000 Nm3/h SO2: 6.5% |
800,000 MTPA |
SA/DA | SA | DA |
Emissions | - | - |
Status |
Shutdown Dismantled |
Operating |
Year Built | 2005 | - |
Technology | Haldor Topsøe | - |
Contractor | - | Nerin |
Remarks | 2000 - construction of Boliden wet gas cleaning plant started | - |
Pictures | ||
General | Karabashmed (former Karabashskiy Copper-Smelting Plant) is one of the oldest metallurgical enterprises in Russia, with a history that dates back more than 110 years.The production facility is located in the town of Karabash, Chelyabinsk Region. It consists of a copper smelting facility producing up to 130,000 tons of blister copper per year, including 110,000 tons from mineral raw minerals, and a slag processing plant.Karabashmed became part of RCC in 2004, when a massive environmental and technological modernization program was launched.From 2004 to 2017, investment in the facility's re-equipment exceeded 18 bn roubles. The plant saw a massive refurbishment of its chemical and metallurgical complex. Powerful filtration systems were installed, the old furnace was replaced with a new Ausmelt smelting furnace, and a second sulphuric acid workshop was constructed to utilize smelter fumes. Furthermore, the enterprise installed a closed water cycle, with storm waters and melt waters gathered and used for charging the recycling water supply system and for operating needs. | |
References | - | |
News |
March 19, 2015
December 27, 2011
- The final version of the basic design
for the construction of the new sulfuric-acid facility at Karabashmed, CJSC
(a subsidiary of Russian Copper Company) has been approved at the very end
of 2011. The design was developed by the Chinese company Simm Co. Ltd.
Karabashmed, CJSC's project to modernize its production of sulfuric
acid is an important part of the company's plan to upgrade its technical
equipment. Once the new facility is operating, it will be able to treat 230
thousand cubic meters per hour of gas emissions from metallurgical
production, thus ensuring full disposal of the sulfur dioxide.
Mikhail Borisov, the deputy director
of metallurgy at Russian Copper Company, CJSC, told RusBusinessNews that
2011 and 2012 mark the start of some major transformations within the
company. A program to build and modernize the company's metallurgy, energy,
and chemical facilities is scheduled for 2011 to
August 8, 2011 - In December 2013, Karabashmed,
CJSC, is going to launch its new sulfuric acid treatment shop. The Russian
Copper Company intends to invest 4.5 billion rubles in its construction.
The new facility will make it possible to achieve complete utilization of
sulfurous anhydride. The first facility, which provided recovery of
sulfurous anhydride for the further production of sulfuric acid, using the
"wet catalysis" technology, and was equipped by the Haldor Topsoe Company,
was put into operation at Karabashmed in 2005.
In addition to the construction of the sulfuric acid treatment shop, the
first stage of the smelter renovation started in 2010 includes installation
of the rotary sump furnace and new Kumera converters, construction of the
second oxygen plant, assembly of units for gas treatment of converter waste
gases and a gas cooler for the Ausmelt furnace.
The Press Service of the Russian Copper Company has
informed "RusBusinessNews"
that the upgrading will increase the output of Karabashmed to 120 thousand
tons of blister copper and 650 thousand tons of sulfuric acid a year. Russian Copper Company (RCC) and Ausmelt Limited today announced the successful completion of the commissioning for the new Ausmelt Technology Copper Smelter located at the Karabash Plant in the Chelyabinsk Region of the Russian Federation. The plant is designed to treat 480,000 tonnes a year of copper concentrates. It is Ausmelt's first project in Russia. Construction was completed and the furnace was heated up for the first time in October 2006. The plant achieved its design targets for concentrate feed and matte quality within the commissioning period. Ausmelt's metallurgical engineers left the site in December 2006 and the plant continues to operate successfully. Ausmelt Managing Director, Mr Paul Abbott said today that the very quick ramp up of this plant is a tribute to the hard work and strong co-operation between the technical teams involved. Our congratulations go to all the hard working people at RCC and Karabash. He added that this plant has again demonstrated the capability of Ausmelt technology to achieve design targets within much shorter time frames than competitive technologies. Activity on the modernisation of the Karabash smelter, Chelyabinsk Region, started in 1998. The main production process is Ausmelt Technology. Karabash now has a hi-tech and environmentally safe metallurgical plant which, apart from the Ausmelt furnace, also includes a modern waste treatment, sulphuric acid and effluent treatment plants. The Karabash plant is now one of the most modern plants of its type in Russia and the complex is among the most up-to-date and environmentally safe copper smelters globally. The Ausmelt-Karabash smelter has won two significant government awards: in 2005 the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation awarded ZAO Karabashmed the honorary title of "Leader of Environment Protection Activity in Russia", and in 2006 the plant General Director and the Chief Engineer were awarded "the Ecological Shield of Russia" for the achievements in environment preservation. |
MTPD - Metric Tonne per Day
STPD - Short Ton per Day
MTPA - Metric Tonne per Annum STPA - Short Ton per
Annum
SA - Single Absorption
DA - Double Absorption
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