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WHAT WE
DO / OUR OPERATIONS / ALUMINIUM DIVISION / NOVOKUZNETSK ALUMINIUM SMELTER
NOVOKUZNETSK ALUMINIUM SMELTER (NkAZ)
 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. The smelter produced 320,000 tonnes of saleable
aluminium in 2008.
The Novokuznetsk smelter employs 2,260 people.
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Geography
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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 630,000 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 Soederberg 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. The Novokuznetsk Aluminium Smelter has also
achieved OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety certification.
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.
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.
Three 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 - Vikor Zhirnakov
Contact information
Tel/Fax: +7 (3843) 39-76-11
To learn more about the process of aluminium production, aluminium history and use
please visit http://www.aluminiumleader.com/en/
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