Supply of slurry pumping units, shut-off and isolation and distribution valves for the needs of EuroChem-VolgaKaliy

EuroChem-VolgaKaliy was established in 2006 to develop the Gremyachinskoye potash deposit in the Kotelnikovsky district of the Volgograd region and to build a new production complex for the extraction of potash ore, a sylvinite processing plant for the production of potassium chloride, transport and engineering infrastructure.

One of the largest potash ore deposits in Russia is located in close proximity to EuroChem's own transshipment terminal (Tuapse, Black Sea), 500 km.

The approved balance reserves of the deposit will last more than 40 years with a high potassium content of 39.22%.

Energofront was tasked with the supply of slurry pumping units, shut-off and isolation and distribution valves, as well as the commissioning of pumping equipment.

Within a short time, a solution that completely satisfied the customer according to the following parameters was proposed :

• pumping units are the full analogues of the Warman pumps, which will allow servicing the delivered pumping units without changing the technological charts for maintenance, also the additional training of service staff will not be required;

• the flow part of pumping units is made of AO8 material, which will increase the service life of wear parts;

• full provision of the proposed pumps with spare parts, which guarantees the uninterrupted operation of the Mining and Processing Plant;

• it was important to offer valves with such actuators that could seamlessly fit into the existing automated control system of the Customer regarding the shut-off and isolation and distribution valves

Subsequently, the delivery of six slurry pumping units, complete analogues of Warman, was carried out. Its capacity is up to 500m3/h, complete with a frequency-controlled drive with a power of 90 kW.

Together with pumping units, a number of deliveries of shut-off and control valves for the entire technological branch were carried out. The fittings, together with pumps, will be installed in the workshop of the new third line of the sylvinite processing plant as part of the Gremyachinskoye deposit development project.

As a result of the painstaking work of the engineering staff of our Company on interaction with the customer's design institute, technical specialists at the enterprise, on the development of a technical solution and the selection of manufacturers, we can say with confidence that the equipment operates in accordance with the specified technological parameters and uninterruptedly.

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