On November 1, 2018 at the site of new evaporation plant of Arkhangelsk PPM, JSC pipeline installation inside the new object of the mill was commenced. Cooling tower (the facility for cooling of a big amount of water by directed flow of atmospheric air) was started to be assembled.
According to project manager of new evaporation plant construction forf APPM production development department Alexander Pomelov, all sandwich panels of building perimeter were completely mounted, service platforms are being installed at the moment inside and outside the building. Big-diameter pipelines outside between evaporators are being installed. Heating installation, tanks construction and interconnections are in progress now.
Alexander Pomelov also clarified that the beginning of integrated tests of evaporation plant would take place according to the approved plan – in June 2019.
It will be recalled that the main equipment for evaporation plant, the capacity of which by evaporated moisture amounts to 600 t/h, was supplied by Valmet Technologies company.
The construction of the plant is carried out within the scope of the second stage of priority investment project of Arkhangelsk PPM “Board production department rebuild”.