UKRGRAFIT has traditionally relied on a neighboring facility’s boiler to supply steam for equipment heating. However, when we learned about its planned shutdown, we faced a crucial decision with two options on the table. The first option was the easiest and most cost-effective: renting an existing but outdated boiler. The second option involved constructing a brand-new boiler from scratch, requiring substantial investments. However, it promised significant ecological benefits and energy savings. After careful consideration, we decided to choose the latter path.

To meet our specific requirements, we designed our own custom waste utilization boiler. This advanced boiler features three parallel sleeve filters, ensuring the effective purification of exhaust gases. As a result, we can now utilize heat from technological off-gases and gases, along with carbonaceous byproducts from our production process, in addition to natural gas as fuel.

This innovative approach has proven to be a great success, providing ample steam for our plant’s technological needs while significantly reducing our reliance on natural gas. Thanks to harnessing waste gases from the annealing furnaces, our gas consumption has been nearly eliminated for specific carbon product annealing processes.

Moreover, our efforts have led to remarkable environmental improvements, reducing solid substance emissions by 4 times and carbon monoxide emissions by 5 times.

The total investment in this project amounted to UAH 83 million, and we can proudly say that it has been worth every penny.