In the workshops, the working atmosphere is starting to get busy again. The factory is urgently organizing test runs of machinery and equipment, adjusting automation and has started drying the hot air furnace. Reporter Trung Kien said: “At the hot air furnace, the iron smelting workshop is starting to heat up. It will take 3-4 days for the furnace to reach the right temperature to provide hot air to dry the blast furnace to prepare for the furnace opening.”
Technical team in hot air drying area
It is expected to take 20 days to complete the entire kiln drying process. At that time, the factory will be qualified to produce steel billets. Vietnam - China Minerals and Metallurgy Company Limited plans to call 1,200 workers back to work by mid-December. This is good news for workers after more than 2 years of waiting.
Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tan, a worker at Lao Cai Iron and Steel Factory, shared: “The workers are always ready to take on and complete all tasks, and soon bring the factory back into operation. In general, we are very happy and hopeful.”
Lao Cai Iron and Steel Plant checks system before starting up
In the immediate future, to have raw materials for production, the company will use 30 thousand tons of mined ore that has been gathered at the factory. At the same time, the company has submitted a document requesting the Lao Cai Provincial People's Committee to agree to allow the use of 194 thousand tons of iron ore in stock currently at the Quy Xa mine. This source of raw materials will be enough for the Lao Cai Iron and Steel Factory to operate for 4-5 months.
Mr. Tran Tat Thang, First Deputy General Director of Viet-Trung Minerals and Metallurgy Company Limited affirmed: "We are confident that as long as the source of Quy Xa iron ore is guaranteed, the joint venture parties and the VTM Executive Board will have the confidence and ability to quickly restore VTM's production and develop profitably, in order to create jobs and stable income for more than 1,200 workers."
Iron ore storage at Lao Cai Iron and Steel Plant
To date, the Vietnam - China Mineral and Metallurgy Company Limited has completed the mine closure plan. This is an important condition for the enterprise to soon be licensed to resume mining ore, ensuring long-term raw materials for the stable operation of the factory. The resumption of operations not only creates jobs for over 1,000 workers, but also contributes positively to the industrial production value and state budget revenue in the province.
Trung Kien - Xuan Anh
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