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Russian-Belgian power lines plant to be launched in Uglich
20 Jan '12
The first in Russia plant to produce new-generation high-voltage wires, a Russian-Belgian JV “Sim-Ross – Lamifil”, is being build in the energy technopark Sim-Ross in the town of Uglich, Yaroslavl region, news agency reports.
The plant is scheduled to be launched in Spring 2012, with the first products to be manufactured in May.
The decision to build the plant was made in April 2011. The contract on construction of a plant to produce innovation electrotechnical products in Uglich was signed by Belgium’s Koramic Investment Group and Russian group of companies Sim-Ross.
Initial investment in production has come in at $21m. The second launch complex cost is estimated at over $7m.
The owners of the JV claim that the new-generation wires are resistant to snow-sticking, ice and storms.
According to Nikita Topuridze, the president of the Sim-Ross group of companies, the member of the Board of Directors of Sim-Ross – Lamifil, “the new-generation wires are unique as they provide very high operation results, longevity and good economic effect. The wires lower power lines losses by 30-40%, resulting in about 330 MW savings per kilometer of a power line. They enable large transmitted power, they are 25% stronger and 60% lighter than usual steel-aluminum wires, as well as corrosion-resistant.”
The plant’s projected annual capacity is up to 8,000 high-voltage wires. The company has already received large orders from federal and regional electricity grid companies.
The plant will have its own science and test labs, as well as casting complex. The complex will create 100 jobs for Uglich residents. Future specialists will be trained at Lamifil plants in Belgium. In the further future production complex will also be built in Uglich.
The plant is scheduled to be launched in Spring 2012, with the first products to be manufactured in May.
The decision to build the plant was made in April 2011. The contract on construction of a plant to produce innovation electrotechnical products in Uglich was signed by Belgium’s Koramic Investment Group and Russian group of companies Sim-Ross.
Initial investment in production has come in at $21m. The second launch complex cost is estimated at over $7m.
The owners of the JV claim that the new-generation wires are resistant to snow-sticking, ice and storms.
According to Nikita Topuridze, the president of the Sim-Ross group of companies, the member of the Board of Directors of Sim-Ross – Lamifil, “the new-generation wires are unique as they provide very high operation results, longevity and good economic effect. The wires lower power lines losses by 30-40%, resulting in about 330 MW savings per kilometer of a power line. They enable large transmitted power, they are 25% stronger and 60% lighter than usual steel-aluminum wires, as well as corrosion-resistant.”
The plant’s projected annual capacity is up to 8,000 high-voltage wires. The company has already received large orders from federal and regional electricity grid companies.
The plant will have its own science and test labs, as well as casting complex. The complex will create 100 jobs for Uglich residents. Future specialists will be trained at Lamifil plants in Belgium. In the further future production complex will also be built in Uglich.
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