LLC “Gazpromneft-Graphitech”

Gazprom Neft is implementing a construction project in the Omsk region for the high-tech production of Ultra High Power graphite electrodes. The products of the future enterprise, meeting the best international standards, will be used for the manufacture of high-grade steel in Russia. The production volumes will meet the needs of domestic steel enterprises in heavy-duty graphite electrodes and significantly reduce the import cost of the country’s metallurgical industry.

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Graphitized UHF electrodes are mainly used in metallurgy for the production of steel by electric arc melting in high-power furnaces. With the help of graphitized electrodes, electricity is introduced into the working space of the furnaces, where it is converted into thermal energy. Due to the unique properties of graphite – high electrical conductivity, refractory and mechanical strength – the electrodes can withstand extreme conditions of metallurgical production – temperatures above 3500 ° C.