The company Fosagro, a Kirov branch of Apatite, JSC, is the world's largest producer of high-grade phosphate raw materials (with a P2O5 content no less than 37.5%) and Russia’s only producer of nepheline concentrate. Under an investment project to increase the design capacity of ANOF-3 (apatite-nepheline processing plant No. 3) at Apatite’s Kirov Branch to produce apatite concentrate up to 10.5 million tons per year, a project to upgrade the pumping equipment of the grinding cycle is being implemented.
To achieve these targets, a contract was signed for the delivery of five (5) ROITECH RT-MCU 250 M100 series slurry pumps, designed specifically for efficient operation in harsh-operating conditions. The possibility of the lined or single-casing design, increased wear resistance of the flow path, enlarged impeller diameter and an improved pump casing design will make it possible to fulfill the assigned task – to transport the pumped product from the mills discharge.
Initially, this solution was to use equipment from one of the largest European manufacturers. However, during the negotiations between representatives of the companies, it was decided to install pump units from ROITECH. The delivery of ROITECH RT-MCU 250 series pumps fully complies with the Customer's specifications.