Havator is party to an ongoing contract that will provide mobile crane hire services, operation and safety monitoring. It will work on construction and lifting for the ferrochrome plant, infrastructure and the concentration plant at the mine.
The mine is the only chromium mine in Europe. Last year Outokumpu reported that the natural ferrochrome in the mine was more abundant than it had previously estimated and could be mined at double planned production volumes.
Jussi Yli-Niemi, CEO of the Havator Group said, “Outokumpu and Havator have worked together ever since ground was first broken at the Kemi mine, and Havator has been involved in the construction of the Ferrochromium and Stainless Steel Plants from the very beginning as well. Outokumpu has strong focus to develop occupational safety performance. For Havator Safety comes first and is number-one priority which has to show in our day-to-day operations.”
Havator’s comprehensive package gives Outokumpu the most bang for its buck. Project Manager Tapio said, “Maintenance and other support functions are also important. By concentrating mobile crane services to one provider and coordinating equipment usage it’s possible to reduce the amount of equipment needed and improve efficiency.”
