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Coking capacity of coal produced by the
Dębieńsko" Mine in Czerwionka since 1898, became
the basis for erection of a cokery near the mining plant.
The Mine was then owned by an industrial association operating
under the name of Vereinigte Königs - und Laura - Hütten
AG in Siemianowice. Construction of the Cokery buildings
commenced in 1908 with construction of coal storage silos,
battery of two 30 coking chamber "Otto - Hoffman"
type coke-ovens with total production capacity of 350
Mg of coke per day. The Cokery started producing coke
in 1913 and employed 160 people at that time.
Between the years 1924 - 1926 the coke oven batteries
were modified and installation of larger chambers resulted
in increased daily output of the plant.
Since the beginning of 1945, the Cokery and the Mine have
been incorporated into Rybnickie Zjednoczenie Przemysłu
Węglowego (Rybnik United Coal Processing Industries).
An investment project concluded in 1957 resulted in construction
of 2 coke -oven batteries with 2 x 28 "Otto 43"
type coking chambers.
Another important year for the Plant was 1968, when Heavy
Industry Ministry decided to merge the Cokery with 'Gliwice'
Cokeries in Gliwice.
At that time 'Dębiensko' Cokery operated
at its full capacity, using all its four coke-oven batteries
and produced a record-breaking quantity of 510 thousand
Mg per year. Unfortunately, in the end of year 1968 excessive
chipping of heating walls occurred and
'Gliwice' Cokeries took over the 'Dębieńsko' plant with
significant wear of all coke-oven batteries.
The Management decided then to build new batteries and
modernise other process facilities and equipment. Batteries
I and II, constructed in 1913, were scheduled for closing
down and demolition. New coke-oven batteries started production
in 1985, January 11, and were seen as conclusion of a
major stage of the cokery modernisation project. The Plant
could then be regarded as a modern cokery with a new group
of charge system coke-oven batteries, new equipment and
fixtures, never installed at the plant before.
Today, construction of Hival boiler house, fuelled with
coke-oven gas and producing steam and electric power for
the plant, has been concluded. Other major change includes
computer assisted monitoring of nozzles and carbon products
division. The system ensures that appropriate decisions
concerning safe operation of the equipment and best adjustment
of production process are made at any time.
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