Henkel Plant
Main components of the factory complex
Main goals and challenges
Ruukki considers Henkel Bautechnik as its strategic partner in Ukraine. Cooperation between the companies began in 2006 when Ruukki's materials were provided for Henkel's plant in Vyshgorod, near Kiev. Ruukki won another tender announced by Henkel Bautechnik in 2007. This time, Ruukki was chosen as a partner for the construction of Henkel's largest plant in Ukraine in Tsyurupinsk, in the Mykolaiv region. The factory complex consists of three huge objects: a raw materials warehouse, a production facility and a finished production warehouse.
European level of products and services
One of the major conditions of the tender was not to use materials produced in CIS countries. That's why Ruukki chose constructions produced by its plant in Poland and delivered them to Ukraine. The entire scheme of production delivery was proposed to the client in advance, pursuant to the tender. Despite the distance between countries, all materials were delivered on time. Quality requirements were met as well.
Ruukki designed, produced and delivered the main components of the factory complex: the load-bearing framework and the complete array of prefabricated walls. All metal constructs were delivered painted. This and the absence of welding work saved a considerable amount of time. The assembly of building components, which consisted of joining together pre-fitted parts, allows this work to be done in any weather and any season. The Tsuryupinsk plant warehouse, for example, was successfully put together during the winter.
Time is money
The client expressed particular satisfaction with the European level of Ruukki's materials and services which, at the same time, complied with all the Ukrainian construction standards (they sometimes differ from those applied in other European countries).
Henkel Bautechnik constructed on time all the Tsyurupinsk plant parts where Ruukki services were involved. Meeting construction deadlines is still rare in Ukraine.
The best feedback from the client is always the next contract. After receiving Ruukki's work at the Tsyurupinsk plant, Henkel Bautechnik signed another contract with Ruukki - to build its new plant in the Lviv region.
Maxim Drobikov, the Tsuryupinsk plant's Production Director said, "We were impressed by the ease and quality with which all components of the complex were assembled. Ruukki's specialists worked out all the details involved in the project. We most appreciated compliance with deadlines. The largest element of the project was construction of the warehouse for finished materials (5,100 m2), which was erected in about 90 days."
Evgeniy Bashtovoy, Ruukki's Mykolaiv regional office head, said, "It was a great case study for us and our colleagues
from other Ruukki offices. They came to Tsyurupinsk to monitor the work in person and saw how the technology of fast construction works in practice."