United Wagon Company supplies tank cars to URALCHEM

United Wagon Company has won a tender to supply 30 tank cars, to transport concentrated nitric acid, and has shipped the first batch to the United Chemical Company URALCHEM, one of the biggest producers of mineral fertilizers in the Russian Federation, the CIS and Eastern Europe.

Tank cars have a capacity of 54.78 metres cubed and are equipped with bogies that can handle increased axle load of 25feet which ensures effective use of the 75-ton load capacity; this increases car loading by a third compared to tank cars on traditional bogies.

When developing a fundamentally new tank car in terms of its specifications, quality and technologies, UWC acted as an integrator in the research and development effort of several companies from different sectors. As a result, the Russian market received a new generation model of tank cars for concentrated nitric acid transportation.

Director of URALCHEM-TRANS, Vsevolod Kovshov said: “Our Company never stops working on its own car fleet renewal to make the delivery of our products more efficient and reliable. We prioritize the latest Russian developments: innovative cars with improved performance characteristics. UWC is one of our main partners in rolling stock procurement. The innovative tank model for concentrated nitric acid transportation was developed with due regard for the needs of our technical services, meeting the strictest safety requirements. The commission of a highly specialized tank car fleet will guarantee stable supplies of this product.”

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19th Feb 2018