Primetals Technologies wins order from HBIS Group for upgrading BOF converter to KOBM converter
- Project includes installation of bottom blowing and new process control system
- New KOBM converter will shorten blowing process and improves steel cleanliness
- Improved steel quality fits requirements of automotive industry
In August 2020, Primetals Technologies received an order from HBIS Group Handan Iron and Steel to upgrade an existing BOF converter in the steel plant in Handan, China, to a KOBM (“Kombinierter Oxygen Blown Bottom Maxhütte”) converter including the complete automation system.