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KOBELCO Group’s CO2 Reduction Solution - Innovative technology to reduce CO2 emissions from blast furnace operations successfully verified
Kobe Steel, Ltd. announces that it has successfully demonstrated the technology that can reduce a significant amount of CO2 emissions from blast furnace operations, combining the technologies of Midrex1 in the engineering business and the blast furnace operation technology in the iron and steel business. This achievement is a result of the integrated efforts of the Kobe Steel Group (also known as the KOBELCO Group) leveraging its diverse businesses. The demonstration test was conducted for a month at a large blast furnace (4,844 m3) of the Kakogawa Works in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan in October 2020.
Zenith Steel starts-up billet caster with SRD segments and technological packages from Primetals Technologies
- World's first application of SRD (Single-Roll DynaGap) segments in billet caster
- SRD segments enable final solidification point to be followed precisely
- Soft and Hard Reduction to be applied by SRD segments
- Individually controlled rolls adjust optimally to strand condition
- Technological packages further enhance internal billet quality
Convincing technology for high-quality aluminium strip
SMS group commissions new aluminium cold rolling mill at BaoWu Aluminium Technology in good time
SMS group supplied a state-of-the-art cold rolling mill for aluminium strips to the Chinese aluminium supplier BaoWu Aluminium Technology Ltd., which belongs to the BaoWu Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd., the largest steel producer in China.
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New Danieli Breda complete Extrusion Line for Brass and Copper
Energy-saving and high-quality extruded products
Danieli Breda was selected to supply a new energy-saving extrusion line to a top producer of brass and copper products based in South-East Asia.
EAF Quantum electric arc furnace and ladle furnace supplied by Primetals Technologies goes productive at Wuzhou Yongda
- Marks the first EAF Quantum in continuous operation in China
- Electrical energy consumption per metric ton of liquid steel is very low, as are operating costs and CO 2 emissions
- Short project duration
- Ready for Industry 4.0
In November 2020, an EAF Quantum electric arc furnace and a ladle furnace supplied by Primetals Technologies went productive at a greenfield project of Wuzhou Yongda Special Steel Co., Ltd. (Wuzhou Yongda) in Wuzhou city, in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Rio Tinto teams up with Paul Wurth and SHS-Stahl-Holding-Saar on low-carbon iron in Canada
Rio Tinto, Paul Wurth S.A. and SHS-Stahl-Holding-Saar GmbH & Co. KGaA (SHS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the production of a low-carbon steel feedstock. This partnership brings together a leading global miner, an international leader in the design and supply of engineering solutions for integrated steelmakers and one of Europe’s best-known steelmakers.
Primetals Technologies receives final acceptance for ERT-EBROS billet welding system at Ferriera Valsabbia
- Welded billets permit endless rolling with high product quality
- Considerable boost in plant output and utilization levels
- First use of ERT-EBROS in Italy
In late December 2020, Italian steel producer Ferriera Valsabbia S.p.A. issued the Final Acceptance Certificate (FAC) to Primetals Technologies for the supply ERT-EBROS of endless rolling technology for the company's existing bar rolling mill in Odolo, Brescia province.
Bornay commissions high-precision tube welding plant from SMS group to expand its portfolio
Bornay SL (Bornay), with its head office in the Spanish town of Ibi, has successfully commissioned an HF (High Frequency) RD 40 tube welding line from SMS group.
Primetals Technologies completes first ultra-low emission technology project for BOF off-gas at Changzhou Eastran
- New wet electrostatic precipitator system applied for BOF primary gas cleaning
- Dust content of off gas reduced to approximately 5 milligrams per standard cubic meter
In late 2020, Primetals Technologies received the final acceptance certificate (FAC) for a newly installed advanced gas cleaning system based on wet electrostatic precipitator (WESP) technology.
Severstal commissions Cherepovets Blast Furnace #3
BF rebuild with Danieli Corus technology featuring “Hoogovens” design cooling and lining system.
Leading Russian steel producer Severstal has successfully commissioned the blast furnace #3 at its Cherepovets integrated plant.
Primetals Technologies to introduce new light-duty Hyper UC-mill designed for thinner building materials at SUNSCO in Vietnam
- Enables SUNSCO to build a stable position in the market with the growing demand for thinner building materials
- First application in Vietnam, with optimized roll forces for thinner building materials
- Enables to produce high quality materials as thin as 0.2 millimeters, and to reduce costs
- Employing smaller diameter work rolls to reduce rolling loads
- Mill concept to save investment and maintenance costs