Furnaces International News
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Primetals upgrades Salzgitter's BOF system
Primetals Technologies has upgraded the LD converter (BOF) process optimisation system at Salzgitter Flachstahl in Salzgitter, Germany.
21 July 2023 -
Blast furnace tracker offers first free global coverage of blast furnaces
Non-government organisation and clean energy reporter Global Energy Monitor has released a Global Blast Furnace Tracker (GBFT), which is the first free and publicly available dataset with global coverage of blast furnaces.
11 July 2023 -
The two companies started their co-operation in 1998 with the supply by Tenova of the first Consteel® in Europe
ORI Martin has awarded Tenova a new contract to replace its Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) at its mill in Brescia (Italy). The partnership between the companies began in 1988, when ORI Martin commissioned Tenova’s Consteel® EAF, making it the first Consteel® in Europe at the time.
05 July 2023 -
Toward Carbon Neutral Production: Novelis to Trial Use of Hydrogen in Recycling Furnaces
Novelis has been awarded £4.6 million to establish hydrogen burning trials as part of the UK Government’s £55m Industrial Fuel Switching Competition, as part of the £1bn Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP), and the wider regional HyNet project.
30 June 2023 -
Fives and Hydro partner to produce the world’s first batch of hydrogen-fueled recycled aluminium
Green hydrogen is one of the most promising emission-free fuels to address the environmental challenges of heavy polluting industries, including aluminium. The test in Hydro Extrusion’s plant is the world’s first on an industrial scale.
19 June 2023 -
Tenova for POSCO: towards a decarbonized future together
The company received an order for a large EAF for the Gwangyang plant in South Korea.
16 June 2023
100% hydrogen burner
Fives has announced the launch of its first 100% hydrogen duct burner. The Hy-Ductflam™ is a key step towards the decarbonization of heating and drying processes worldwide as hydrogen emits zero carbon when burnt.
BlueScope reline furnace
BlueScope Steel has approved the relining of its dormant number six coal-fired blast furnace, which will be the most expensive infrastructure project in the company's history.
Verallia: Decarbonisation projects
Glassmaker Verallia’s two key decarbonisation projects remain on schedule, said its CEO. Speaking to analysts during a financial call, CEO Patrice Lucas said the electrical furnace to be launched at its Cognac, France site is on track ready for next year.
Growth despite furnace shutdown
Indian glass manufacturer AGI Greenpac posted an increased revenue of 7% despite a scheduled furnace shutdown.
Sorg: Chinese furnace order
German glass engineering company Sorg has secured a furnace order from China’s Nanjing Electric. The first furnace delivered by Sorg exceeded the requirements regarding the factors mentioned above and the operating time.
Steelmaking on a high
Coal-based steelmaking capacity under development globally that follows the ‘blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace’ production method increased to 380Mt/yr in 2022 from 350Mt/yr in 2021, at a time when its share of the world’s total capacity must shrink dramatically in order to hit long-term decarbonization targets.