Furnaces International News

    Anthony Tropeano has joined TECHMO CAR

    Joining TECHMO CAR

    10th January, 2024

    Anthony Tropeano of TT CONSULTING INC. has joined TECHMO CAR as a Senior Advisor for the US and Mexico market.

    SMS group successfully digitalises Kardemir’s blast furnace 5 with BFXpert solution from Paul Wurth

    SMS digitalise blast furnace

    4th January, 2024

    Turkish plant operator Kardemir has partnered up with SMS group to digitalise blast furnace 5 in its Karabük plant. This is an important step in the partnership between SMS group and Kardemir, Türkiye’s oldest blast furnace operator.

    OTTO JUNKER 100 years

    OTTO JUNKER 100 years

    3rd January, 2024

    OTTO JUNKER GmbH looks back at 2023. With many successful trade fair participations, new partnerships and major orders, the company has strengthened its position and is looking forward to the future. This year, the company will celebrate its 100 year anniversary.

    Bacardi and Hrastnik1860 cut carbon footprint of glass production in hydrogen trial

    Cut CO2 in hydrogen trial

    20th December, 2023

    Spirits company, Bacardi has completed production of a glass spirits bottle fuelled by hydrogen in a trial at glassmaker Hrastnik1860’s Slovenia facility.

    Coolbrook calls for industrial decarbonisation through electrification at COP28, the UN Climate Change Conference in UAE

    Decarbonisation through electrification

    18th December, 2023

    Coolbrook, attended COP28 in Dubai, UAE, at the Finland Pavilion, partnering with Business Finland, Climate Leadership Coalition, and fellow forerunner Finnish businesses, organisations and influencers.

    Launch of the Cail & Fletcher e-Crystal™

    Fives: New launch

    13th December, 2023

    Fives FCB launched the Cail & Fletcher e-Crystal™. This new-born of Fives’ range of continuous centrifugal claims to offers a strong response to market expectations.

  • British Steel consults public over plans to shutter blast furnaces

    British Steel held a consultation event in Redcar, Northern England, to explain to local citizens how its £1.25 billion plans to build two electric arc furnaces in Scunthorpe and Redcar will help the company become ‘cleaner, greener and more sustainable.’

    12 December 2023
  • Outokumpu and Alfa Laval partner to cut emissions

    Heat transfer supplier Alfa Laval is partnering with Finnish steelmaker Outokumpu to cut carbon emissions.

    11 December 2023
  • SMS group to build new electric arc furnace for SSAB for fossil-free steel production

    SMS group has secured the contract from Nordic steelmaker SSAB to engineer, deliver and construct a new electric arc furnace (EAF) for steelmaking at SSAB’s site in Oxelösund, Sweden.

    04 December 2023
  • POSCO to make all steel via hydrogen route by 2050

    South Korean steelmaker POSCO is planning to produce all its steel via the hydrogen reduction method by 2050.

    27 November 2023
  • Ardagh heats up Nigel N3 glass production furnace

    Ardagh Glass Packaging-Africa (AGP-Africa) has heated-up its N3 furnace at its Nigel production facility in Gauteng, South Africa this week.

    24 November 2023
  • JFE mulls building 'one of the world's largest' EAFs

    Japanese steelmaker JFE Steel aims to build a new large-scale electric arc furnace to replace the No.2 blast furnace at its Kurashiki plant by 2027 to cut CO2 emissions, its president has announced.

    17 November 2023