Furnaces International News

    Busch Vacuum Solutions acquires Vacuum Furnace Engineering

    Busch acquires VFE

    11th August, 2021

    Busch Ltd, has announced that it has acquired Vacuum Furnace Engineering (VFE).

    YAOYI invests in the Bright Annealing Furnace line to improve steel production

    YAOYI: Annealing furnace

    9th August, 2021

    Yaoyi Stainless Steel has announced the investment of over $150,000 to renovate the Bright Annealing Furnace Line.

    Gillespie & Powers Inc. supplies new Batch Homogenizing furnace to Ellwood Aluminium

    Gillespie & Powers: Agreement

    6th August, 2021

    Gillespie & Powers Inc. has announced an agreement with Ellwood Aluminum for the supply of one 200,000 Lb. Batch Homogenizing Furnace, which will assists with Ellwood Aluminium’s phase 2 expansion in Hubbard OH.

    Salzgitter AG and Anglo American announce partnership to lower CO2 steel production

    Salzgitter AG and lower CO2

    5th August, 2021

    Salzgitter AG’s announced that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Anglo American to join forces in investigating the optimization of iron ore supplies for direct reduction. The have outlined that hydrogen production and electric arc furnaces (EAFs) are the companies future.

    Tenova announces start up of two new Walking Beam Furnaces at its plant located in Ternium Pesqueria

    Tenova new WBF

    4th August, 2021

    Tenova has announced the successful start up of its two new Walking Beam Furnaces (WBFs), designed to reduced emissions and save energy, at the new Ternium hot strip mill facility.

    O-I and International Cookware secure decarbonisation funding

    Decarbonisation furnaces

    3rd August, 2021

    Two French glass manufacturers have secured government funding of €28 million to help reduce carbon emissions in the production process.

  • ArcelorMittal has published its second group climate action report

    ArcelorMittal published its second group climate action report, following the first group report published in May 2019. In the new report, ArcelorMittal has announced a 2030 global carbon emissions intensity reduction target of 25%, with a large focus on Greener furnaces.

    29 July 2021
  • GrafTech expands its operations with a new sales office in japan

    GrafTech, a manufacturer of high-quality graphite electrode products essential to the production of electric arc furnace steel, announced the opening of a new sales office in Chiba-shi, Japan, which will provide GrafTech’s customers in the region with local commercial, customer service and technical support.

    28 July 2021
  • Tenova launches hydrogen-Ready Burner with integrated Industry 4.0 technologies for Heat Treatment Furnaces

    Tenova has announced the launch of the development of the first burners for heat treatment furnaces using up to 100% hydrogen while keeping NOx emissions largely below the strictest limits, aligning with Tenovas initiatives to a decarbonized industry production.

    27 July 2021
  • AVB receives carbon-neutral certificate supporting the company’s developments of a charcoal carbonization furnace

    Brazilian steel producer, Aço Verde do Brasil (AVB) has achieved carbon-neutral steel production, certified by Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS). The company has also invested in the development of a patented charcoal carbonization furnace, set to enter the testing phase later this year.

    23 July 2021
  • Carbolite Gero launches new tube furnace

    Carbolite Gero has announced a new range of tube furnaces, developed over 18 months by specialists, industrial designers and skilled engineers.

    22 July 2021
  • Can-Eng awarded with two new Car Bottom Furnaces contracts

    Can-Eng Furnaces International has been awarded with a contract to design and manufacture two new (2) 50,000 lb/hr Car Bottom Furnaces for one of the leading Metals and Mining companies in the World.

    22 July 2021