Furnaces International News
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Furnace at Rio Tinto’s Richards Bay Minerals shut in response to the depletion of available feedstock due to safety concerns
Rio Tinto’s Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) operation, located in South Africa, has announced it has shut one of its four furnaces, until further notice, due to the depletion of available feedstock at the plant, as a result of security and safety concerns.
21 July 2021 -
Nucor Corporation aims to reduce GHG to 77% less than global average
Nucor Corporation has announced initiatives to combat the emissions of greenhouse gas (GHG) with strategies that will lower its GHG emissions intensity of steel mills to 77% less than today's global average.
20 July 2021 -
Glass manufacturing furnace to be constructed by Horn for Bastürk Cam
Horn has announced the build of a 560 t/d end fired furnace for Bastürk Cam at its Malatya plant, Turkey.
20 July 2021 -
ArcelorMittal Sestao claims it will be the world's first zero emissions steel plant
ArcelorMittal has announced that with the instillation of its new Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) and Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) installations in Gijón, the company will reduce carbon emissions by roughly 50%.
19 July 2021 -
Furnaces International to launch free monthly newsletter
Furnaces International has announced that it will release a new monthly newsletter, which will accompany its new daily news section on the website.
19 July 2021 -
Gerresheimer invests furnace expansions for glass maufacturing
Gerresheimer has invested €50.1 million in furnace expansions at two of its production facilities.
16 July 2021
ArcelorMittal: climate 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.
GrafTech’s new office
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.
Tenova: New launch
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.
AVB: Furnace investment
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.
