Furnaces International News
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MoU with the Spanish Government will see a €1 billion investment in decarbonisation technologies at ArcelorMittal
ArcelorMittal has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Spanish Government of a €1 billion investment in decarbonisation technologies at ArcelorMittal Asturias’ plant in Gijón, including the addition of a New DRI and EAF – need to explain what these are before abbreviating.
15 July 2021 -
Kentucky Machine & Engineering converts to a Lucifer Furnace
Kentucky Machine & Engineering took steps towards improving their production process by installing new Lucifer Furnaces’ Dual Chamber furnace-over-oven, to replace gas-fired furnace.
14 July 2021 -
Low carbon footprint cement created by LIBERTY Galați blast furnace slag
LIBERTY Galați, as a first for the company, exported 50,000 tonnes of blast furnace slag, which will be converted into low carbon cement at a specialist factory in France.
13 July 2021 -
Hot rolling complex operation by MMK Metalurji resumes in Turkey
PJSC Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) announces that MMK Metalurji, an asset of MMK in Turkey, has begun its first phase of hot tests at its electric arc furnace facility with a casting and rolling module. The annual production of hot-rolled coils amounts to about two million tonnes.
13 July 2021 -
Encirc to use hydrogen in its glass manufacturing furnaces
Encirc announces its new commitment to use hydrogen in its manufacturing furnaces to create ultra-low-carbon glass bottles. The glass bottle manufacturer and filler, states hydrogen will enable the expansion of Encirc’s Elton facility, which is said to create at least 200 jobs, whilst also protecting existing roles.
08 July 2021 -
Tenova receives Decarburization and Coating Line from VIZ-Stal (NLMK Group)
Tenova received a new contract for the supply of a Decarburization and Coating Line (DCL) from VIZ-Stal (NLMK Group), for its plant in Ekaterinburg (Russia).
07 July 2021
Rio Tinto Furnace shuts down
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.
Nucor: Carbon reduction
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.
Horn Furnace for Bastürk Cam
Horn has announced the build of a 560 t/d end fired furnace for Bastürk Cam at its Malatya plant, Turkey.
ArcelorMittal: Zero emissions?
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%.
