€1.8 million grant for hydrogen project to decarbonize blast furnaces
A research project to establish decarbonization technologies for the steelmaking industry, in which Primetals Technologies is an associated partner, has
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Blast Furnace
Durability and wear monitoring of blast furnace 4 at ROGESA
Durability and wear monitoring of blast furnace 4 at ROGESA ROGESA Roheisengesellschaft Saar GmbH in Dillingen, Germany has commissioned SMS
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Dragon Steel BF copper staves to extend lifetime and reduce emissions
Blast Furnace No.1 at Dragon Steel Corporation’s (DSC) plant in Taichung, Taiwan, was originally designed, supplied, built, and commissioned by
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Modernization of blast furnace A at Salzgitter completed
The new bell less top (BLT) installed in blast furnace A offers enhanced efficiency with less maintenance. With improved access
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Paving the way for the future of the blast furnace
The ironmaking industry has long been a vital sector in the global economy. Blast furnaces, in particular, have been a
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Stahl Donawitz selects Danieli Digimelters for its BF technology transition
voestalpine Stahl Donawitz GmbH awarded Danieli the order for the supply of two, new Danieli Digimelters for the special steel
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NMDC Nagarnar blast furnace #1 commissioned
Hot-metal production starts at the greenfield 3-Mtpa integrated plant supplied by Danieli Corus. Last month, the greenfield, 4506 m³ working
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Newcastle blast furnace: 5 382 carbon blocks, 14 047 refractory bricks
ArcelorMittal South Africa average capacity utilisation decreased from 59% in the 2021 comparable period to 42% in 2022 and should
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WAR! Zaporizhstal restarts blast furnace after 33 days of standstill
Metinvest Group, owned by Rinat Akhmetov and Vadym Novynskyi, has decided on the partial transition into work of Zaporizhstal’s shops
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Predicting blast furnace reline timing
Blast furnaces are highly complex pieces of equipment that involve the transformation, interaction and flow of liquids, solids and gasses
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Blast Furnace decarbonization technology for MMK
SMS group will improve the efficiency of Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) processes with the use of ‘syngas’, a
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Paul Wurth completes reline of ArcelorMittal blast furnaces
Paul Wurth, part of SMS group, has completed its work relining the blast furnaces of ArcelorMittal’s Juiz de Fora steel
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Primetals to supply gas cleaning plant for blast furnace to Arcelormittal
Recently, ArcelorMittal Poland S.A. placed an order with Primetals Technologies and Mostostal Zabrze Realizacje Przemyslowe S.A. (MZRP) to supply a
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Primetals and thyssenkrupp to launch carbon-neutrality blast furnace technology
Primetals Technologies and thyssenkrupp have signed an exclusive, worldwide cooperation agreement which sees both parties commit to bringing the innovative
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MMK picks Paul Wurth for erection of new blast furnace
Paul Wurth has signed a contract with PJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) for a new major investment project
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BlueScope Port Kembla blast furnace upgrade deemed critical
An AUD 700 million proposal to upgrade a Bluescope’s blast furnace at Port Kembla Steelworks has been declared Critical State
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Danieli Corus to modernize blast furnace at Severstal
Danieli Corus has signed a contract with Severstal to modernize Blast Furnace No 5 in Cherepovets in Russia on a
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AMSA steelmaking operations return to EBITDA profitability
VANDERBIJLPARK, South Africa – ArcelorMittal South Africa, in its Trading Statement and Business Update for the year ended 31 December
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AMSA’s Vanderbijlpark Works restarts second blast furnace
ArcelorMittal South Africa’s Vanderbijlpark works has returned to full production, weeks ahead of a planned restart due to an upsurge
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EAF steelmaking can’t address decarbonisation challenge alone
Steel is manufactured by two main process routes (1) the integrated steelmaking process featuring the blast furnace/basic oxygen furnace (BF/BOF),
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Direct iron electrolysis will potentially play role in steelmaking
The steel industry itself has a major role to play in reducing its own emissions, which are around 7-10% of
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Retire blast furnaces or run them (low-)carbon efficient?
Through advancements in technology and process control, a modern blast furnace can operate continuously for at least half a century,
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