Partial hearth repair in record time at Třinecké Železárny BF4
SMS group has successfully executed a partial hearth repair of blast furnace BF4 at Třinecké Železárny a.s. in the Czech
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Ironmaking
STEELMAKING: Decarbonisation won’t follow same path everywhere
Steelmaking is a truly global industry: steel is produced in all regions of the world under a wide variety of
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ROGESA optimizes durability and wear monitoring of blast furnace 4
ROGESA Roheisengesellschaft Saar GmbH in Dillingen, Germany has commissioned SMS group to carry out a comprehensive modernization of blast furnace
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Internal-combustion stove for Blast Furnace No.5 at Rourkela Steel
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has once again turned to Primetals Technologies to supply a fourth hot-blast stove, this
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Tata Steel Nederland orders advanced pellet pot testing facility
Tata Steel Nederland has chosen Primetals Technologies’ pellet pot testing facility solution for its pilot plant located in IJmuiden, the
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AMSA: Blast furnaces C and D experienced chilled hearth conditions
Vanderbijlpark – The Longs steel product operations (“Longs Business”) have been operationally stable for H1 2024, which is particularly praise-worthy
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Global pig iron production in 2022 and 2023
million tonnes Production2022 Production2023 – Exports2023 + Imports2023 = Apparent Consumption2023 Austria 5.8 5.5 0.0 0.0
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Direct reduced iron production 2019 to 2023
million tonnes 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Germany 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 e Sweden
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New Energiron DRI plant starts production at Baowu
It is the largest reactor ever installed in China and hydrogen-ready. DRI production has started at China’s leading steel producer
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DRI Smelting Furnace for decarbonization of the ironmaking
Metso Outotec is launching the innovative DRI (direct reduced iron) Smelting Furnace to substitute blast furnaces used in iron and
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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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Decarbonization of ironmaking – roadmap to climate-friendly production
In order to accelerate the decarbonization of the steel industry, it is essential to focus on the primary stage of
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Fossil-free sponge iron plant to be built in Gällivare
SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall are now taking a new, decisive leap forward in their work to make fossil-free steel for
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Low carbon ironmaking for low carbon steel
QUEBEC, Canada – Stahl Holding Saar, Rio Tinto and Paul Wurth have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the
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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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