Salzgitter improves LD converter (BOF) process with automation upgrade from Primetals Technologies
Primetals Technologies has recently implemented an upgrade of the LD converter (BOF) process optimization system at Salzgitter Flachstahl in Salzgitter, Germany. The new Slag Expert model has optimized the use of lime, improved the hitting rate – i.e. the amount of successful heats in terms of carbon content and steel temperature – and reduced the number of reblows.
EU Commission approves German federal and state government funding for thyssenkrupp Steel’s “tkH2Steel” decarbonisation...
The EU Commission has granted state aid approval for German federal and state government funding of the "tkH2Steel" decarbonisation project in a total amount of around two billion euros.
SARRALLE puts into operation world’s first 100% green hydrogen ladle preheater for ArcelorMittal Sestao
SARRALLE puts into operation at ArcelorMittal Sestao the world’s first ladle preheating station capable of working with 100% green hydrogen as fuel. The green hydrogen supplied for operation comes from the Nippon Gases plant in Hernani.
SSAB and KIRCHHOFF Automotive start collaboration on carbon-neutral steel
Through the collaboration, KIRCHHOFF Automotive, manufacturer of safety-relevant structural components for the international automotive industry, can reduce the CO2 footprint by 40%. SSAB Fossil-free SteelTM is a steel developed by SSAB – raw material supplier to KIRCHHOFF Automotive.
Blastr Green Steel and Redcar Bulk Terminal to explore the development of a pellet...
Blastr Green Steel (Blastr) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Redcar Bulk Terminal (RBT) at Teesside, United Kingdom, to explore the opportunity for RBT becoming the location for Blastr´s pellet plant for supplying feedstock to its steel plant being developed in Inkoo, Finland.