NLMK Group, one of Russia’s leading integrated steel companies with international operations, and technology supplier Paul Wurth have started commissioning the pulverised coal injection (PCI) plants of Blast Furnaces No. 6 and No. 7 at NLMK’s main steelmaking site at Lipetsk in the central European part of Russia.Recent press information released by NLMK stressed that this technology results in “a 30% decrease in the consumption of expensive coke and a 50% reduction in the consumption of n ...

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Paul Wurth IHI Co., Ltd., the joint-venture entity of the Paul Wurth group serving mainly the Japanese market, reached an understanding with a leading international steel group for upgrading their existing dilute phase PCI plants in Japan. The key measure of these modernizations is the installation of Gritzko type coal flow control valves in the injection lines. This significant achievement is based on the excellent operation results reported from a recently commissioned Paul Wurth PCI plant. Pa ...

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For a brand-new, 12 mtpy ironmaking plant, Hebei Zongheng Group Tangshan Fengnan Iron & Steel relies on the latest technology of the international market leader in top charging and slag granulation.Recently, Capital Engineering & Research Incorporation (CERI), the General Contractor, signed two contracts with Paul Wurth for engineering and supply of four sets of Central Feed Bell Less Top® charging systems as well as INBA® slag granulation and dewatering equipment for the four blast fu ...

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ASMET of Austria, in co-operation with other steel related institutions, will be hosting the 3rd European Steel Technology and Application Days (ESTAD) at Vienna on 26 - 29 of June, 2017.In relation to the primary processes of integrated steelmaking, Paul Wurth will be present for customer contacts and with a row of papers in the technical sessions on agglomeration, cokemaking, ironmaking, recycling and environment: Tuesday, 11:20, room G1, Cokemaking session:Michela BERNARDI: The modernizati ...

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Following on from the successful rebuild with capacity increase of BF1, JSW Steel has awarded Paul Wurth an order for the upgrade of its existing Blast Furnace N°3 in Toranagallu, Karnataka State, India, which is the biggest blast furnace at its Vijayanagar Works.The scope of the contract includes engineering of the upgrade of the entire Blast Furnace and all selected auxiliary plant units, as well as procurement, supply and technical services as follows:The cooling and lining concept foresees ...

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