On 10 December 2017, the new tram came into public service on the first section of its route in Luxembourg-Kirchberg, at the same time as the new Howald and Pfaffenthal train stops, the latter featuring the country’s first funicular. Both projects are considered as cornerstones of the new, sustainable mobility concept of the City of Luxembourg.Thanks to our long-standing know-how in transport infrastructure, Paul Wurth, through its entity Paul Wurth Geprolux, was closely involved in these pres ...

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No.2 blast furnace of Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd. (BPSL) at Rengali, Odisha, has commenced operations on the 7th of November, 2017.Design and engineering for this completely new ironmaking unit have been executed by Paul Wurth. Orders for the equipment supply have been placed mainly in 2014. The furnace is designed for a daily hot metal production of 4,450 tons. With a hearth diameter of 9.6 meters, it has an inner volume of 2,015 cubic meters and is fitted with 2 tapholes and 25 tuyeres.Sinc ...

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NLMK Group, one of Russia’s leading integrated steel companies with international operations, announced that the pulverised coal injection (PCI) plants of blast furnaces No. 6 and No. 7 at NLMK’s main steelmaking site at Lipetsk have reached the designed parameters.Recent press information released by NLMK stressed that this technology results in “a 30% decrease in the consumption of expensive coke and a 50-80% reduction in the consumption of natural gas” as well as “reduces the cost o ...

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On the occasion of “dayCare 2017”, the “Engineering Trainee Days 2017” in Luxembourg and in cooperation with the “Jonk Fuerscher”, Paul Wurth shows its commitment in arousing pupils’ interest in technical professions.On 25 October, Paul Wurth took part in the project dayCare 2017 and welcomed pupils from schools in Luxembourg to a 1-day-internship in the company. During the day they were integrated in the daily business and got an insight into different professions. In return, Paul ...

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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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