This year for Christmas, Paul Wurth’s employees showed their commitment by fulfilling the wish of a child from SOS Kannerduerf Lëtzebuerg.The traditional Christmas tree set up at Paul Wurth’s headquarters was accompanied this year by a charity activity of the special kind: the tree was decorated with individual Christmas wishes, handwritten on a paper star by children from SOS Kannerduerf Lëtzeburg. All employees were invited to choose one of these wishes, pick it from the tree and make th

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Banque Internationale à Luxembourg SA (BIL) and Paul Wurth InCub, the body set up by the Paul Wurth group to assist entrepreneurs, are delighted to announce the signing of a partnership agreement aimed at supporting the development of industrial technologies, or InduTech, in Luxembourg.True to its commitment to assist innovative companies in Luxembourg, BIL is lending its support to the Paul Wurth incubator: Paul Wurth InCub. Launched at the end of 2015, Paul Wurth InCub specialises in supporti

From 5 to 8 June 2017, Paul Wurth will participate in Metallurgy Russia 2017, the international metallurgical technology, processes and metal products trade fair, held at the Moscow trade fair location Krasnaya Presnya.Together with Wire Russia, Tube Russia and Litmash Russia, Metallurgy Russia is the essential showcase for industry equipment as well as related products, services and the latest state-of-the-art technologies on the Russian market.Come visit Paul Wurth at our booth 1E19, Pavilion

In the context of Paul Wurth’s recent growth initiatives, one of which is geared towards taking a foothold in the field of decentralised energy production, the new company Paul Wurth Energy S.r.l was incorporated in March 2017.This new Paul Wurth unit integrates the main technological assets with proven proprietary technology, complete know-how and references as well as 21 staff members, taken over from the well-reputed company Energy Recuperator SpA, located in Carpenedolo (BS) in northern It

Under the chairmanship of Michel Wurth, the Ordinary General Meeting of shareholders of Société Anonyme Paul WURTH was held on 9 May 2017 to approve amongst others the financial statements of the year 2016.Despite unalterably fragile and investment inhibiting business conditions, there was positive news for the Paul Wurth Group in 2016, in particular with regard to the strongly increased order intake. At the same time, innovative and future-oriented projects, especially in the field of digitis

As a regular participant for many years already, Paul Wurth will again be in close contact with its customers at the AISTech Trade Fair and Conference at Nashville, Tennessee, USA, on May 08 - 11, 2017.At the exhibition, Paul Wurth’s representatives will showcase the company’s products in the frame of a common booth of the SMS group.At the AISTech conference, our colleagues will highlight the "START-UP OF THE FIRST JUMBO OVEN PROJECT IN THE AMERICAS", a report about the successful

On 28 March 2017, Paul Wurth rewarded three young talents for having contributed their Master Thesis to the scientific advancement of energy-related and environmental issues.The competition is in line with Paul Wurth’s principle of continuous innovation and technological advance of its products and technologies and goes hand in hand with the purpose of promoting and encouraging young engineers at the beginning of their career.After a preliminary selection process, the three most pertinent thes

On 10 February 2017, all Final Acceptance Tests (FAT) with regard to Battery#1 and Battery#2 of Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecèm (CSP) at its Cearà works in Brazil have been completed in a record time of 9 months, since CSP’s new coking plant started up in May 2016.In 2012, Paul Wurth was contracted by Posco Engineering & Construction for the engineering, the supply of key components as well as the supervision of the erection and commissioning of two identical batteries with 50 coke ovens

From 20 to 24 March 2017, Paul Wurth will participate as an exhibitor in the Luxembourg Pavilion organized by the Ministry of Economy at the Job and Career Section of CeBIT in Hanover, Germany (www.cebit.de).CeBIT represents the digital industry’s key networking hub – making it the biggest pool of IT talent for potential employers.For a technology provider like Paul Wurth, today’s considerations about Industry 4.0 have already provided the impetus for the development of several projects wi

The 7th edition of the Middle East Technology Forum for Refining & Petrochemicals took place at the Madinat Jumeirah Dubai from 21 to 23 of February 2017. The event brought together a large forum of 257 delegates from around the globe. ME-TECH 2017 had a strong focus on the key issues facing the downstream Petroleum Industry, e.g. the restart of investment in light of stabilising crude prices and the revived interest in latest technology innovations.The Paul Wurth Oil & Gas division had

Paul Wurth do Brasil, the Brazilian branch of the Luxembourg Group, was set up in Belo Horizonte in July 1977. The decision to open a local company was motivated by Belgo Mineira’s project to build the new blast furnace N°5 at their Monlevade plant in Minas Gerais. Paul Wurth was part of the consortium for realising this ambitious project commissioned in 1980.After 40 years of presence and dedication, Paul Wurth do Brasil is recognized in the Brazilian, and even South American steel market, a