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

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

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

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

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