STEEL + TECHNOLOGY 01/2020 EXTRACT

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CHINA
Xiangtan places order for cokemaking technology
Paul Wurth is going to supply technology
for the new coke making plant built
at Xiangtan Iron & Steel.
Paul Wurth will supply engineering and
SOPRECO ® single oven pressure control
systems for two top-charging coke oven
batteries, which will be part of Xiangtan
Iron & Steel’s new coke making plant.
Each battery counts 50 coke ovens with a
height of 7.3 m, all of which will be
equipped with Paul Wurth coke oven pressure
and emission control. Coke production
is scheduled to start in battery No. 1
at the end of 2020.
• Paul Wurth
INDIA
Dalmia-OCL builds integrated snorkel manufacturing line
Dalmia-OCL – the refractories business
of Dalmia Bharat – has built an integrated
snorkel manufacturing line at Rajgangpur,
Odisha.
Snorkels are a critical product used in RH
degassers for clean steel production. The
new line will allow Indian steel producers
to source high-quality snorkels manufactured
in India, eliminating the need to
import.
With an annual capacity to manufacture
240 sets, the new snorkel manufacturing
line features high-accuracy automated
equipment like zero-tolerance grinding
machines and high-temperature dryers to
produce snorkels that match global standards.
Dalmia-OCL’s onsite R&D centre will
also help accelerate further innovations in
refractory technology for clean steel production.
• Dalmia Bharat
ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel complete acquisition of Essar Steel
Following the acquisition of Essar Steel
India Limited, ArcelorMittal has established
a joint venture with Nippon Steel,
called ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India
Limited (AM/NS India).
Of the joint venture, which owns and operates
Essar Steel India, ArcelorMittal holds
60% and Nippon Steel the balance. Aditya
Mittal, president and CFO of ArcelorMittal,
has been appointed chairman, and Dilip
Oommen CEO of AM/NS India.
AM/NS India is an integrated flat
steel producer, and the largest steel
company in western India. Its current
level of crude steel production is
approximately 7.5 million t/year. It also
has iron ore pellet facilities in the east
of India, with current annual capacity
of 14 million t/year. AM/NS India plans
to increase finished steel shipments to
8.5 million t over the medium-term.
This will be achieved by initially completing
ongoing capital expenditure
projects and then through the commissioning
of additional assets, while
simultaneously improving product
quality and grades to realise better
margins. A long-term aspiration is to
increase finished steel shipments to
between 12 and 15 million t through
the addition of new iron and steelmaking
assets.
• ArcelorMittal
SMS India receives award for excellence in working conditions and work safety
Presentation of the award at the 8th VDMA Mechanical
Engineering Summit (Picture: SMS group)
The 8th Mechanical Engineering
Summit, held by the German Engineering
Federation VDMA in September
2019 saw the presentation of
the Manufacturing Excellence Award
for Working Conditions and Work
Safety in the small and medium
industries category to SMS group’s
manufacturing workshop in Bhubaneswar.
In a wide range of aspects − such as
health and safety of employees, staff facilities,
plant administration, environment,
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