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Further improvement to environment in Duisburg: World’s biggest fabric filter for sinter production starts operation at thyssenkrupp

The waste air from sinter belt 3 in Duisburg-Schwelgern flows through more than 44,000 extremely fine filter bags, each almost three meters long. The total fabric area of over 45,000 square meters captures tiny dust particulates. Construction project manager Carsten Rokitt says: “The air that comes out at the end of the process is cleaner …

Investing in the future: thyssenkrupp to build new ladle furnace in Duisburg – expansion of product range to include innovative high-margin steel grades

thyssenkrupp’s steel division has awarded contracts for the construction of a ladle furnace in Duisburg. The new furnace will allow the steelmaker to expand its product portfolio to include high-alloy grades. Demand for these special steels is rising, especially from the automotive industry. “This step will enable us to offer innovative new steel grades and …

Turning coke oven gas into baking powder: ThyssenKrupp and TU Berlin develop new process for eco-friendly conversion of process gases – world’s first pilot plant in Duisburg

  Making cookies from coal? In theory it is now possible with a completely new technology developed in a collaborative project by the Schwelgern coke plant (KBS), plant engineering company ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions and Berlin Technical University (TU Berlin). A pilot plant installed on the works site of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe in Duisburg produces a …

Further boost to allmineral’s international team

Carlos Pena joined allmineral’s management team on 15 February 2014 in a move designed to boost the company’s international division. As Chief Operating Officer International he will be responsible for all allmineral and Hazemag projects in India, initially through to the end of 2015. Thereafter he will be in charge of other international projects, too. …

New zinc-magnesium coatings offer all-round protection for the entire car body – thinner coatings save resources

The world’s first zinc-magnesium coatings in outer skin quality for the automotive industry: With ZM EcoProtect and ZM PrimeProtect, ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe is the first steel producer in the world to offer two highly effective zinc-magnesium-based corrosion protection solutions that meet the high surface requirements for exposed body panels. These innovative products were developed by …

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe puts blast furnace 9 in Duisburg back into operation Preparation for removal of blast furnace 2 in the coming year

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe’s blast furnace 9 in Duisburg-Hamborn has been fired up again and started a new campaign. The facility in the north of Duisburg was taken out of service in spring 2012 for relining and replacement of parts of the cooling system. The flat steel producer has invested around 38 million euros in the …

ArcelorMittal Ruhrort: RH facility to receive new vacuum pump

After 45 years of operation of the RH facility, the steam ejector pumping system is to be renewed by SMS Mevac ArcelorMittal Ruhrort, Duisburg, Germany, has contracted SMS Mevac GmbH to modernize the steam ejector pump system for the existing RH facility (Ruhrstahl-Heraeus process). Now that the facility has been in operation for 45 years, the wall thicknesses of the …