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Challenging green steel

technologies
When discussing the challenges associated with Germany’s largest steel
the transition from coal-based steelmaking company has also recog-
(BF-BOF route) to the climate-friendly direct nised that the transition
reduction and electric arc furnace (DR-EAF) must be accompanied by
route, the focus is primarily on financial invest- intensive research and
ment. The transformation concepts for many inte- development. thyssenkrupp
grated steel mills have long since been drawn up, Steel has already started the
the financing of the projects secured and the nec- major investment project, but is
essary new DR plants and EAF steel mills or oth- now setting up additional test facilities
er smelters ordered. The CAPEX side of the for direct reduction and smelting technolo-
transformation now seems to have been largely gies to promote research into electric hot metal Arnt Hannewald,
discussed. However, the operational side of the from hydrogen-based direct reduction. (page 26) Dipl.-Ing., Editor
climate-friendly DR-EAF route has raised a num-
ber of questions and brought the R&D experts to Finally, we continue to report on the most impor-
the scene. Jarmo Lilja, Process Development tant raw material for the future fossil-free direct
Manager at SSAB, puts it in a nutshell: “Although reduction plants. Recently, international analysts
the principle of fossil-free steel production is well Research and Markets published their new Glob-
known, there are still many challenges to over- al Iron Ore DR Pellets Market Report, which
come by 2030”. shows the market trends for this raw material
that many steel companies might be interested
There are a number of challenges involved, so in in processing in the near future. (page 28)
this issue we look at the key topics for you, and
how individual companies are tackling them. Let’s STEEL + TECHNOLOGY will keep you continual-
stay in Scandinavia, where the Finnish steel sec- ly informed of the progress of all these develop-
tor is developing skills in fossil-free steel. A joint ments.
project brings together ten companies and three
research institutes to develop their skills and busi-
ness in fossil-free steelmaking. According to
SSAB, the transition to fossil-free steelmaking
will have a far-reaching impact on the technolo-
gies involved. (page 30)

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CONTENTS

Marcegaglia processes approx. 1 million t per year of specialty

14 steel products in all shapes 36

COMPANIES 36 Consistent production of high-quality special

steel slabs at voestalpine Stahl
14 Marcegaglia streamlines migration of IT users Austria’s leading steel producer has achieved
after a major acquisition significant productivity gains with a new slab caster

16 Intocast to built mega class factory for refracto- 39 Record-setting startup of the modernized wire
ries in Tennessee, USA rod mill at Kaptan Demir Çelik
Turkish steel company has expanded its portfolio of
products for engineering and automotive application

STEEL TECHNOLOGY 40 JSW Steel to invest in a new fully integrated

casting and rolling plant
26 Construction of test facilities for DRI and hot The CSP ® Nexus plant is designed to produce both,
metal at thyssenkrupp Steel hot strip and heavy plate on the same line
The facilities promote research into electric hot
metal from hydrogen-based direct reduction 42 New hot strip rolling mill at Jindal Steel Odisha
Latest technologies ensure efficient and sustainable
30 Finland to develop fossil-free steel skills production of ultra-thin final gauges
A project brings together industry and research
institutes to jointly develop their skills and business 44 Advanced cooling technology for strip process-
ing lines
31 Smart belt-conveyor monitoring technology to Hyundai Steel needed a dedicated solution to
improve productivity in raw material yards produce 3rd generation high-strength steel
JFE Steel has developed a monitoring system that
uses advanced data-science technology

32 Conveyor technology for hot DRI transport at ECONOMY

thyssenkrupp Steel
Two bucket apron conveyors will be supplied to the 28 Global market trends for DR iron ore pellets
new direct reduction plant in Duisburg, Germany
58 Short range outlook on global steel demand
34 Molten metal level measurement technology worldsteel has published its forcast for 2024 and
A rugged radar sensor measures the level of molten 2025. India emerged as strongest growth driver.
metal with high accuracy and sampling rate

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54 Supplier and customer exchange emissions

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significant milestone in the industry

55 Transparency in the product carbon footprint

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56 Low Scope 3 renewables

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EUROPE – AUSTRIA
Long-term Chief Financial Officer Robert Ottel leaves voestalpine

Robert Ottel, Chief Financial Officer of

voestalpine for 19 years, has decided to
pursue new professional challenges and
not to extend his contract.

During his time as Chief Financial Officer,

Robert Ottel played a decisive role in help-
ing voestalpine grow into a leading interna-
tional steel and technology group. It was
under his financial leadership that the group
adopted a much more international focus,
involving over 30 company acquisitions.
Ottel started his career at voestalpine
in 1997 as a participant in the group’s inter-
nal global development program, quickly
progressing to management positions at
group sites around the world. As head of
the motion division, Ottel became a mem-
ber of the management board of voestal-
pine AG in 2004. In 2005, he was appoint-
ed as CFO of the entire group.
Robert Ottel leaves voestalpine after almost twenty years as Chief Financial Officer
 voestalpine (Photo: voestalpine)

voestalpine Stahl orders new coke-oven machinery

voestalpine Stahl has awarded a con- pine Stahl’s No. 1 coke plant in Linz. The semi-automatic, manual and “repair and
tract for the supply of two new coke transfer cars will have fully integrated hood maintenance” modes.
transfer cars to Danieli Corus and indus- systems to minimize emissions during
trial automation and coke plant machin- coke pushing operations. They will be
ery specialist INperfektion. equipped with door extractor, frame clean-
ers, door cleaners, coke guide cage and
The two new coke transfer cars will replace spillage coke handling system and be
the existing machinery in use at voestal- designed to operate in fully automatic,  voestalpine

EUROPE – FRANCE
ArcelorMittal acquires strategic stake in Vallourec

ArcelorMittal has signed a share pur- lorMittal’s exposure to the downstream, capacity is focused around low-carbon,
chase agreement to acquire shares rep- value-added tubular market. It is a global integrated production hubs in the USA and
resenting an approximately 28.4% equity leader in premium tubular solutions for Brazil. ArcelorMittal does not intend to
interest in Vallourec. energy markets and demanding industrial launch a tender offer for Vallourec’s
applications, offering innovative, safe and remaining shares over the next six months.
Having carried out a successful restructur- competitive products for sectors including
ing in recent years, Vallourec presents a energy, automotive and construction. 85%
compelling opportunity to increase Arce- of Vallourec’s 2.2 million t of annual rolling  ArcelorMittal

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EUROPE – FINLAND
Outokumpu to reduce carbon emissions from short sea liner operation

Outokumpu is deepening its long-term laboration presents a positive outcome of the year, Lovisa has been built for ice
transport collaboration with Finnish from the opportunity aligned with tighten- class 1A to endure the northern winter
shipping company Langh Ship, by taking ing environmental regulations from both conditions. The vessel is equipped with a
into use new energy-efficient and the EU and the International Maritime dual fuel main engine. In the future, the
low-emission vessels during 2024. Organization (IMO), allowing Outokumpu vessel can be converted to run with vari-
and Langh Ship to navigate the evolving ous fossil-free fuels. As the initial fuel it
The first multipurpose vessel, Lovisa, has regulatory landscape while pursuing sus- will use liquefied natural gas, which can
started its liner service for Outokumpu tainability targets. be directly replaced by liquefied biogas.
between Finland and the Netherlands. The new and more versatile vessels Furthermore, the vessel is prepared for
Outokumpu aims to have six vessels from can take more tonnages out from Outo- installation of onshore power, which would
Langh Ship in use during the year with a kumpu’s road traffic to sea and further make it emission-free during port calls.
target to reduce Outokumpu’s annual car- reduce the company’s carbon footprint
bon emissions from short sea shipping by from transport. As Tornio and the sea
at least 25% by the end of 2024. The col- channel leading to it is covered by ice half „ Outokumpu

Outokumpu and Q Power to explore synthetic methane production

Outokumpu is going to explore the poten- e-methane is a synthetic gas produced kumpu’s decarbonization targets as it
tial of carbon capture utilization (CCU) from renewable hydrogen and recycled explores the possibility to capture carbon
technology as a means to utilize the com- CO 2 . E-methane is fully interchangeable monoxide and carbon dioxide from the
pany’s emissions as raw materials to pro- with natural gas and biogas. When it is company’s production processes and use
duce new products such as e-fuels. liquefied, it is likewise fully interchangea- them as raw material to produce synthetic
ble with LNG and it can be transported methane. The primary aim would be to pro-
As part of these efforts, Outokumpu has through already existing infrastructure. duce e-fuel to reduce reliance on fossil
signed a memorandum of understanding The agreement targets to establish an sources such as LNG.
with Q Power, a Finnish Power-to-X tech- in-depth understanding of the ecosystem
nology provider, to explore the production needed around synthetic methane produc-
of synthetic methane at Outokumpu’s larg- tion from technical, financial and commer-
est site in Tornio. Synthetic methane or cial aspects. The project supports Outo- „ Outokumpu

EUROPE – GERMANY
voestalpine plans to sell Buderus Edelstahl

Following the restructuring steps trum and expanding the downstream tion strategy, but is making targeted
already taken in the past, the manage- business in promising global segments. adjustments in response to the structural
ment board of voestalpine AG has decid- According to this, the High Performance underutilization of capacity in the automo-
ed to transfer the strategic process initi- Metals Division, of which Buderus Edel- tive supply industry in Germany. The man-
ated to reposition Buderus Edelstahl into stahl is currently a part, is concentrating its agement has already responded by consol-
a sales process. product portfolio on the high-tech segment idating the production network, including
of special materials and reducing the pro- the sale of the production site in Nagold.
The management board is reacting to the duction share of tool steel and engineering Against this backdrop, the Metal Form-
changed economic conditions for industrial steel in the standard grade area. The result- ing Division is reorganizing its Automotive
manufacturing companies and is reorgan- ing optimization of the product portfolio Components business in Germany and
izing production sites in Germany. This step strengthens the High Performance Metals has adjusted its planning assumptions
is a consistent implementation of voestal- division’s competitive position. accordingly.
pine group’s strategy of focusing the mate- In Automotive Components, the man-
rials business on the highest quality spec- agement is maintaining its internationaliza- „ voestalpine

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 Krakodlew S.A. is one of the
biggest foundries in Europe
specialized in production of
metallurgical equipment and other heavy castings. Foundry
EUROPE – GERMANY with traditions and experience since 1966 provides high
quality: ingot moulds in different shapes and sizes, casting
ArcelorMittal Germany receives
plates, hot tops, chill moulds, dross pans, slag pots for
funding approval from the EU ferrous and non-ferrous producers. Krakodlew S.A. is also
Commission manufacturer of counterweights for mobile cranes and
The EU Commission has approved the financial support
excavators.
for the transformation project for climate-neutral steel
production at ArcelorMittal’s Bremen and Eisenhütten-
stadt sites.

“The EU approval is a significant milestone on our path to

climate-neutral production – we are very pleased about
this. We are now moving forward to plan the technology Weight range: Materials: Technical support:
change in production,” explains Dr. Thomas Bünger, CEO 1 000 kg up to cast iron new products design
of ArcelorMittal Bremen and Eisenhüttenstadt. 120 000 kg in in different or existing solutions
The technical planning for the use of the new produc- one piece. grades. improvement.
tion technology with a hydrogen-fueled direct reduction
plant and three electric arc furnaces, which are to be oper-
ated with green electricity, will take place now so that the
global ArcelorMittal group can then make an investment
decision. In addition to the development of infrastructure,
the assessment of whether sufficient quantities of green
electricity and hydrogen will be available at internationally
competitive prices will be an important factor in the invest-
ment decision.

 ArcelorMittal

Odlewnia Ostrowiec Sp. z o.o. is one of the biggest foundries

Salzgitter sells Mannesmann Stainless in Europe specialized in production of cast steel slag pots, lead
Tubes to Cogne Acciai Speciali pots, dross pans for ferrous and non-ferrous producers.

Continuing its active portfolio management, the

Salzgitter group has sold Mannesmann Stainless Tubes
(MST) to the Italian company Cogne Acciai Speciali.

Cogne Acciai Speciali is an international group of compa-

nies with production facilities on three continents, manu-
Weight range: Materials:
facturing long products in stainless steel (austenitic, mar-
tensitic, ferritic, duplex and super-duplex grades) and 500 kg up to cast steel
nickel-based alloys for aerospace, automotive and energy 31 000 kg in different
industry. The company also serves the medical technolo- in one piece. grades.
gy sector, the food industry, chemical and plant engineer-
ing, in addition to general mechanical engineering.
Mannesmann Stainless Tubes produces seamless
stainless steel and nickel-based tubes at its sites in Ger-
many, France, Italy and the USA. As a stainless-steel tube
manufacturer, MST is not integrated into the Salzgitter
Group’s supply of primary materials. Both our foundries are located in Poland. European
origin guarantee short delivery dates and safe supply
chain for our customers.
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EUROPE – GERMANY
cunova to acquire aerospace specialty metals business of KME

cunova GmbH and SEDA (SDCL EDGE maritime, industrial and energy. cunova’s high-growth end market. Space explora-
Acquisition Corporation) have entered acquisition of the whole aerospace spe- tion activity is currently outpacing the
into a definitive business combination cialty metals business of KME group reusability rate of engines and we expect
agreement, under which cunova will be would enable the combined company to this could triple our addressable copper
indirectly acquired by a publicly-listed, also serve the space exploration and gen- component market opportunity from 2023
successor entity of SEDA. Also as part of eral aerospace markets. The combined to 2030. As an established provider of mis-
the proposed business combination, company is expected to be listed on the sion-critical rocket engine components to
cunova will acquire KME Aerospace from NYSE. nearly all the western tier one companies
KME group. cunova is dedicated to resource effi- in the space exploration sector, we believe
ciency and the circular economy. In 2023, KME Aerospace currently has a first mov-
Headquartered in Osnabrück, Germany, over half of the copper used to make cuno- er advantage in this end market,” added
cunova is a leading global producer of mis- va’s products was sourced from recycled Werner Stegmüller, CEO of cunova.
sion‑critical copper alloy products and scrap. “We are excited to join forces with
related services and solutions for a diverse KME Aerospace, which we believe will
array of end markets including casting, give us access to a new, exciting, and „ cunova

Salzgitter signs long-term power purchase agreements for green steel production

Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH has conclud- Energiesysteme Groß GmbH & Co. KG The sustainably produced energy fur-
ed two long-term power purchase agree- and Agrarbetrieb Gut Merbitz GbR on their ther secures the ongoing SALCOS ® –
ments (PPA) for green electricity: one PV project in Wettin-Löbejün. The contract Salzgitter Low CO2 Steelmaking transfor-
with Octopus Energy Generation for the was signed with IG Merbitz Solar GmbH, mation program. The green electricity
supply of 126 GWh/year and one with IG the project company for the PV power from the photovoltaic systems will initially
Merbitz Solar for the supply of 71 GWh/ plant in Merbitz. The electricity will be be part of Salzgitter Flachstahl’s normal
year. Both contracts will run for a period generated by a ground-mounted photovol- “electricity procurement portfolio”. The
of 10 years. taic system currently under construction long-term plan is to use the electricity to
at the Merbitz site in Saxony-Anhalt. In produce green hydrogen, which repre-
The deal with Octopus, closed with the concluding this power purchase agree- sents a core element in the Salzgitter
advisory team of Pexapark, comes as ment, Salzgitter Flachstahl has secured group’s production of virtually CO 2 -free
Octopus supercharges its green energy the supply of around 71 GWh/a of green steel.
activity in Germany, as it plans to channel electricity from Merbitz at a fixed price for
more than 1 billion euros into Germany’s 10 years as from January 2025, in addition
clean energy infrastructure by 2027. Octo- to the option to temporarily store this elec- „ Salzgitter AG / Octopus Energy
pus acquired the Schiebsdorf solar farm tricity on site. Generation / IG Merbitz Solar
earlier this year on behalf of the Sky fund “The electricity supply agreements
(ORI SCSp) it manages. Currently under now concluded underline the importance
construction and due to enter operation of renewable energies for the energy tran-
later this year, it is the largest solar farm in sition in Germany and for the Salzgitter
the firm’s growing renewable energy port- site – where virtually CO2 -free steel will be
folio in Germany and across the globe. produced from 2026 onwards”, says Ralph
For the second green electricity supply Schaper, Head of Energy Management,
agreement, Salzgitter is partnering with Salzgitter Flachstahl.

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EUROPE – ITALY
Acciaierie d’Italia placed into extraordinary administration by Italian government

The Italian government has placed that ensured compliance with the Integrat- Had ADI been able after April 2021 to
Acciaierie d’Italia SpA (ADI) into extraor- ed Environmental Authorisation set out by access traditional debt financing and
dinary administration subsequent to the the Italian government, as well as invest been able to raise the working capital
request of Invitalia. Control of the com- more than one billion euros in upgrading required to fund its ongoing needs, rath-
pany thereby passed from its current equipment at all sites. ADI also benefited er than relying on equity injections from
shareholders, ArcelorMittal and Invitalia, from hundreds of millions of euros of cred- its shareholders as its sole source of cap-
to government appointed commission- it through the provision of raw materials ital, this situation could have been avoid-
ers. by ArcelorMittal. ed. ADI’s financial situation has been fur-
ArcelorMittal had been keen to address ther impacted by the Italian Government
This ends ArcelorMittal’s involvement in the signifi cant discrepancy in capital delivering less than one-third of the 2
Acciaierie d’Italia SpA, which started in investment into ADI by the two sharehold- billion euros of support measures it
2018. Since that time, ArcelorMittal has ers. In recent discussions ArcelorMittal offered to at the time the public-private
been fully committed to the people and put forward pragmatic proposals to partnership with Invitalia was estab-
assets of ADI – formerly known as Ilva – address this while continuing the pub- lished.
investing over 2 billion euros. This invest- lic-private partnership with Invitalia that
ment enabled ADI to complete an exten- was established in April 2021. The discus-
sive environmental programme on time sions, however, were not successful.  ArcelorMittal

EUROPE – LUXEMBOURG
Aperam to introduce digital sourcing solution

Stainless steel producer Aperam will ket insights. Aperam will seamlessly inte- partnership makes me convinced that the
implement a digital procurement solu- grate Metalshub’s specialized solution into future of raw material procurement will be
tion from Metalshub, a specialist soft- its IT and ERP landscape. with more digital intelligence. It marks a
ware provider for the metals and mining “Raw material procurement is one of significant milestone for Aperam’s journey
industry. the main drivers of profitability for a stain- toward digital transformation and compli-
less steel mill. To do it well requires an ant practices.”
Metalshub’s software solution provides a industry-specific, digital approach,” says
cloud-based source-to-contract function- Dr. Sebastian Kreft, co-founder and man-
ality for all types of raw materials, includ- aging director of Metalshub.
ing base metals, scrap and ferroalloys, Dr. Frank Ehrenberg, Managing Director
enabling Aperam to access a global net- at Aperam Sourcing, commenting on the
work of suppliers and obtain real-time mar- introduction of the new software: “The  Aperam / Metalshub

EUROPE – TURKEY
Kroman Çelik to build new electric arc furnace

Kroman Çelik has placed an order with system. It will be equipped with technol- dle furnace and auxiliaries such as fume
Danieli for a Digimelter electric arc fur- ogies following a “zero man around” con- and water treatment plants. Commission-
nace to be installed in parallel with the cept and allowing full flexibility in the EAF ing of the new plant is scheduled for the
existing melt shop, supplied by Danieli charge mix, ranging to up to 70% of virgin end of 2025.
in 2010. material such as HBI. The Q-One power
feeder system will allow renewable ener-
The Digimelter EAF for Kroman Çelik will gy sources to connect directly into the
have a tapping capacity of 150 t and be power system by the DC link. The order
coupled with the Danieli endless charging from Kroman Çelik also includes a twin-la-  Danieli

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CORPORATE M&A CHALLENGES

Marcegaglia streamlines migration of users

after a major acquisition
CoreView helps Marcegaglia seamlessly manage post-M&A technology. In fact, it assists Marcegaglia’s IT team
migrate new users and manage mailboxes

M
arcegaglia, the leading Italian steel
processing company, is in partner-
ship with CoreView, the leading
Microsoft 365 management platform, to
simplify the integration of over 500 users
following a major M&A. Marcegaglia and
CoreView successfully migrated the users,
saving three days and enabling Marce-
gaglia’s IT team to work more efficiently,
eliminating delays and routing issues.
Marcegaglia is an Italian corporation
founded in 1959 by Steno Marcegaglia. It
operates in the US, European and world-
wide steel markets. Corporate mergers
and acquisitions challenge large organiza-
tions as they must manage business con-
tinuity, processes, and tools. While M&As
present strategic opportunities, they also
require attention to avoid disrupting day-
to-day activities, productivity, and the per-
formance of administration and manage-
ment operations. This has to go right to
optimize communication and collaboration
and foster a cohesive and productive work
Headquarters of Marcegalia Group in Gazoldo degli Ippoliti, Mantova, Italy (Picture: culture.
Marcegalia)

Biggest acquisition in Marcegaglia’s history

With an output of 6.5 million tonnes of finished products and In addition, there has been a bar production plant in Richburg
a turnover of 9 billion euros (2023) Marcegaglia is a major (USA), a wire rod hot rolling plant and a drawn wire produc-
player on the international steel scene with a product range tion plant in Fagersta (Sweden). These units ended 2022 with
that covers everything from carbon to stainless steel, from a total turnover of almost 1.3 billion euros and employed
long to flat products, from commodity to specialty. approximately 650 people. “This is the greatest acquisition
In 2022 the Marcegaglia Group signed an agreement to made so far in our history”, commented Antonio and Emma
acquire all the major companies in the stainless-steel long Marcegaglia, president and vice president, respectively, of
products division of Outokumpu, a Finnish multinational the Group. For the first time in its history, the Marcegaglia
world leader in stainless steel production. The transaction Group invested in a primary steel production. The acquisition
included five plants spread across Europe and the USA: an was closed in early January 2023 after having received the
EAF steel mill for specialty steels in Sheffield (UK), where approval from both the European Commission and the US
the wire rod rolling plant and bar production plant are located. Competition Authority.

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 CoreView has given us a more
comprehensive overview and made
governance more effective.
Renzo Rossi, CTO, Marcegaglia

In a recent acquisition, Marcegaglia fi guring an out-of-offi ce message to

was faced with integrating employees into inform colleagues that the mailbox wasn’t
the company’s technology. It was impor- yet active. CoreView also added work-
tant to minimize confusion and mitigate flows to remove the messages when the
the loss of correspondence with employ- mailbox was reactivated.
ees and outside contacts. Seamless inte- “CoreView has allowed us to improve
gration, ensuring effective user manage- Microsoft 365 tenant management. In par-
ment. Careful migration and consolidation ticular, it has given us a more comprehen-
of user accounts were required to seam- sive overview and made governance more
lessly transition all employees to Marce- effective,” said Renzo Rossi, CTO, Marce-
gaglia systems. gaglia. “In this way, it was possible to
With CoreView, Marcegaglia could identify areas for optimization and auto-
migrate and consolidate user accounts to mate several tasks that would otherwise
transition all employees to the Marce- have been time-consuming.”
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MAJOR INVESTMENT IN NORTH AMERICA

Intocast to built mega class factory for

refractories in Tennessee, USA
The new, state-of-the-art production plant will be dedicated to the manufacture of MgO-C refractories and
materials specifically for the American market

The Intocast team at the groundbreaking (from left to right): Marcel Mix, Luis Reyes, Jim Cherkis, Matthias Normann (CEO Intocast
group), Andy Toner, Damian Rider (COO Intocast group) (Picture: Intocast)

W
ith this significant investment
Intocast marks a pivotal expan-
sion of its operations in the Unit-
ed States, emphasizing its commitment to
We will provide our customers with access innovation, sustainability, and proximity to
the customers. For over 45 years, the
to the highest quality refractories and on- company has been a recognized expert in
site services available. refractories, the essential materials that
helps shape the steel industry. The legacy
Matthias Normann, CEO of Intocast AG of innovation and unwavering commit-
ment to quality has earned the trust of
leading customers worldwide and the new
Tennessee plant is the latest example of
how the company tailors its global

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 strengths to meet the specific needs of nology, including robotics and Artificial authorities to ensure compliance with all
the American steelmaking industry. Intelligence for process and quality control, regulatory approvals and environmental
The new facility in Huntingdon, Tennes- Intocast USA sets a new industry standard. standards.
see provides excellent infrastructure and The facility will feature a low-emission fur- “We are not just building a new plant;
logistics capabilities, including river trans- nace made in Germany, full integration of we are forging a new chapter for Intocast
port. The choice of location reflects the product waste into a 100% circular econo- in American steelmaking,” states Intoc-
company’s strategic planning to leverage my, and state-of-the-art R&D and quality ast AG CEO Matthias Normann. “Our
the area’s investment-friendly environ- labs, illustrating an unwavering commit- new American megaclass factory will not
ment, ensuring a swift and efficient supply ment to quality and environmental steward- only provide our customers with access
chain to meet the possibilities in the Amer- ship. to the highest quality refractories and
ican market. With an initial investment Intocast USA aims to foster strong on-site services available but will also
exceeding 20 million USD in Phase 1, Into- community ties, particularly in supporting bring jobs and economic growth to the
cast USA is set to bring over 100 full-time local education and workforce training. region.”
jobs to the local economy within the next Through collaborations with local techni- “This investment is just the beginning
five years. The project’s Phase 2 is expect- cal schools and international training pro- of Intocast long-term vision for growth and
ed to even exceed the initial investement grams, the company is dedicated to nur- innovation in the USA. As we move for-
and introduce an additional 50 jobs, under- turing a skilled workforce comprising ward, we remain committed to our core
scoring Intocast’s role in stimulating eco- boiler makers, maintenance workers, values of excellence, partnership, and sus-
nomic growth and attracting further robot experts, accounting and adminis- tainability, ensuring a brighter future for
investments to the region. tration. our industry and the communities we
The new plant will boast an annual pro- After the ground breaking ceremony on serve.”
duction capacity of 40,000 tons of refrac- the green field on March 5, the construc-
tory material in Phase 1, with scalable plans tion is set to commence in July 2024, with
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Cleveland-Cliffs completes blast furnace hydrogen injection trial

Cleveland-Cliffs has successfully com- budget and without incident. Cliffs’ hydro- quality that comes with steel produced via
pleted a hydrogen injection trial at its gen gas supplier, Linde, was a critical part- the blast furnace route. I congratulate my
Indiana Harbor No. 7 blast furnace, the ner in the successful execution of this team on another major step forward. I also
largest blast furnace in North America. major trial. thank Linde for their valuable contribu-
Lourenco Goncalves, Cliffs’ Chairman, tion.” The Indiana Harbor furnace is the
Cliffs recently completed the commission- President and Chief Executive Officer, second Cleveland-Cliffs blast furnace to
ing of the hydrogen pipeline at Indiana Har- said: “Indiana Harbor No. 7 is the largest utilize hydrogen as a reductant and fuel
bor, which was used for this trial. This suc- blast furnace in North America and we are source, following the successful trial at
cessful commissioning marks another proud of our ability to be ahead of the Middletown works in May of 2023.
significant achievement toward Cliffs’ curve in using this cutting-edge technolo-
future GHG reduction efforts, completing gy to decarbonize, while maintaining both
the pipeline in advance of schedule, below our efficiency and the high standard of „ Cleveland-Cliffs

JSW USA appoints new Chief Executive Officer

JSW Steel has appointed Robert Simon and eventually as general manager for ed with several companies including
as the Chief Executive Officer of JSW Oregon Brass Works. He held several key OmniTrax in Denver Colorado. Robert
USA. He will lead the overall business positions at Evraz North America’s Rocky Simon has also served on the executive
comprising slab, coil, pipe & plate pro- Mountain Steel Mills eventually becoming committee and as chairman of the Steel
duction and sales at Baytown and Mingo the vice-president & general manager and Manufacturers Association in the USA and
Junction. later the executive vice-president for the as a board member of the American Insti-
company’s Tubular Division. His career tute of Steel Construction.
An industrial engineer from West Virginia then expanded to Steel Dynamics, taking
University, Robert Simon began his pro- the role of vice-president structural prod-
fessional career as a production manager, ucts. Prior to joining JSW USA, he consult- „ JSW Steel

THE AMERICAS – BRAZIL

Gerdau to modernize blast furnace

Gerdau and Danieli Corus have signed

contracts covering the modernization of
blast furnace No. 1 at the Ouro Branco
integrated steel plant in Minas Gerais.

The projects will include a new furnace

hearth, tuyere ring and bosh area, as well as
a cooling system for the cast house runners.
Using the input from earlier assessments
and modelling of hearth erosion, a new
hearth design based on large carbon blocks
has been developed by Danieli Corus. This
design is to achieve a lifetime in excess of
15 years. The cast house runners will be
engineered to overcome thermal issues, Gerdau plans a major upgrade of its blast furnace (Photo: Danieli Corus)
improve accessibility between the main run-
ner and taphole, and reduce the complexity
of the back-up layers of the existing runners. „ Danieli Corus

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THE AMERICAS – BRAZIL

Eletrobras and SMS group explore potential of renewable hydrogen production

A partnership between SMS group and processes in Brazil. A 10 MW plant for not only advancing in the development of
Eletrobras entails cooperation between green production of hydrogen and oxygen renewable hydrogen but also making its use
the companies to assess the feasibility of will be set up in the neighbourhood of a more accessible,” says Paulo Pinheiro, Man-
renewable hydrogen production in Brazil, steel plant. The studies for installation are aging Director of Paul Wurth Brasil.
aiming to promote decarbonization in the expected to conclude within one year. The signing of this memorandum is the
steel industry’s industrial processes. “SMS group is committed to providing sus- culmination of a project initiated two years
tainable solutions on a global and national ago, marked by the signing of a confiden-
Electric power company Eletrobras and scale. The cooperation with Eletrobras rep- tiality agreement between Eletrobras and
Paul Wurth, a brand of the SMS group, resents a significant step in this direction. Paul Wurth.
have entered into a memorandum of By combining Eletrobras’ remarkable exper-
understanding to collaborate in renewable tise in clean energy and extensive reach
hydrogen production and use in industrial with our technological know-how, we are „ SMS group

Petrobras and ArcelorMittal sign agreement on low-carbon business studies

Petrobras and ArcelorMittal Brasil have goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. Petrobras has already started mapping
signed a memorandum of understanding In the hub concept, CO 2 is captured from geological reservoirs that can be config-
with the purpose of studying potential different locations and emission sources ured as safe and suitable carbon storage
mutually beneficial business models in the (steel industry, thermoelectric plants, options and is also studying existing com-
low-carbon economy. cement industry, natural gas processing pany facilities in Espírito Santo to integrate
units, among others) and transported via the CCS hub infrastructure for the state.
The extensive cooperation stems from syn- a connected pipeline network, which can
ergies identified in a joint study to develop be shared and optimized for the storage of
a CCS (carbon capture and storage) hub in large quantities of CO2 in suitable geolog-
the state of Espírito Santo, as well as to ical reservoirs.
evaluate business models that make its This hub concept, with the use of con-
implementation economically viable. nected networks, could boost technical
According to Jorge Oliveira, CEO of Arce- and economic viability, favouring the use
lorMittal Flat Carbon Latin America, this of CCS as a relevant large-scale decarbon-
initiative is in line with the group’s global ization option. „ ArcelorMittal

THE AMERICAS – USA

Nucor to build new rebar micro mill in the Pacific Northwest

Nucor’s board of directors has approved two years to construct, subject to regula- our customers west of the Rocky Moun-
funding for a new rebar micro mill. The tory approvals. “The rebar we produce at tains, which also includes the addition of a
650,000 t/year rebar micro mill in the our Nucor micro mills is made from nearly melt shop at our Arizona bar mill.” The new
Pacific Northwest will be Nucor’s fourth 100 percent recycled scrap,” said Leon mill will produce a full range of rebar sizes
and largest rebar micro mill. Topalian, Chair, President and Chief Execu- and will have spooling capabilities.
tive Officer of Nucor. “This new rebar micro
Nucor continues to evaluate potential loca- mill in the Pacific Northwest will help Nucor
tions, and the project is expected to take further execute our strategy to better serve „ Nucor

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ASIA – CHINA
MaSteel produces 1,000-mm high-chromium steel blooms on new jumbo caster

MaSteel has been producing 1,200-mm-dia. round blooms in medi- Continuous casting of large-diameter
1,000-mm-dia continuously cast blooms um-carbon steel grades. Each strand is blooms in P91 grades is challenging
in high-chromium P91 grade steel on its equipped with fully automatic dummy bar because this high-alloy chromium and
new Danieli caster. top-feeding to reduce the restranding time molybdenum steel is designed to maintain
and with three electromagnetic stirrers to mechanical resistance at high tempera-
MaSteels’s 18.5-m-radius jumbo round guarantee high internal quality. The caster tures, and is hence hard to unbend.
caster supplied by Danieli meets the features proprietary dual temperature con-
increasing demand for special steels for trol, dynamic force control, dynamic extrac-
the energy sector in terms of both produc- tion torque control and flexible secondary
tion volumes and product quality. The four- cooling, and operates with Danieli Automa-
strand caster is designed to cast up to tion process control systems. „ Danieli

Anshan Iron and Steel orders new reversing cold mill

Primetals Technologies has been select- split-housing ZR-mill from Primetals Tech- the work rolls, regardless of the diameter
ed by Anshan Iron and Steel Group to nologies, is designed with a large gap of the intermediate rolls, resulting in more
supply a reversing cold mill for the steel opening, which results in easy strip thread- options than achievable with the monob-
plant in Anshan City, Liaoning province. ing and a smooth recovery after strip lock ZR-mill.
breakages.
The new 20-high HZ-mill will produce The roll-diameter configuration is tai-
high-strength silicon steel for the electrical lored to individual needs. The HZ-mill lets
steel market. The HZ-mill, an advanced operators utilize almost the entire range of „ Primetals Technologies

Shougang starts electrical steel production on new annealing and pickling line

Shougang has started to produce high- the line was designed and supplied by the high line capacity of 650,000 t/year.
grade, non-grain oriented (NGO) elec- Fives. The furnace solution supplied by Fives
trical steel on its new annealing and includes dedicated models specifically
pickling line. The annealing furnace for Shougang’s new line required thermal designed for the metallurgical control of
technology that would be able to match electrical steel, enhanced oxygen control
for high product quality, high-temperature
technology combined with heat recovery
and emission reduction systems.
Engineering and manufacturing of the
main equipment were provided from China,
while the burners, automation and process
instrumentation were delivered from France.
In 2023, Shougang ordered two more
furnaces from Fives for new annealing and
coating lines to be used to produce elec-
trical steel for the electric vehicle market.

Annealing and pickling line for electrical steel production. (Photo: Fives) „ Fives

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it’s Venti.
ASIA – INDIA
ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India
publishes climate action report
ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) has
published its first climate action report, outlining imme-
diate actions to accelerate and decarbonize India’s
development.

AM/NS India – a joint venture between ArcelorMittal and

Nippon Steel – targets a reduction in emissions intensity
by 20% by 2030 with a roadmap of actions across the
entire value chain of steel production: Bolstering renewa-
ble energy to meet 100% of grid electricity needs; increas-
ing the recycling of scrap steel over twofold through new
and enhanced sourcing and processing facilities; and driv-
ing operational efficiencies with new technology improve-
ments.
The report also sets out a series of strategic invest-
ments, pilots and partnerships to accelerate the uptake of
breakthrough technologies necessary to produce net zero
steel in India, such as green hydrogen and carbon capture,
utilization and storage (CCUS). The report sets out recom-
mendations for enabling policies that can unlock indus-
try-wide progress including tax incentives, new norms for
FDI, a green grid and more.

„ ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India)

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wear protection measures, Venti Oelde prolongs the service life
ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) has of the fans significantly.
placed an order with Danieli for the supply of a new
water-treatment plant for its facilities in Hazira.
Long service life
The new water-treatment plant will serve a 5.5 million t/
year hot-strip mill. It will be designed for a total cool-
High availability
ing-water flow rate of around 60,000 m3/h. Danieli will use
its patented DanFilters™, which ensure deep-water filtra-
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tion at high processing rates. For this project, Danieli reliability a nd se
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Tata Steel to build new combined pickling and galvanizing line

Tata Steel has contracted Danieli for the tical heat-to-coat furnace equipped with roughness and flatness of up to 5IU. A tur-
supply of a new combined pickling and low-NOx burners, high-efficiency jet cool- ret-type side trimmer with scrap chopper
galvanizing line for hot-rolled coated ers and after-pot coolers to process the will guarantee compliance with specified
products to be installed at its Cold Roll- hot-rolled strip. The latest-generation com- strip width tolerances. Danieli Automation
ing Complex West in Tarapur. pact X-Jet gas-wiping system will ensure electrical and automation systems will
the best coating uniformity and metal guarantee full process control with mini-
With this investment, Tata Steel will diver- coating-thickness control. mum manual interventions. Line commis-
sify the portfolio of hot-rolled galvanized A level-1 integrated robotic system will sioning is planned for early 2026.
products supplied out of its Tarapur facili- ensure precise and safe skimming of the
ties. The pickling section of the new zinc bath surface, dross removal and
700,000 t/year line will be based on Dan- collection into a dedicated container to
ieli patented Turboflo ® technology. Danie- minimize zinc use. The strip finishing and
li Centro Combustion will provide the ver- levelling facilities will guarantee strip  Danieli

SAIL signs MoU on green steel transition at Rourkela plant

Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) The partnership with Primetals Technolo- steelmaking value chain, including but not
and Primetals Technologies have signed gies is a key strategic move in SAIL’s limited to carbon capture and utilization
a memorandum of understanding to endeavour to lower its carbon footprint. (CCU), digitalization, hydrogen-based steel
closely collaborate on projects and tech- Primetals Technologies will work closely production, electric steelmaking, and
nologies related to decarbonization at its with SAIL’s Rourkela location, providing advanced gas-cleaning solutions.
Rourkela plant in Odisha. expertise across the green ironmaking and The Rourkela facility has an annual
crude steel capacity of 4.2 million t. The
plant’s product portfolio is wide-ranging
and comprises prime plates, hot rolled
coils, cold rolled coils and sheets, galva-
nized sheets, cold rolled nonoriented
(CRNO) electrical steel, electric resistance
welded (ERW) pipes, spiral welded pipes,
and special plates. Sharad Raghunath
Suryawanshi, Executive Director (Works)
of SAIL’s Rourkela steel plant, comment-
ing the MoU: “The SAIL Rourkela steel
plant is happy to get associated with
Primetals Technologies on our endeavor
to cut down the carbon emissions in order
to meet our overall target of becoming
net-carbon neutral.”

Representatives of SAIL and Primetals Technologies during the contract signing

ceremony at the SAIL Rourkela steel plant in Odisha (Photo: Primetals Technologies)  Primetals Technologies

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ASIA – JAPAN
Nippon Steel to operate experimental hydrogen DRI plant

Nippon Steel Corporation will use Energ-

Iron® direct reduction technology, jointly
developed by Tenova and Danieli, to con-
duct experimental operation with hydro-
gen-reduced iron.

Tenova has been awarded a contract for

an experimental direct reduction plant
operated by Nippon Steel Corporation at
the Hasaki R&D Center. This project is
being undertaken by a consortium formed
by Nippon Steel Corporation, JFE Steel
Corporationand the Japan Research and
Development Center for Metals.
The DR plant will use hydrogen as
reducing gas, while retaining the flexibility
to use different gases in any combination
or proportion. To this end, the plant will be
equipped with Tenova CO 2 capture equip- DRI being discharged from the direct reduction plant (Photo: Tenova)
ment that allows to curb overall CO2 emis-
sions when the plant operates with mixes
of gases containing carbon.  Tenova

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Construction of test facilities for DRI and

hot metal at thyssenkrupp Steel
Germany’s largest steel company is setting up test facilities for direct reduction and smelting technologies to
promote research into electric hot metal from hydrogen-based direct reduction

T
hyssenkrupp Steel produces about 11 krupp Steel’s tkH 2Steel ® project at the In March 2024, the company signed
million metric tons of crude steel per Duisburg site, the transformation is contracts for the construction of test facil-
year – making it Germany’s largest becoming reality: the production of pre- ities to carry out trials of the direction
flat steel manufacturer. To help combat mium steel with green electricity and reduction process and the smelting pro-
climate change, the company has set hydrogen-based direct reduction technol- cess, respectively. “Hydrogen-based
itself the goal of reducing its CO 2 emis- ogy. In terms of climate-friendly steel- direct reduction in combination with melt-
sions by more than 30% annually as early making technologies, thyssenkrupp Steel ers is an innovative approach that thyssen-
as 2030. By 2045 at the latest, the steel will gradually implement a process krupp Steel is implementing on a large
production is planned to be completely scheme with hydrogen-based direct industrial scale for the first time. That’s
carbon-neutral. reduction plants and innovative melting why it is essential to apply and learn about
Thanks to funding from the national units to supply the existing BOF plants the new technologies in practice on the
and regional governments for thyssen­ with hot metal. way there,” says Chief Technology Officer

Representatives of the partners in the Melter Test Facility project: BFI, thyssenkrupp Steel and Grenzebach Maschinenbau
(Photo: thyssenkrupp)

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Dr. Arnd Köfler. “The experimental melter

and the direct reduction test facility are the
heart of our research into carbon-neutral
steel production of the future. They will
enable us to use different charge materials The experimental melter and the direct
flexibly, and to find precise answers to the
fundamental technological questions sur- reduction test facility are the heart of our
rounding the transformation of steelmak- research into carbon-neutral steel
ing.”
production of the future.
Direct reduction test facility Dr. Arnd Köfler, Chief Technology Officer at thyssenkrupp Steel

The German plant supplier TS Elino will

build the direct reduction test facility,
including the associated auxiliary units,
at thyssenkrupp Steel’s Duisburg-Nord
site. The planned facility will be about 40
meters in height and will be able to bution to the industrial implementation of is to condition the slag from the melter so
reproduce various direct reduction pro- hydrogen-based direct reduction. that it can be used as a basic material for
cesses. As a result, it will offer maxi- The order volume for the direct reduc- cement production, comparable to the cur-
mum flexibility for research into direct tion plant on a demonstration scale is rent use of blast furnace slag in conven-
reduction. Equipped with the most inno- worth around 10 million euros, and forms tional hot metal production. The cement
vative measurement, control and regula- part of the “energy transition real-world industry is a difficult one to decarbonize,
tion technology, the facility will make it laboratories” H 2Stahl project funded by but this concept will also enable the CO 2
possible to use various reduction gases the German Federal Ministry for Econom- emissions from the industry to be sustain-
such as hydrogen, natural gas and the ic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK). ably reduced.
mixed gases produced during steelmak-
ing. Since it is not tied to a specific direct Melter test facility Outlook
reduction process, it will be possible to
operate the facility in a technology-open thyssenkrupp Steel has commissioned With the new test facilities, thyssen­
manner with different feedstocks such German machine building company Gren- krupp Steel is closing the gap in pilot trial-
as pellets, lump ore and recycled mate- zebach Maschinenbau GmbH with the ing of the entire production process from
rials. The test facility will have a capacity engineering, construction, and commis- raw material to rolled steel strip. The pro-
of 100 kg/h of directly reduced iron and sioning of a DRI melter test facility, includ- cess steps from steel production, from
will be connected to the media and infra- ing the associated auxiliary units, at the rolling through to surface refinement are
structure of the nearby Carbon2Chem Duisburg site. The project, led by the already being simulated on a reduced
Technical Center. VDEh Institute for Applied Research (BFI), scale in pilot plants. With this approach,
The VDEh Institute for Applied aims to show how sponge iron from direct new technologies and concepts can thus
Research (BFI) is coordinating the project reduction plants can be liquefied in an be tested realistically, with a focus on cus-
and will be responsible for operating the innovative melter and then processed fur- tomer needs.
test facility; the first test campaigns are ther into hot metal. The contract is worth Pilot-plant-scale development not only
planned for early 2026. In this way, it will around 7.5 million euros, with Ministry of conserves resources and reduces devel-
be possible to optimize future operating Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action opment costs, it also prevents disruptions
points and simulate the integration of the and Energy of the State of North in operational production facilities. The
facility into the process network of an iron Rhine-Westphalia covering 65% and thys- demonstration scale therefore also makes
and steel works before the plant currently senkrupp Steel 35% of the total cost of it possible to learn from mistakes and
under construction is commissioned on an the project. adjust the parameters and operating
industrial scale. In addition to CO2 savings, The demonstration-scale melter with a points.
product quality and plant performance, the capacity of 100 kg/h of directly reduced It is also planned for new input materi-
research also aims to gain insights into iron is adapted to the DRI test facility. The als to be trialed. This will make it possible
plant handling and safety. The tests will be first trial campaigns to test different feed- to identify optimized solutions along the
accompanied by simulations and special stocks such as direct reduced iron (DRI), production route and then, once the large
investigations into reduction plants at the alternative carbonaceous products and direct reduction plant being built in Duis-
Technical Center of the VDEh Institute for recycled materials for hot metal produc- burg is commissioned, integrate them
Applied Research (BFI) in Düsseldorf. tion are scheduled to start at the beginning seamlessly into the existing iron and steel
These will enable research at various of 2026. plant.
scales (technical center facility, direct In addition to investigations into CO 2
reduction test facility, industrial plant). The reduction and the quality of the hot metal
test facility will make an important contri- produced, a further objective of the project „ thyssenkrupp steel

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Pelletising plant at Tata Steel’s IJmuiden works (Picture from the archives © Tata Steel Europe)

Global market trends for direct reduction iron ore pellets

The “Global Iron Ore DR Pellets Market by infrastructure development, construc- establish long-term relationships with
(2023 Edition) – Market Insights and tion projects, and industrialization in steel manufacturers, securing contracts
Forecast 2023-2029” report has been emerging economies. Iron ore DR pellets for the supply of DR pellets. Market devel-
released by international analyst agency are a key raw material for steel manufac- opment efforts may also involve geo-
Research and Markets turing through the direct reduction pro- graphical expansion, targeting regions
cess, making them in high demand. More- with emerging steel industries or those
According to the actual analysis of over, in comparison to conventional iron experiencing infrastructure development.
Research and Markets the global iron ore ore material, using iron ore DR pellets in
DR pellets market showcased growth at a the direct reduction process may be more The research report covers a detailed
CAGR of 6.26% during 2019-2022. The cost-effective. In order to improve the analysis of the regions (Americas,
market was valued at USD 7.62 billion in quality of the iron ore DR pellets and to Europe, APAC, Middle East Africa) and
2022 which is expected to reach USD 21.1 increase the efficiency of the production 10 countries (United States, Canada,
billion in 2029. process, R&D and also machine learning Brazil, Mexico, Germany, Russia, United
Stricter laws and an increasing commit- models are being applied to the DR pel- Kingdom, China, Japan and India).
ment to sustainability are a result of grow- lets. Additionally, the research report presents
ing worries about climate change and its As a result, there is a greater need for data including market size, yearly growth
effects on the environment. Because they iron ore pellets used in the direct reduction and potential analysis, the competitive
provide a more ecologically friendly alter- process. Producers of DR pellets will study of market players, investment
native to conventional blast furnace pro- experience heightened demand, leading opportunities and demand forecast. The
cesses, which generate more emissions, to higher production volumes. Steel man- research report also assesses growth
DR pellets are preferred in the manufac- ufacturers, using the direct reduction indicators, restraints, supply and demand
turing of steel. Moreover, direct reduction method, increase their utilization rates to risk, and other important statistics, as
(DR) technology enables the substitution meet the soaring steel demand. This well as a full assessment of current and
of coke, a common reducing agent in blast necessitates a proportional surge in the future market trends that are relevant to
furnaces, with natural gas or hydrogen as production of DR pellets. Existing pellet the market evolution.
reducing agents. producers strive to maximize their output,
The global iron ore DR pellets market is operating at or near full capacity to capital-
expected to grow in the forecast period ize on the favourable market conditions.
and register a CAGR of 16.33% during the High demand encourages the explora-
forecast period. The global demand for tion of new markets and the expansion of  Research and Markets
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TRANSFORMING STEEL RESEARCH

Finland’s steel sector to develop

fossil-free steel skills
Towards Fossil-Free Steel Phase 2 (FFS 2) is a joint project that brings together industry and research institutes
in Finland to jointly develop their skills and business in fossil-free steelmaking

recycling and utilization of secondary mate-

rials. The completed FFS project resulted in
new opportunities being found, for exam-
ple, in the use of biochar (a form of charcoal)
for slag foaming in electric arc furnaces.
The FFS2 consortium comprises ten
companies and three research institutions
– the University of Oulu, VTT Technical
Research Centre of Finland and Åbo
Akademi University. The project is being
funded by Business Finland and coordinat-
ed by environmental consultant Macon Oy.
“The new project will enable us to go
deeper into the critical manufacturing stag-
es of hydrogen-based steelmaking using
our own unique pilot facilities together
with top international researchers in Ger-
many, Austria, Sweden and Canada,” says
Timo Fabritius, Professor in Process Met-
Raahe integrated steelworks with computerised image (dark grey) of future mini-mill allurgy at the University of Oulu, Finland.
(Picture: SSAB) The steel industry has a major impact on
the Finnish economy and directly or indirect-
ly employs around 27,000 people in Finland.

T
he transformation to fossil free steel- with a new consortium,” says Jarmo Lilja, The steel industry is also the largest carbon
making requires a new approach to Process Development Manager at SSAB. dioxide emitter, accounting for around 7% of
and research into the entire steel pro- The planned new production system Finland’s total emissions. The FFS2 project
duction process. The transformation to based on mini-mill technology in Raahe is very important with regard to strengthen-
fossil-free steelmaking will have a means SSAB has specified the research ing the competitiveness of the steel industry
wide-reaching impact on the technologies focus areas as thin-slab casting and direct while reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
involved: the melting and rolling process- rolling technology, electric melting of recy-
es, side streams and, importantly, the gen- cled scrap steel and hydrogen-reduced
eration and use of electrical power. The sponge iron in electric arc furnaces, and „ SSAB
research project will also focus on resolv-
ing unanswered questions related to the
details of among other things the mini-
mill-type production process.
“Although the principle of fossil-free
steel production is well known, there are Although the principle of fossil-free steel
still many challenges to be overcome by
2030. The FFS project, which ended at the production is well known, there are still
end of 2023, was successful and generat- many challenges to be overcome by 2030.
ed a lot of new information on fossil-free
Jarmo Lilja, Process Development Manager at SSAB
steelmaking technologies, energy issues
and sustainability. The project was origi-
nally planned as a 2+2-year project, and
we have now launched the second phase

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PLANT MAINTENANCE

Smart belt-conveyor monitoring system to

improve productivity in raw material yards
JFE Steel Corporation, a leading steel manufacturer in Japan, has developed a system that uses advanced
data-science technology to automatically monitor raw-material belt conveyors for potential problems, aiming to
achieve more stable operations and improved productivity at its steelmaking sites in Japan.

Automated belt-conveyor monitoring system (Picture: JFE Steel)

R
aw material yards are where iron ore, science technologies to automatically ensure they remain properly positioned on
coal and other raw materials for steel- detect damage to conveyor belts by the conveyor belts.
making are unloaded, stored and examining images captured with video A video management system (VMS)
transported. Multiple conveyors are cameras installed on the conveyor equip- contributes to labor savings by allowing
installed across these large yards to trans- ment. Notably, the system enables con- operators in a control room to confirm
port raw materials directly to upstream tinuous monitoring of all belts in a yard, analysis results at a glance.
processes. Problems with such systems, which can total up to two kilometres in The smart belt-conveyor monitoring
however, can have a major impact on length. system has been installed at the raw
operations, which is why belt conveyors The same video images can also be material yards of JFE Steels’ East Japan
must be monitored constantly. used to confirm if a belt edge ever Works (Chiba District) and West Japan
JFE Steel’s new monitoring system becomes misaligned. In addition, 3D sen- Works (Kurashiki District), with plans to roll
uses AI image-recognition and other data sors monitor the status of payloads to out the system to all yards in the compa-
ny’s domestic network.
JFE Steel is steadily raising its opera-
tional productivity and stability through
digital transformation (DX) initiatives,
including the establishment of the JFE
Digital Transformation Center (JDXC®) and
the construction of cyber–physical sys-
tems at steelworks and other facilities.
The company is committed to utilizing
innovative DX to realize more sustainable
manufacturing.

„ JFE Steel Corporation

Example of damaged belt detection (Picture: JFE Steel)

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Aumund conveyor technology (in red) will connect the DRI plant with the melters (Picture: thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG)

HOT DRI TRANSPORT

Conveyor technology for the tkH 2Steel®

project in Duisburg, Germany
Two bucket apron conveyors for the transport of hot DRI will be supplied by Aumund Fördertechnik to the new
thyssenkrupp Steel direct reduction plant in Duisburg, Germany. In the future hydrogen-based “green steel”
production process, the two hot material conveyors will be the direct connection between the direct reduction
plant and the melting furnace. Delivery of the steel plant with the Aumund conveyors is scheduled for autumn
2024.

B
oth conveyors will be installed under play a leading role in the transformation of Functionality of the conveyors. Aumund’s
the shaft furnace of the direct reduc- green steel in Germany,” says ­Matthias patented hot material conveyors are a
tion facility, and their function is to Moritz, Sales Director Metallurgy at closed system for continuous material
feed the melting furnace directly with hot Aumund Fördertechnik. He continues, feed. They transport the DRI in an inert
DRI. The direct reduction shaft furnace “Thanks to a large extent to the success atmosphere that prevents it from coming
designed by Midrex Technologies, USA, is of our joint projects with Midrex, we are into contact with the air, thus avoiding
the core technology of the plant. “The very proud of our proven experience in re-oxidation.
order from thyssenkrupp Steel is not only conveying technology for direct reduction One of the advantages of this closed
a very important project for us, but will also plants.” mechanical system is that it uses much

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less energy than pneumatic conveying. tion site. Temperatures of up to 1,000°C than 700 plants in the iron and steel
Unlike pneumatic conveying, there is no and inclinations of up to 60 degrees are industry worldwide. For example, the
relative movement between the equip- among the design features. The largest lift- first hydrogen-based plant of the Swed-
ment and the material being conveyed ing height achieved so far with a bucket ish company H 2 Green Steel will be
along the conveying path. This prevents apron conveyor for hot direct reduced iron equipped with this Aumund technology
additional fines from being generated dur- is 110 m and the maximum conveying and will produce green steel from 2025.
ing transport. capacity is 480 t/h. “Lifting height and con- In addition to the hot material conveyor,
Aumund equipment is automated. Sen- veyor capacity are correlated characteris- the plant will also have two cooling con-
sors monitor the temperature and condi- tics and are limited by the strength of the veyors, which have a low water con-
tion of the material on the conveyor. The chains,” says Frank Reddemann, Senior sumption. The little water they use can
concept of the transport system is that the Manager in the Metallurgy Division. He even be returned to the cycle. The waste
inert gas protects the material from con- continues: “Our chains have tensile heat can also be recovered and reused.
tact with the outside air and the dust strengths of up to 3,000 kN per chain. All Aumund equipment already operates
remains inside the system. Aumund develops the chains for the con- according to the ideas of green steel pro-
veying systems itself”. duction: less pollutants, conservation of
Flexibly constructed. This conveyor sys- resources and reuse.
tem, which has been successfully used for Experience in plants all over the
over 20 years, is adapted to the required world. The patented Aumund conveyor
capacities and the situation at the installa- technology has been proven in more „ Aumund Group

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ADVANCED AUTOMATION SENSOR

Radar-based molten metal level

measurement technology
A rugged radar sensor measures the level of molten metal with high accuracy and sampling rate. Linked to
automation systems, the radar solution enables increased productivity and safety.

O
ndoSense is expanding its portfolio
in the metal industry: The German
radar specialist has developed a
sensor solution for the level measurement
of molten metal with unprecedented pre-
cision and stability. The robust and
low-maintenance radar system reliably
measures the level of steel, aluminium, or
copper at temperatures up to 1,600°C,
even in the presence of dust, fumes,
smoke, vibrations or sparks. The sensor
usually does not need to be actively
cooled, which makes commissioning sig-
nificantly easier.
The solution is based on the apex radar
sensor from OndoSense and features a
measurement accuracy of up to 300 µm,
a measurement rate of 300 Hz and a
measurement range of 0.1 to 15 meters.
According to OndoSense this is the most
accurate and fastest radar sensor for the
level measurement of liquid metal. This
Schematic of radar level measurement in a crucible (Picture: OndoSense) radar solution not only contributes to
increasing productivity and reducing costs,
but also makes it possible to automate
safety-relevant processes that can pose a
risk to operators. In addition, it contributes
to lowering CO 2 emissions in the metal
processing industry.

Minimal maintenance, easy

commissioning

Enhanced performance and increased pro-

ductivity are not the only advantages of
the radar system. For instance, the mini-
mal maintenance effort required for radar
technology ensures maximum availability:
“Radar has no moving parts or sensitive
optics. As a result, the longevity of the
sensors is very high. In addition, the radar
sensor measures faultlessly even when
the lens is dirty and only needs to be
Apex radar sensor suitable for high-precision, reliable level measurements, distance, cleaned very rarely. Temperature fluctua-
and dimension measurements (Picture: OndoSense) tions, metal splashes or reflections have

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An optional heavy-du-
ty housing that
protects the sensor
electronics against
extreme heat – with
and without ceramic
protective plate
(Picture: OndoSense)

no influence on the level measurement. In addition to measuring the level of liq- racy of 300 µm in addition to the high
Our radar sensor technology is easy to uid metal, the range of applications for the measurement precision of up to 1 µm,
integrate and to place into operation. This sensor includes, among other things, the even in the extreme conditions of the met-
guarantees an uncomplicated, reliable and width and thickness measurement of al and steel industry. For applications with
highly productive level measurement,” semi-finished metal products in the rolling extreme heat generation, the radar solu-
says Mathias Klenner, OndoSense mill, the positioning of deslagging tion features a heavy-duty housing to
Co-CEO and founder. machines in batch furnaces and the posi- shield the sensor electronics, if required.
The sensor solution for molten metal tion control of the steel strip for coating The solid stainless-steel housing not only
level measurement based on the lines or picking system. The OndoSense ensures passive heat dissipation: If neces-
OndoSense apex radar sensor is suitable apex is also suitable for other industries sary, the radar sensor can also be actively
for crucibles, ladles and troughs as well as and application areas with adverse produc- cooled using appropriate connections. The
for furnaces or casting molds. Generally, tion environments – e. g. the mining indus- heavy-duty housing has a window that is
active cooling of the level radar is not nec- try, mechanical and plant engineering or covered with a heat-resistant ceramic
essary: “A protective window made of the energy sector. pane. This pane is transparent to radar
ceramic usually offers sufficient heat pro- radiation, so that the radar sensor can be
tection without affecting the high accuracy Heavy-duty housing to protect safely placed behind the window. This set-
and quality of the measurements. For spe- against extreme heat up does not affect the high reliability and
cial cases, we have developed an optional accuracy of the measurement.
heavy-duty housing to shield the sensor Whether dirt, smoke, steam, heat or
electronics against extreme heat,” says adverse lighting conditions: the radar sen-
Mathias Klenner. sor solution offers a measurement accu- „ OndoSense GmbH, Freiburg, Germany

For steel and metallurgical plants

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RESULTS FROM 5 YEARS OF OPERATION

Consistent production of high-quality

special steel slabs at voestalpine Stahl
Austria’s leading steel producer has achieved significant productivity gains with the CC8 slab caster supplied by
Danieli. After 5 million tons of slabs produced on this line, remarkable results have been achieved in terms of
quality, technology and productivity.

After starting up with the first slab on 18 January 2018, the CC8 slab caster at voestalpine Linz ramped up production in record time
and has proven to consitently deliver excellent product quality for more than five years (Picture: Danieli)

I
n 2015 Austrian steel company voestal- Since the start-up in January 2018, the Danieli who, working together, further
pine decided to invest in a new bench- CC8 caster of voestalpine in operation in improved the functions of the CC8 slab
mark slab caster to replace the existing Linz, Austria, has been producing top-qual- caster. Following the steep ramp-up of the
CC3 caster, which was reaching its life ity slabs for automotive and exposed caster, which allowed it to exceed the
operation limits. Danieli was chosen as parts, and by the end of March 2023 (clo- nominal capacity of the plant after only 10
technology supplier for the first time for sure of voestalpine business year), CC8 months of production, the cooperation
slab casters at the Linz works, because of caster reached the target of 5 million tons between the teams allowed them to con-
the whole of the technological packages of top-quality slabs produced. This goal tinuously improve the equipment reliability
which could guarantee the competitive was achieved thanks to a perfect combi- as well as plant availability, and conse-
production of crack-sensitive steel grades, nation of the high competence of voestal- quently the yearly production.
predominantly for automotive and electri- pine’s Operating & Maintenance Team and During the last 12 months, voestalpine
cal applications. the Technical and Technological Team of CC8 slab caster produced 225-mm thick

Paolo Franco, Vice President Slab Caster Execution, Danieli Centro Met, Buttrio, Udine/Italy; Herbert Moser, Vice President
Continuous Casting, Head of Casting Operations, voestalpine Stahl, Linz/Austria

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slabs in widths ranging between 800 and

1,820 mm. During the period March 2022 -
March 2023, the production breakdown
comprised the following mix:
› Structural steels: 39.5% From the production point of view there is
› Ultra-low-carbon steels: 29.1%
› Silicon electrical steels: 25.4%
already a high level of confidence in the
› Low-carbon steels: 5.7% caster, and this is giving us flexibility on the
› Other steel grades: 0.3%
Thanks to the robust design of the equip-
production plan and reliability on
ment, the applied technical solutions and performance and quality.
to voestalpine operation and mainte- Peter Hodnik, CC8 Operation Manager at voestalpine Stahl
nance-oriented mentality, the rolls of the
horizontal segment were able to exceed
4 million tons of production within the
same campaign life.

Technological packages
Among the above packages, the slab Slab width can be automatically
A fundamental contribution to the width change system Q-WIDTH plays a increased or decreased to guarantee max-
high-quality achievements has been given fundamental role, providing voestalpine imum operational flexibility, in line with
by the Danieli-Rotelec MM-EMS® Mould the flexibility required to ensure a three- voestalpine requirements and production
Multi-Mode Electro-Magnetic Stirrers. day timeframe from order to delivery. schedule. Furthermore, the narrow side
Thanks to its three functions – acceleration, voestalpine CC8 caster performed more taper can be continuously adjusted accord-
braking, and rotation – MM-EMS® allows than 41,600 slab width changes since ing to the slab width, casting speed, steel
voestapine to constantly achieve the opti- its startup, with an average of more than chemistry, and superheat.
mum quality by automatically addressing 8,800 slab width changes per year in the Any movement of the narrow-side
mould fluid dynamics in all casting condi- last four years, demonstrating the robust- mould plates is generated by an elec-
tions of ultra-low-carbon steels for automo- ness and reliability of the Q-Width system. tro-mechanical system consisting of
tive exposed applications. Q-WIDTH is an exclusive Danieli, com- motor and roller screw jacks that are con-
Following the achieved results, in line bined mechanical and software system trolled in position by a linear transducer,
with voestalpine’s vision, and develop- allowing for slab-width changes without mounted inside the screw jack rod, direct-
ment plan with Danieli, voestalpine is cur- interrupting caster production. It performs ly connected, without backlash to the nar-
rently expanding the use of MM-EMS ® to automatic, online adjustment of the nar- row side. This arrangement is a key tech-
the production of peritectic and silicon row side position and taper, without nological point that guarantees the system
steel grades. The aim of this fine-tuning of restricting or reducing the casting speed will not be affected by any mechanical
MM-EMS ® for peritectic steel is to required for productivity. backlash.
enhance the uniformity of the initial solid-
ification shell by optimizing steel flow and
heat distribution to the meniscus, reducing
crack formation.
For silicon steel, there is a growing
demand for very thin laminated electrical
sheets with minimal inclusions in slabs, for
emerging advanced applications. As a
result, optimizing steel flow in the mould
becomes essential to ensure the best
quality for these added-value products.
The CC8 caster is equipped with the
most advanced technological packages
and includes:
› Q-WIDTH: change of the width
during casting
› Q-MAP: complete thermal map
› Q-LEVEL+: automatic mold level
control system
› Q-ROLL: slab casting roll technology
› Q-ROBOT: sampling, temperature
measurement, and lancing Production figures of the CC8 slab caster since start-up (Picture: Danieli)

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Evolution of the Multi-Mode EMS

The good and profitable cooperation

between voestalpine and Danieli teams
will continue in the future, as an important
common project to further improve the
tuning of the Mold Multi-Mode Electro
Magnetic Stirrer (MM-EMS) is nearly
ready to start.
As is well known from many years of
experiments on continuous slab casters,
an optimal steel flow pattern in the mold
is the starting point for achieving the best
surface and sub-surface product quality,
reducing defects from inclusions and
mold-powder entrapment to the lowest
level. MM-EMS provides intelligent con- Q-WIDTH plays a fundamental role in providing a very high degree of production
trol of three functions for slowing down, flexibility (Picture: Danieli)
accelerating and rotating the liquid steel in
the mould to reduce the steelmaking
defects.
To determine the natural flow associ-
ated with different casting conditions of
casting speed, slab width, SEN immer-
sion depth and argon flow, different
methodologies and models have been
developed, including CFD simulations
and real-scale water modeling. However,
on continuous casters, nailboards and
paddle methods are used to capture the
steel flow direction and intensity at the
meniscus.
According to these measurements the
proper control functions, like slowing
down, accelerating or stirring, are applied
by the Multi-Mode Electromagnetic Stir-
rer at the correct intensity. The system
controls automatically the steel flow
inside the mold to maintain as much as
possible the optimal steel flow with the
appropriate magnetic forces generated by
the stirrers in all the different casting con-
ditions.
The general procedure for MM-EMS Paddle measurement with EMLS, slowing down function (Picture: voestalpine)
automatic control can be summarized as
follows: A meniscus steel velocity is
issued according to the casting conditions, Based on first quality results, the adop- ed from the downstream process lines to
the nailboards mapping and four parame- tion of the MM-EMS shows an improve- consolidate the results and fine-tune the
ters (casting speed, slab width, SEN ment in the quality results in terms of process further.
immersion depth and argon flow). Then, sliver occurrences. At present, Mul-
from this velocity and through the master ti-Mode tests are still on-going on the
files, the stirring function and the current CC8 caster in collaboration with voestal-
intensity are calculated and applied. pine stahl and the quality data are collect- „ voestalpine / Danieli

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WIRE ROD PRODUCTION

Record-setting startup of the modernized

wire rod mill at Kaptan Demir Çelik
After a successful modernization of the wire rod mill the Turkish steel company Kaptan has expanded its
portfolio to include such value-added products as coiled rebar, fine grain rebar, and welding wire for the
engineering and automotive industries. The new equipment allows Kaptan to be a quality leader on the market.

T
he startup was remarkably quick. It
took only 21 days from start of hot
commissioning until the first saleable
product. This record-setting implementa-
tion has established a new industry stand-
ard and was made possible thanks to an
experienced project team as well as close
and effective collaboration between
Primetals Technologies and Kaptan.
With an annual capacity of 650,000
tons, the modernized wire rod mill will pro-
cess carbon, austenitic stainless steel, and
cold heading grades. The equipment’s
technological advantages, along with
prominent aftermarket services, were two
of the main influencing factors when
Kaptan chose Primetals Technologies as
supplier in 2021.
10-stand next-generation Morgan No-Twist mill (Picture: Primetals Technologies.)
High quality at lower energy costs

The new wire rod outlet has increased Streamlined operations insights into material tracking and quality
Kaptan’s overall production and finishing control. They are based on actual produc-
speeds. The mill rolls up to 105 tons per Primetals Technologies’ electrical and auto- tion data. The system features a simple
hour at speeds of up to 110 meters per mation supply included the main and auxil- interface to evaluate plant performance and
second. Kaptan can now offer quality car- iary drives and motors, new Level 1 automa- to execute production process related opti-
bon products ranging from 4.5 to 26 milli- tion system with human-machine interface mization measures. Together, these sys-
metres in diameter at an expanded range (HMI), new Level 2 Process Expert automa- tems pave the way for greater interconnec-
of rebar sizes from 6 to 20 millimetres. tion, as well as the central and local operator tivity and more effective plant management.
Kaptan’s new mill has the distinction of stations. A state-of-the-art Level 1 automa- The project scope also includes operating
being the first to combine a Morgan Rod tion solution from Primetals Technologies parts, guide equipment, offline devices for
Reducing/Sizing Mill (RSM) with a helped to minimize the total shutdown peri- stand preparation, media systems, engi-
next-generation No-Twist Mill (NTM) con- od of the wire rod mill and to realize a fast neering services for other components,
sisting of individually driven stands. This and easy production ramp-up. Using a tablet advisory services for construction and
configuration allows Kaptan to consistently style mobile control panel from Primetals implementation, and training of personnel.
deliver high-quality finished products at Technologies, operators can safely control Kaptan Demir Çelik began production
reduced alloying and energy costs. The local equipment for inspection, adjustment, on its first rolling mill in 1964 and contin-
RSM can also achieve the tight tolerances and other maintenance-related tasks. ues to expand its presence at Marmara
required for the high-carbon tire cord mar- The automation scope is rounded off by Ereglisi. Kaptan’s products are used in
ket. Additional production advantages a cost-effective Level 2 process automation more than 100 countries worldwide. With
result from a metallurgical in-line heat system. The Long Rolling (LR) Process this reach, they have put themselves in
treatment process using high-precision Expert, developed by Primetals Technolo- pole position to lead the European market.
Morgan Water Boxes and Morgan Stelmor gies, is a platform for production manage-
Controlled Cooling Conveyor. ment. Modules can be added to provide „ Primetals Technologies

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MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY

JSW Steel to invest in a new fully

integrated casting and rolling plant
Indian steel producer JSW Steel will implement CSP ® Nexus flat steel technology at the Dolvi Works on the
west coast of Maharashtra. The plant, the third of its kind worldwide, is designed to produce both, hot strip and
heavy plate on the same casting and rolling line, meaning maximum flexibility.

Layout of the new flat steel mill for JSW Steel Dolvi Works (Picture: SMS group)

I
ndian steel producer JSW Steel has with a maximum width of 2,600 millime- › a six-stand finishing mill,
placed an order with SMS group to supply tres can be produced on a single plant that › a highly advanced laminar cooling
the advanced CSP ® Nexus technology for comprises casting and direct rolling. The system,
a new flat steel line at the Dolvi Works hot strip thickness range of 2.0 to 32.0 › three down coilers are completing
(Maharashtra). This order is the second millimetres is exceptional and offers JSW the plant,
time SMS group is supplying a CSP ® plant Steel (Dolvi Works) a unique opportunity › automation technology for controlling
to JSW Steel (Dolvi Works). JSW has been to open up new markets at a competitive the plant, including drive engineering
operating a typical CSP ® plant from SMS cost level, particularly in the field of “green and the array of technology packag-
group very successfully since 1998. plate” production. With parameters like es, which feature sophisticated
This plant – now with the new CSP ® these, the CSP ® Nexus plant for JSW process models from the X-Pact ®
Nexus technology – not only promises Steel (Dolvi Works) is not only setting family of automation solutions.
maximum productivity but it will also standards for thin slab casting and rolling With an annual capacity of four million
expand the product mix in terms of widths plants, but also for conventional hot strip tons, this is the highest capacity for a
and thicknesses. It is designed to achieve mills. ­single-strand caster of this type anywhere
benchmarks regarding performance, effi- in the world. Provision is made for a plant
ciency and carbon footprint. SMS will con- Plant characteristics. The scope of supply extension, either a second casting strand
struct the plant at Dolvi site and put it into includes plant equipment as following: or a lateral slab feeding facility, to further
operation in 2026. › a single-strand, bow-type caster with boost the productivity to more than seven
high throughput, million tons in future.
Product flexibility. For the first time, hot › a multi-stand roughing mill that can The continuous casting machine will
strip and plate for shipbuilding, wind tow- reduce the slab thickness to the be capable to produce slabs with thick-
ers, heavy pipeline grades (API) or alike optimal transfer bar thickness, ness up to 160 millimetres. This ensures

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As a pioneer of thin slab casting and part of the ongoing greenfield

rolling, the SMS Group has project of H 2 Green Steel in
continued to develop this Sweden. With this fully electrified
technology with each new plant plant, H 2 Green Steel is placing a
built. With each new order, tailor- strong focus on achieving near-zero
made solutions for specific market greenhouse gas emissions from
and customer requirements have steel production.
been developed. Next, the CSP ® Nexus plant at JSW
The world’s first CSP ® Nexus plant Steel (Dolvi Works) will set new
started operation in 2022 at the US standards in productivity and
steel producer SDI in Sinton, Texas. dimensions of hot-rolled flat steel
Secondly, a CSP ® Nexus plant is products.

More Precision
Non-contact strip
an appropriate reduction ratio for par-
ticularly thick products and allows for a
DataFactory, the QES quality manage-
ment system, and the GeniusCM con- thickness measurement
production throughput of up to 8.5 tons dition monitoring software into the pro-
ƒ For high speed measurements
per minute and, going forward, has the duction processes, JSW will benefit
potential to deliver 10 tons per minute. from remarkable improvements in both
128,000 measuring points/sec provide
Three roughing stands, located efficiency and predictability. These high precision even for button plate
downstream of the first tunnel furnace, innovative tools enable real-time data and checker plate
ensure the full range of transfer bar analysis, and data-driven decision-mak- ƒ Innovative laser line
thicknesses. Even with larger slab ing, ultimately improving overall pro-
Recognition of and compensation for
dimensions, thin strip can be rolled. duction quality and performance.
tilted strips especially in slitting lines
Roughing and finishing mill are decou- “With the CSP® Nexus plant at JSW,
pled by a heated roller table thus the SMS group, inventor of thin slab technol- ƒ All alloys without calibration
roughing stands operate at highest roll- ogy, is once again demonstrating its inno- Real, geometric thickness measurement
ing speed rates to meet the relevant vative strength in the field of casting and even with difficult surfaces
temperature requirements and increase rolling technology,” says Cosimo Cecere, (galvanized, reflecting, scaled)
the overall energy efficiency of the Head of Integrated Process Solutions
plant. In addition to the three roughing Casting and Rolling Plants at SMS group. ƒ Fast return on investment
stands, a high-performance six-stand “In contrast to other available thin slab Innovative measurement technology
finishing mill ensures the desired hot casting and rolling concepts on the mar- without isotopes or X-rays and thus
strip thickness range. ket, CSP® Nexus is not just putting focus no consequential costs
The laminar cooling section com- on a rather limited range of final prod-
prises nine super-reinforced microzone ucts. CSP® Nexus offers a tailor-made
groups, which are designed to ensure solution best fitting for the individual cus-
both plant productivity and the mix of tomer needs, which in case of JSW Steel
product dimensions. Three extremely (Dolvi Works) are highest productivity
robust down coilers complete the CSP ® with reduced energy consumption and
Nexus line. CO2 footprint in combination with a
Furthermore, SMS group equips the boundary breaking range of final product
facility with a toolset of digital solu- dimensions.”
tions that provide for the efficient use
of plant data. By integrating the SMS  SMS group

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FLAT STEEL PRODUCTS

New hot rolling mill at Jindal Steel Odisha

The hot strip plant is designed for an annual production of five million tonnes of HRC. Latest generation rolling
technologies ensure efficient and sustainable production of ultra-thin final gauges.

Roughing mill No. 2 in 4 hi-design with attached edger (Picture: SMS group)

I
ndian steel company Jindal Steel Odisha › roughing stand No. 2 in 4-hi design ness range from 180 to 260 millimetres
is a subsidiary of the O.P. Jindal Group. with attached edger, and a width range from 800 to 1,680 mil-
SMS group implemented the new hot roll- › transfer bar cooling system and limetres are rolled down to transfer bar
ing mill in the Angul works of Jindal Steel HIBOX® heat preservation hoods, thickness. The range of hot strip thick-
Odisha in the Indian federal state of Odis- › mandrel-less coilbox, edge heating nesses is 1.20 to 20.00 millimetres. In
ha. This is the first hot strip mill at this equipment, drum shear, total, Jindal Steel Odisha’s hot strip mill is
location. The company has a long and › secondary descaler, designed for an annual capacity of five mil-
intensive cooperation with SMS, because › a seven stand finishing mill, lion tonnes.
SMS has already supplied several metal- › laminar cooling and The wide range of steel grades to be
lurgical plants to the Indian steel producer. › three downcoilers, processed include, e.g. sophisticated
Based on this confidence, Jindal Steel Odi- In addition, AMOVA, a company of SMS grades such as HSLA, pipe grades and sil-
sha placed an order with SMS in 2021 for group, supplied a coil conveying system, icon steels. The share of high-strength
the construction of a 1,780 mm wide hot coil strapping machines, marking machine material grades is more than 20 percent.
rolling plant, which is to be equipped with and an inspection line. Furthermore, very thin strips can be rolled
advanced technologies, especially with reliably and stably. This is possible by
regard to thin final gauges. The hot strip Challenging products require implementation of various innovative roll-
mill comprises the following main units: advanced technology ing technologies.
› primary descaler,
› roughing stand No. 1 in 2-hi design In the roughing mill section, slabs with Transfer bar cooling. For optimal temper-
with attached edger, twelve-meter length maximum, a thick- ature regulation in the roughing mill, SMS

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installed the newly developed transfer bar

cooling system. The transfer bar cooling
prevents uncontrolled air-cooling during
oscillation and comes with favourable
effects on temperature profiles. The
effects on the rolling process in the finish-
ing mill are positive. By equalizing the tem-
perature, product homogeneity is
improved.

HIBOX®heat preservation hoods. Jindal

Steel Odisha’s HSM is equipped with the
latest generation heat panels of the
HIBOX® type. This simplifies the inspec-
tion and maintenance of the elements and
increases the service life by factor four
compared to conventional preservation
hoods. Using the HIBOX® heat panels
makes the finishing train’s rolling behav-
iour more stable and Jindal Steel Odisha The maintenance friendly modular insulating elements of the HIBOX® heat preservation
is able to shift the product mix toward hoods are mounted on the panels (Picture: SMS group)
smaller final thicknesses and/or higher
strength steel grades. The HIBOX® sys-
tem comes with resilient savings in terms
of energy, CO2 footprint and OPEX.

Mandrel-less coilbox. Arranged between

the second roughing stand and the finish-
ing mill, the coilbox forms transfer bar into
coils and thereby equalizes the tempera-
ture over the transfer bar length. Coiling
the transfer bar prevents the inner wind-
ings from cooling. Material and heat are
accumulated, providing a positive effect
on the material to be rolled and the pro-
duction process. The improved transfer
bar temperature allows expansion of the
product range to thinner gauges.

Edge heater. The edge heater, located

upstream of the finishing mill descaler, uti-
lizes inductive heating. The primary role is Seven finishing mill stands are equipped with latest generation actuators
to enhance strip edge quality by maintain- (Picture: SMS group)
ing optimal pre-rolling temperatures. This
ensures flawless production, even for
advanced grades. being able to cope all requirements in The high-capacity HSM is completed by
terms of producing high sophisticated the laminar cooling system and three
Finishing Mill. The seven-stand finishing products with an exceptional wide range down coilers. AMOVA as an integrated
mill in 4-hi design is equipped with hydrau- of properties and dimensions. PCFC® cal- business unit of SMS supplied the coil
lic adjustment systems, hydraulic loopers culates the optimal set points for the actu- conveying system strapping machines,
and latest generation CVC® plus (Continu- ators of the CVC® plus and bending sys- marking machine and inspection line.
ously Variable Crown) combined work roll tem. This is why PCFC ® ensures the
shifting and bending systems. Also part of stability of the rolling process, highest
the supply was the X-Pact ® Profile, Con- product quality regarding strip geometry
tour and Flatness process model (PCFC®) and a flexible rolling schedule. „ SMS group

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DEDICATED FOR HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL

Advanced cooling technology for strip

processing lines
Hyundai Steel, a leading steel manufacturer in East Asia, entrusted Fives, an international engineering group,
with a revolutionary solution to modernize its existing production line.

Key process technology

Dry FlashCooling®, a rapid cooling system

developed by Fives, is a key process tech-
nology that enables the production of
new high-strength steel grades. “Our
technical team worked closely with Hyun-
dai Steel and conducted numerous feasi-
bility studies to customize the solution.
The design of the Dry FlashCooling® sys-
tem, which runs on 75% hydrogen,
allows limited hydrogen consumption
thanks to a special recovery system. In
addition, electricity consumption is also
reduced by almost 6 times when the
highest cooling rates are achieved,” says
Camille Moukarzel, Business Develop-
ment and Sales Manager at Fives Stein,
a Fives subsidiary specializing in thermal
Dry FlashCooling® technology was integrated into the continuous annealing and and cooling technologies.
galvanizing line at Hyundai Steel (Picture: Fives) Fives’ long-term partnership with Hyun-
dai Steel demonstrates its commitment to
produce customized solutions that posi-

H
yundai Steel needed a dedicated our process, and ensure it meets safety tion steelmakers at the top of the industry.
solution to produce 3rd generation requirements,” says Jin-Hyoung Park,
steel for the automotive industry in Team Leader of CRM Process R&D at
which the company is a reference manu- Hyundai Steel. „ Fives Group
facturer. Fives offered its breakthrough
Dry FlashCooling® technology to integrate
into the continuous annealing and galva-
nizing line (CAGL) to achieve the result.
3rd generation steel is an advanced high-
strength steel (AHSS) that is used in the
automotive industry. It is a lightweight
steel that has an outstanding combination
of mechanical properties and formability,
The challenge was to fit a new cooling
compared to conventional mild steels. section into the existing line, make it
“Our main target was to find a solution
to produce 3rd generation steel with a ten-
compatible with our process, and ensure it
sile strength from 1,000 MPa to 1,700 meets safety requirements.
MPa. Through feasibility studies, we Jin-Hyoung Park, Team Leader of CRM Process R&D at Hyundai Steel
determined that the line’s cooling section
had to be completely revamped. The chal-
lenge was to fit a new cooling section into
the existing line, make it compatible with

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ENERGY REVOLUTION

Electrical steel for electromobility

thyssenkrupp Steel has commissioned a new slitting line at the Motta Visconti service centre in Italy. The line is
part of the company’s investment in electric mobility and supports the supply of high-efficiency non-grain
oriented electrical steel strip for the automotive industry.

the highest standards. As a leading Euro-

pean manufacturer of electrical steel, we
are supporting our customers in the trans-
formation of mobility towards electric
drives.”

New steel grade for extended

range electric vehicles

The new line in Motta Visconti is also able

to produce NO25, the latest grade from
thyssenkrupp Steel which, with a thick-
ness of 0.25 mm, is characterized by
advanced magnetic properties. These
include a guaranteed magnetization
change loss of just 12.5 W/kg, a core loss
that is an important property of electrical
steel strip. This is influenced by the sheet
thickness, the alloy, and the production
process of the material. It determines how
efficiently a motor utilizes electrical energy
and converts it into rotational energy.
New slitting line to meet the increased demand for high-quality electrical steel Small hysteresis losses mean high motor
(Picture: thyssenkrupp Steel) efficiency. Higher efficiency enables an
electric vehicle to drive further on one bat-
tery charge or makes it possible to reduce

W
ith an operating speed of 500 coatings, such as adhesive insulating var- the battery capacity while maintaining the
meters per minute the Motta nishes. same range. This reduces the weight of
Visconti service centre of thys- “The new line replaces an existing one the battery and therefore of the vehicle, as
senkrupp Steel has doubled its production that is more than 30 years old and has well as the production costs for automo-
capacity for NO electrical steel strip. With been built to meet the increased demand tive manufacturers.
this investment, thyssenkrupp Steel is fur- from our customers for particularly The electrification of mobility is leading
ther expanding its expertise in the mobili- high-quality electrical steel,” says Rober- to increased demand for advanced and
ty revolution and the energy transition. to Briano, Managing Director of thyssen- particularly thin products with a high sili-
Above all, the new slitting line is krupp Electrical Steel Italia. “No energy con content, such as those offered by
designed to cut very demanding strip, par- and mobility revolution without steel. thyssenkrupp Steel under the brand name
ticularly thin electrical steel – starting from Electrical steel strips from thyssenkrupp powercore® Traction. “We are delighted to
a thickness of 0.20 millimetres: This mate- are our contribution to sustainable and be able to support our customers with
rial is processed further in lamination efficient mobility. With the new slitting products such as our NO25 as part of the
stamping shops, and ultimately installed line, we are strengthening our position as transformation to e-mobility,” says Arra-
in high-performance traction motors for a leading supplier of innovative material bal. All products are also available as blue-
electric vehicles. The new slitting line also solutions for electric mobility,” says mint ®, the CO 2 -reduced steel from thys-
possesses a state-of-the-art, laser-con- Miguel Arrabal, head of the Non-Grain-Ori- senkrupp Steel, which further increases
trolled measuring unit that continuously ented Electrical Steel (NO) business unit the sustainability of the material.
measures the material thickness and at thyssenkrupp Steel. “We are proud that
width, as well as a flexible-band brake for we can offer our customers in Italy and
cutting products with particularly sensitive neighbouring regions products that meet „ thyssenkrupp Steel Europe

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ZERO-DEFECTS APPROACH

Enhancing quality assurance for

automotive applications
ArcelorMittal Wire Solutions has unveiled a pivotal €1 million investment geared towards amplifying its
inspection capacity at its bright steel site in Dortmund, Germany. This move is poised to revolutionise the ability
to deliver products with zero defects, precisely tailored to meet the exacting needs of the automotive industry.
This strategic endeavour underscores an unwavering commitment to excellence and customer satisfaction.

T
he investment’s impact is profound, by elevating industry benchmarks. This mm (round) and 10 to 30 mm (hexagon),
particularly in ensuring that hexagon investment highlights the magnitude of catering to a spectrum of automotive,
and round bars adhere to the strin- the company’s advancements but also engineering, construction and agriculture
gent quality standards demanded by the underscores the meticulous attention to applications.
automotive sector. By leveraging cut- detail ingrained in quality assurance proto-
ting-edge technology and meticulously cols. Length for testing. Bars spanning from
engineered processes, ArcelorMittal is 2,800 to 6,100 mm – a comprehensive
aiming to bolster the capability to deliver Dimensions. The investment enables pre- testing coverage. Crucially, only segments
flawlessly engineered components, there- cise fabrication within a range of 10 to 35 less than 50 mm at the head and 30 mm

The new inspection line supports precise fabrication of round and hexagon bars for automotive and other demanding applications
(Picture: ArcelorMittal)

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Phased array ultrasonics employ an array of vertical (middle) and angular techniques (clockwise and counterclockwise) to detect
defects (Picture: ArcelorMittal)

at the end remain untested, ensuring rig- Test sensitivity. With a remarkable sensi- › low carbon steel for free cutting with
orous scrutiny where it matters most. tivity of KSR 0.7 mm, the testing appara- sulphur, with or without lead,
tus possesses the acuity to discern min- › free cutting steel grades for heat
Phased array ultrasonics. Employing a ute flaws, ensuring that no defect goes treatment,
sophisticated array of vertical and angular unnoticed. › carbon grades, with or without lead,
ultrasonic techniques, both clockwise and › alloyed grades.
counterclockwise, defect detection capa- A subsidiary of ArcelorMittal, WireSolu- The extensive range of services includes
bilities are enhanced with unprecedented tions has overcome the pitfalls of past and cut to length for requirements, tailored
precision. is today resolutely oriented towards the packaging options as well as metallurgical
future in the research of excellence for its expertise for specific applications or pro-
Detectable defects. The system is adept at customers. WireSolutions offers a diversi- duction process are available to support
identifying a range of imperfections, from fied portfolio of low and high carbon wires, our customers.
cracks and holes to core defects, even those strands, ropes and corrosion-resistant
perilously close to the component’s edge, solutions. ArcelorMittal Bright Bars offers
leaving no room for compromise in quality. an extensive range of products including: „ ArcelorMittal

Meranti Green Steel eyeing on the European market

INTERFER Edelstahl Handelsgesellschaft tion in Western Australia, in partnership The offtake partnership delineates var-
mbH, a leading European steel importer with GSWA, with steelmaking in South- ious phases of responsibilities, with
renowned for its global network and East Asia, using renewable energy sourc- INTERFER and Meranti Green Steel work-
exceptional services, has joined forces es like solar and wind farms. ing together in market acquisition, techni-
with Meranti Green Steel to support Harold Quek, Vice President of Busi- cal support, commercial activities, logis-
Meranti’s mission of becoming a premier ness Development at Meranti Green Steel, tics, legalization, and later supply and
supplier of Green Hot Rolled Coils from expressed enthusiasm about the partner- offtake of Green HRC. The parties are eye-
the Asia-Pacific region to Europe. ship, stating, “After collaborating with local ing a range of market segments, including
partners, raw material suppliers, and oper- in the UK. Both entities strive to accelerate
Headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany, ational partners, we are thrilled to now the adoption of sustainable steel produc-
with offices spanning across Europe, the enter into offtake partnerships concerning tion practices against the background of
USA, and China, INTERFER have an exten- our future Green HRC products. We are the European Carbon Border Adjustment
sive distribution network worldwide. Mer- extremely proud to have INTERFER / Bel- Mechanism (CBAM).
anti Green Steel, based in Singapore, is mont & Knott as our inaugural offtake part-
pioneering green steel production across ner. Our missions are fully aligned, and we
the Asia-Pacific region, integrating cut- both aim to supply sustainable quality
ting-edge processes such as direct reduc- products to our customers.” „ INTERFER / Meranti Green Steel

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LOGISTICS

Swap body transporter in hot-dip

galvanised design
TII KAMAG has improved its efficient swap body transporter, the KAMAG PrecisionMover, in a now hot-dip
galvanised version. Galvanising the lifting table, frame and cab mounting system enhances corrosion resistance
and service life of the vehicle.

The galvanised frame, lifting table and cab mounting system provides the KAMAG PrecisionMover with reliable corrosion protection
(Photo: TII Group)

T
II KAMAG, a leading manufacturer of providers, couriers, express and parcel tion of hot-dip galvanized components
special vehicles and specialist for service operators as well as sub-contrac- including the lifting table, vehicle frame
transport solutions in handling opera- tors who rely on fast and efficient process- and cabin suspension system. The bene-
tions, offers a wide range of solutions for es at their logistics yards. The KAMAG fits of galvanisation include improved dura-
diverse transportation tasks. This also PrecisionMover has proven itself to be bility and corrosion resistance which are
includes the KAMAG PrecisionMover reliable and safe in tough, continuous use critical to vehicle robustness. Galvanisa-
swap body transporter which is known for and when subjected to extreme condi- tion provides very effective and reliable
its efficiency and manoeuvrability in cargo tions. resistance to rust and facilitates self-heal-
handling operations. This vehicle has been A significant upgrade to the KAMAG ing in the event of minor damage. Galva-
specially designed for logistics service PrecisionMover is therefore the introduc- nised surfaces are robust and resistant to

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different temperatures without compro-

mising any of their protective characteris-
tics. As a result, the KAMAG Precision-
Mover can also be used during extreme
weather conditions as well as under
increased mechanical stress.
Galvanising is considered a resource-saving
By integrating galvanised components, corrosion protection process that helps
TII KAMAG not only extends the service
life of the KAMAG PrecisionMover but also
reduce the ecological footprint.
contributes to economic efficiency and Jürgen Haupt, Head of Sales Logistics at TII KAMAG
environmental compatibility. Galvanised
parts require less maintenance and are
recyclable thus making them a sustainable
choice. “The hot-dip galvanised KAMAG
PrecisionMover is also an example of our
commitment to implementing environ-
mentally-friendly solutions. Galvanising is Since its market launch in 1995, the high level of economic efficiency and prac-
considered a resource-saving corrosion KAMAG PrecisionMover, formerly known ticality when handling swap bodies, trail-
protection process that helps reduce the as the ‘‘Wiesel’’, has established itself as ers and semi-trailers.
ecological footprint. We are committed to a best seller in the internal transport indus-
sustainability in the transport industry try. With over 2,500 KAMAG Precision-
whereby the special requirements and Mover swap body transporters in more
challenges of our customers are always at than 20 European countries, TII KAMAG
the forefront,” emphasised Jürgen Haupt, has a very strong footprint in this segment.
Head of Sales Logistics at TII KAMAG. Users particularly appreciate the vehicle’s  TII Group

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PROJECT PIPELINE SUPPLY BECOMES N’GENIUS PRODUCT PACKAGE DISTRIBUTOR

Stainless steel manufacturer and stock-

ist, Project Pipeline Supply (PPS), has
reached an agreement to sell and distrib-
ute pipeline and piping packages with
products made from the N’GENIUS
series of high strength austenitic stain-
less steels.

Project Pipeline Supply (PPS) provide

pipes, fittings, flanges, components and
specialist equipment to the offshore oil
and gas, process, renewables and defense
industries. The agreement will allow PPS
to offer customers total packages of prod-
ucts made using the N’GENIUS series. As
a complete ‘family’ of grades, N’GENIUS
represents a wide selection of new
high-performance materials featuring out-
standing strength and corrosion resistance
combined with excellent ductility and
toughness at ambient, sub-zero and cryo-
genic temperatures. David Toone, Manag- David Toone, Managing Director at PPS, (left) and Dr Ces Roscoe, CEO of N’GENIUS
ing Director at PPS, commenting on the Materials Technology, after signing the agreement (Picture: N’GENIUS Materials Technolo-
agreement: “The potential application of gy)
these materials in the hydrogen transport
and storage sector will be particularly sig-
nificant.” “With such a vast range of which meets the requirements of virtually „ Project Pipeline Supply (PPS) / N’GENI-
grades – all of them high strength auste- every pipeline and piping package,” Dr US Materials Technology
nitic – the N’GENIUS series enables engi- Ces Roscoe, CEO of N’GENIUS Materials
neers to use the same type of material Technology, adds.

KLÖCKNER & CO PRESENTS 2023 RESULTS AND FUTURE MARKET FOCUS

Klöckner & Co generated a solid operat- ing Services further supplemented the and state the individual product carbon
ing income (EBITDA) before material spe- product and service portfolio along the footprint for each of the approximately
cial effects of 190 million euros in fiscal customer value chain, particularly in weld- 190,000 Klöckner products. In order to sig-
year 2023 (2022: 355 million euros). As ing and parts production. Following the nificantly increase the availability of
forecast, sales showed a considerable successful completion of the sale of the CO 2 -reduced steel for customers, Klöck-
decrease due to the lower steel price lev- country organizations in France, the United ner & Co has also expanded its strategic
el and amounted to 7.0 billion euros Kingdom, the Netherlands and Belgium in partnerships with Salzgitter and the GMH
(2022: 8.3 billion euros). March 2024, the company will focus even group.
more strongly in the future on the lucrative The company already scored a major
Klöckner & Co continues to focus on core processing and metalworking business. success in reducing its own carbon emis-
markets in North America and its attrac- For 2024, Klöckner & Co expects consid- sions during the reporting year: With a
tive European activities in Germany, Aus- erably stronger demand in its key Europe- 52% reduction in directly controllable car-
tria and Switzerland. With the successful an and North American markets. Accord- bon emissions (scopes 1 and 2) compared
completion of the acquisition of National ingly, the company is forecasting a to the 2019 baseline, Klöckner & Co has
Material of Mexico by the US subsidiary considerable increase in shipments and already achieved one reduction target for
Kloeckner Metals Corporation, Klöckner & sales. 2030 ahead of schedule.
Co has strengthened its leading position Klöckner & Co significantly expanded
in steel and metals distribution and the its Nexigen® product and service portfolio,
steel service business in North America. setting new standards for CO 2 emission
The acquisition of the US metal compo- tracking in the steel industry. The services
nents manufacturer Industrial Manufactur- are based on an algorithm able to calculate „ Klöckner & Co

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SALZGITTER SIGNS MOU WITH STEELARIS ON LOW-CO2 STEEL SUPPLY

A memorandum of understanding has

been signed between Salzgitter Man-
nesmann International GmbH, Ilsenburg-
er Grobblech GmbH and Singa-
pore-based Steelaris Pte Ltd.

Steelaris supplies customers in Singapore

and the ASEAN countries with steel prod-
ucts and services for the construction sec-
tor, as well as the offshore and marine
industries. In future, Steelaris will pur-
chase CO2 -reduced SALCOS® -steel from
the Salzgitter group via Salzgitter Mannes-
mann International.
The first 380 t of hot-rolled sheets from
group sister company Ilsenburger Grob-
blech are expected to be delivered by
Salzgitter Mannesmann International in
April 2024. The CO 2 -reduced SAL-
COS ® -steel for this comes from Peiner
Träger GmbH. The slabs are already being
From left: Sandra Unterschwaiger, Salzgitter Mannesmann Handel; Oliver Laubner,
produced there from high-quality steel Ilsenburger Grobblech; Alexander Soboll, Salzgitter Mannesmann Handel; and Ang Tee
scrap using electric arc furnaces and con- Seng, Allen Ang, Johnsen Tee and Handi Ho, all Steelaris, during the signing ceremony
tinuous casting systems. In the future, the (Picture: Salzgitter)
Salzgitter group will be pursuing the SAL-
COS ® – Salzgitter Low CO 2 Steelmaking
transformation program, according to gen-based processes. The aim is to „ Salzgitter Mannesmann International /
which Salzgitter will be incrementally con- achieve virtually CO2 -free production oper- Ilsenburger Grobblech / Steelaris
verting its steel production to hydro- ations, starting from 2026.

SSAB COOPERATES WITH TAMPERE UNIVERSITY ON RESEARCH IN STEEL CONSTRUCTION

SSAB Europe and Ruukki Construction ance with Finland’s and Europe’s climate to them. Topics can come from both the
have concluded a five-year cooperation goals. In addition, research on traditional needs of companies and researchers. In
agreement with Tampere University in structural engineering issues will continue. practice, there is a wide range of research
Finland concerning research and educa- Tampere University has long experience collaboration from small experimental
tion in steel structures and construction. of cooperation with SSAB and Ruukki. The studies to doctoral dissertation projects
first such partnership agreement was and projects with third parties. During the
The agreement, which continues a long signed back in 2013 with what was then current agreement period, the aim is also
period of close cooperation, aims to Tampere University of Technology. At the to research larger concepts, for which EU
strengthen research activities in steel con- same time, Tampere University is the only funding is sought with international part-
struction both in Tampere and nationally. Finnish university with a professorship in ners.
The education seeks to secure internation- steel construction in the field of civil engi-
ally high-caliber design expertise in steel neering.
structures and construction in Finland. The cooperation agreement includes an
The research will focus on the study of annual discussion with companies on
low-carbon steel construction in accord- what kind of research topics are relevant „ SSAB / Ruukki Construction

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DILLINGER AND ØRSTED SIGN MOU ON FIRST ACCESS TO LOWER-EMISSION HEAVY PLATE

Global offshore wind park operator Ørsted

and heavy steel plate producer Aktien-Ge-
sellschaft der Dillinger Hüttenwerke have
agreed that Ørsted will be offered the first
production of lower-emission steel from
Dillinger, subject to availability and com-
mercial terms and conditions.

Steel plates are used in offshore wind

monopile foundations and one of the larg-
est sources of carbon emissions in an off-
shore wind farm’s life cycle, accounting for
21%. Reducing those emissions is key for
Ørsted to reach its 2040 science-based
net-zero target.
Under a large-scale supply agreement
entered into in 2022, Ørsted will procure
significant volumes of regular heavy plate
steel from 2024. Through this memoran- Shipment of monopile foundations for offshore wind turbines (Picture: Ørsted)
dum of understanding, Ørsted supports
Dillinger’s efforts to drive the decarboni-
zation of steel production and leverages The EU recently passed the Net Zero provides Ørsted with the optionality to
its influence to secure resilient supply Industry Act, which makes non-price crite- deliver on expected decarbonization criteria
chains and steel capacity. Ørsted expects ria in renewable energy auctions mandato- in coming auctions when they materialize.
to be able to procure lower-emission steel ry within the EU. Thus, the agreement with
produced at Dillinger’s plant in Dillingen, Dillinger not only helps accelerate the
Germany, from 2027-2028. decarbonization of the steel industry. It also „ Dillinger / Ørsted

TATA STEEL TO SUPPLY OF REDUCED CARBON FOOTPRINT STEEL TO GEDIA

Tata Steel Nederland has signed a mem- 2 and 3 emissions. It is envisaged that the sis components for leading automotive
orandum of understanding with Germa- supply will transition to Zeremis embodied manufacturers. The agreement with Tata
ny-based GEDIA Automotive for the green steel when the IJmuiden steelworks Steel will help GEDIA decarbonize its val-
long-term supply of steel with a reduced adopts its new steelmaking route. To fur- ue chain, thus supporting its customers in
environmental footprint. ther decarbonize GEDIA’s value chain in the their efforts to produce cars and trucks
shorter term, the companies have agreed more sustainably.
Initially, Tata Steel intends to provide to explore opportunities to reduce emis-
GEDIA with Zeremis® Carbon Lite, a steel sions associated with steel transportation.
with an allocated carbon footprint reduc- GEDIA develops and manufactures
tion of up to 90% for the sum of scope 1, lightweight structural body parts and chas- „ Tata Steel / GEDIA Automotive

OVAKO AND TIBNOR PARTNER TO ADVANCE LOW CARBON FOOTPRINT STEEL SOLUTIONS

Ovako and Tibnor have entered into a ies; reserved capacity by Ovako to supply legislators are pushing companies to
strategic partnership to promote low low carbon footprint products as per Tibnor´s reduce their emissions or to pay the true
carbon footprint solutions in steel pro- demand; integration of CO2 parameters in cost for pollution, both Ovako and Tibnor
duction and products. relevant specifications; and joint market recognize decarbonization as a natural
activities to promote low carbon footprint competitive advantage.
The key objectives set out in the agreement solutions, especially in the Nordic market.
include commitment to world-leading low As more industrial players are commit-
carbon footprint products across all deliver- ting to science-based climate targets and „ Ovako / Tibnor

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ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

New tools for ageing strapping machine

Can 3D printed and laser hardened tools meet the tough demands of steel coil production and dispatch?
The answer is yes, and SSAB has proven it.

At the top a 3D-printed blank and the part below it is Punched strap (left) and the locking mechanism (right) with stamp, 3D
a finished and laser-hardened stamp after use in printed and laser hardened (Picture: SSAB)
production (Picture: SSAB)

A
t SSAB’s operations in Borlänge stamps were processed to final tolerance uct that has performed beyond expecta-
(Sweden), Signode straps are used and then sent for laser hardening of the tions,” says Jesper Vang, Head of Powder
to prevent the coils from opening wear surfaces. Technology at SSAB. The 3D-printed
and to ensure safe shipping. The straps Laser hardening is based on a surface stamps with laser hardening had a lifespan
are held in place by a stamping operation being heated by the energy from a laser three times longer than the stamps used
which locks the strap ends together. Some beam and then rapidly cooled, i.e. earlier. In addition to improved service life,
of the strapping machines are old and the quenched, by the surrounding material. the manufacturing cost is significantly
supplier can no longer supply spare parts The main advantage of laser hardening is lower.
and tools. This problem prompted the that only the surface that needs increased Work is now underway to identify more
maintenance department to look for new hardness is hardened, which gives low components in SSAB’s various facilities
sources of spare parts. One method that energy input and thus minimal distor- where it is possible to take advantage of
can produce parts quickly is 3D printing, tions. the benefits of 3D printing and laser hard-
and they decided to try it out. “3D printing in combination with SSAB ening.
The blanks for the stamps were manu- TS2 powder generates a material that is
factured using 3D printing at SSAB in both hard and tough, and by laser harden-
Oxelösund, Sweden. After printing, the ing the material, we have obtained a prod- „ SSAB

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TRANSPARENCY IN THE PRODUCT CARBON FOOTPRINT

Supplier and customer exchange emissions

data along the value chain
Swiss Steel Group, a global supplier of long specialty steel, has joined forces with hot forging company Dirostahl
and drive manufacturer Flender to take a pioneering step in sharing emissions data. This strategic partnership,
which includes the sharing of downstream emissions data, marks a significant milestone in the industry and
sets new standards for transparent sustainability.

I
n a market where sharing emissions data and Dirostahl, we are pleased to make our
from suppliers with customers is already Scope 3 emissions transparent and to take
considered standard practice, the Swiss measures to reduce them as well,” says
Steel Group (SSG) took on a pioneering Andreas Evertz, CEO of Flender Group.
role last year. The latest development now Frank Koch, CEO of Swiss Steel Group,
sees SSG taking an innovative step togeth- emphasizes: “With the help of this data,
er with German steel company Dirostahl Swiss Steel Group can not only calculate
and drive manufacturer Flender and enter- its own carbon footprint more accurately,
ing into a partnership for the exchange of but also offer its customers Dirostahl and
emissions data. Dirostahl and Flender, Flender an improved advisory service. This
both major customers of SSG, are sharing enables a more targeted selection of
their emissions data with Swiss Steel materials that can reduce energy con-
Group, resulting in a previously unusual sumption and thus further minimize direct
data exchange in the other direction – from emissions in customer processes.”
customer to supplier. This pioneering partnership underlines
“We clearly see it as our responsibility to Andreas Evertz, CEO of Flender Group the commitment of Swiss Steel Group,
reduce our carbon footprint. At the opera- (Picture: Flender) which is also the current winner of the Ger-
tional level, Scope 1 and 2 are being reduced man Sustainability Award, to transparent
through energy efficiency measures. In sustainability and emphasizes its position as
order to become climate-neutral in our sharing is the first of its kind in the industry a pioneer and thought leader in the industry.
Scope 1 in the future, the supply of green and sets new standards for transparent col- By working with Dirostahl and Flender,
hydrogen under economic conditions is a laboration. “Industry and business must lead Swiss Steel Group is setting new standards
prerequisite. The purchase of green steel the way in the energy transition and protect- for emissions data sharing and demonstrat-
from upstream suppliers would reduce our ing our climate. Our goal at Flender is to be ing a clear path for how companies can work
Scope 3 accordingly and thus also reduce CO2-neutral in Scopes 1 and 2 by 2030 and together to contribute to a more sustainable
our customers’ product carbon footprint. to save 30% in Scope 3. The supply chain future.
The exchange of data between steel produc- plays a decisive role here. In cooperation with
ers, processors and end customers enables strong partners such as Swiss Steel Group „ Swiss Steel Group
us to use certified data to transparently
describe CO2 emissions along the entire val-
ue chain and jointly develop approaches to
reduce them. Value creation in favor of the
environment, rather than the lowest cost
price, is becoming increasingly important in Our goal at Flender is to be CO2-neutral in
terms of climate protection. For this reason,
we look forward to working transparently Scopes 1 and 2 by 2030 and to save 30% in
with Swiss Steel Group and Flender Group,” Scope 3. The supply chain plays a decisive
says Markus Lüke, CEO of Dirostahl Group.
Through this unique exchange, Swiss role here.
Steel Group can not only calculate its Scope Andreas Evertz, CEO of Flender Group
3 downstream emissions more accurately,
but also report a more reliable carbon foot-
print. This example of reverse emissions data

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TRANSPARENCY IN THE PRODUCT CARBON FOOTPRINT

Alleima releases carbon footprint data to

Sandvik Rock Tools
Alleima will be one of the first companies to implement Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for rock drill steel
products for the mining industry. As a start, Alleima will release carbon footprint data for its rock drill steel
products and to its customer Sandvik Rock Tools.

well as for our customers and LCA will be

important for businesses in the future. The
next step for Alleima is to expand this
approach across the entire production
chain, verifying downstream products in
the production flow”, says Mattias Eriks-
son, Global Product Manager for Rock Drill
Steel products at Alleima.
Rock drill steel (RDS) products from
Alleima have a low carbon footprint, i.e.:
0.9 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of Sanbar® 64
steel produced by Alleima (compared to 2.1
tonnes of CO2 per tonne of steel from
generic data). Alleima has significantly
reduced carbon emissions through efficient
Sandvik Rock Tools will in future receive a certified PCF document from Alleima for the processes, the use of fossil-free electricity,
steel from which the rock drill stems are manufactured (Picture: Alleima) and dedicated investments such as switch-
ing to fossil-free fuels for heat treatment.
Alleima products have a high scrap content,

C
limate change is an existential threat within our industry by acting as an innova- reducing the need for primary resources.
to the world. With rising carbon diox- tive business partner that delivers sustain- Alleima has been reusing steel scrap in
ide emissions at the heart of this able values for all stakeholders”, says Boel production for over 100 years. To use elec-
threat, European Union has committed to Schylander, Vice President Sustainability at tric arc furnace is today given and there is
creating a climate-neutral society by 2050, Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions. a strong focus on reducing the carbon foot-
and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by “We are pleased to tell that we can print through the whole organization. In
55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. now support Sandvik Rock Tools with a December 2022, Alleima decided to com-
One of the keyways in which industries can product-specific carbon footprint. By col- mit to set science-based net-zero targets,
support these climate goals is by reducing laborating with our customers and imple- consistent with the Paris Agreement.
the levels of carbon they emit. Therefore, menting sustainable solutions, we can all Sandvik Rock Tools has also committed to
Alleima, a leading manufacturer of high val- contribute to making greener choices for the science-based targets initiative (SBTi).
ue-added products in advanced stainless the industry. Sustainability is of crucial
steels, special alloys, has decided to imple- importance for the society around us as „ Alleima AB
ment Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and will
be one of the first companies to provide
product-specific carbon footprint for rock
drill steel products for the mining industry.
Each product will have a third-party verified
carbon footprint. “Third-party verification is Third party verification is very important as
very important as it shows that the result
is reliable and that calculations have been
it shows that the result is reliable and
made according to the standard. This is in calculated according to the standard.
line with our strategy to provide the market Boel Schylander, Vice President Sustainability at Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions
with sustainable products and solutions.
Sandvik Rock Tools leads the way in transi-
tioning to a more sustainable business

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LOW SCOPE 3 RENEWABLES

Siemens Energy to reduce carbon footprint

of transformers in offshore wind farms
Around 700 transformers made of CO2 -reduced electrical steel are to be installed in the nacelles of offshore
wind turbines for Siemens Energy’s wind power business Siemens Gamesa. More than 12,000 t of CO2 will be
avoided in the production of bluemint® powercore® steel supplied by thyssenkrupp Steel.

ed electrical steel. This special steel

enables transformers to operate with a
high level of efficiency, transforming
electric energy with as little loss as pos-
sible. The lower the iron losses of the
electrical steel, the higher the efficiency.
This is key when it comes to meeting
increasing demand for electricity and
the need to generate more power from
renewable sources. They ensure that
the green electricity is efficiently con-
verted from low to medium voltage and
fed into the local power grids via
high-voltage lines or underground cables
with low losses.
Siemens Energy will manufacture the
700 transformers made of bluemint ® pow-
ercore® at its Weiz plant in Austria. They
will later be used at Siemens Gamesa’s
Around 700 transformers for wind turbines will be made of CO2 -reduced bluemint ® offshore wind farms in Germany, UK and
powercore ® electrical steel (Picture: thyssenkrupp Steel) France. The first project equipped with
these CO 2 -reduced transformers will be
Ocean Winds’ Moray West offshore wind

T
hyssenkrupp Electrical Steel has highly efficient grain-oriented electrical farm in the UK. Ocean Winds develops,
received the largest ever order from steel bluemint ® powercore®. finances, builds, and operates offshore
Siemens Energy for bluemint ® pow- The cores of transformers in offshore wind farms all over the world. With this
ercore® to equip around 700 transformers wind turbines are made of grain-orient- project, Ocean Winds not only reduces
in offshore wind turbines from its wind
business Siemens Gamesa – a record
order for thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel.
The two frontrunners in decarbonization
intend to lead the decarbonization of the
electricity industry and as well to secure
capacity of CO2 -reduced steel, enabling a The partnership with thyssenkrupp Electrical
resilient and sustainable supply chain for
the energy transition. Steel will be a decisive step forward for us
The project is a double benefit for cli- and thus also for our customers in reducing
mate protection in Europe: In the future,
even more green electricity will be gener- Scope 3 emissions.
ated in offshore wind turbines, while at the Tilo Else, Vice President Procurement Grid Technologies at Siemens Energy
same time the CO2 footprint of manufac-
turing transformers in the wind turbines
will be reduced through the use of the

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bluemint® Steel – certified CO2 saving

bluemint ® powercore® realizes the CO2 reduction by using a procedure and certified bluemint Steel as a product with a
specially processed scrap recycling product in the blast reduced CO 2 intensity. With this approach, thyssenkrupp
furnace at the thyssenkrupp Steel site in Duisburg. This Steel can already offer CO 2 -reduced products today.
technological change will result in an absolute reduction of However, the aim is to make the entire production process
CO2 emissions at the Duisburg (Germany) site, because less climate-neutral with the tkH 2Steel transformation project. To
coal is needed for the reduction process in the blast furnace. this end, thyssenkrupp Steel is building a direct reduction
Using a mass balance approach, only the scrap-based plant at the Duisburg site, which will also save CO2 emissions
production route in the blast furnace is considered. TÜV Süd on a global scale from 2027 by using hydrogen and renewable
confirmed this approach in accordance with the VERIsteel electricity.

greenhouse gas emissions in the genera- Europe a success, both companies are r­ elevant norms and standards are the pre-
tion of electricity, it now tackles the CO2 urgently calling for the establishment of requisite for the transformation of the
emissions of the equipment itself. green lead markets for climate-friendly industry towards climate neutrality.
raw materials. The CO 2 reductions con-
Working together for a climate- tained in a product must be immediately
friendly energy transition in Europe recognisable to everyone. Uniform rules
for CO 2 -reduced steel on the basis of „ thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG
The project is a milestone in the collabora-
tion between thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel
and Siemens Energy to drive the future
energy transition with climate-friendly top-
of-the-line products within Europe. thys-
senkrupp Electrical Steel has established
itself as a key technology partner for
RUDOLF UHLEN GmbH
CO2-reduced, grain-oriented electrical steel Face protection for every application
– the company already supplies an up to Rudolf Uhlen GmbH is a manufacturer of personal protective
equipment (PPE) for face protection. Especially for the steel and
50 percent CO2-reduced steel product
foundry industry we provide special solutions in the field of IR-
based on alternative feedstocks in the protection. We produce:
manufacturing process. Ÿ Visor Carriers Ÿ PC-visors
“For us, it was the next logical step to Ÿ Gold-coated visors Ÿ Bochumer Brillen
work closely with Siemens Energy on Ÿ Mesh visors Ÿ Flip-up goggles
decarbonization. Siemens Energy’s CO 2
footprint is inextricably linked to thyssen-
krupp Electrical Steel as a material suppli-
er. The current project is a milestone in our
strategic partnership and can serve as a
model for establishing green markets,”
says Georgios Giovanakis, CEO of thys-
senkrupp Electrical Steel. Tilo Else, Vice
President Procurement Grid Technologies
at Siemens Energy, emphasizes: “The fact
that we are now using the high-tech pow-
ercore® electrical steel in the same quality
in a CO 2 -reduced version is an important
step towards the decarbonization of our
entire process chain. The partnership with
thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel will be a
decisive step forward for us and thus also
for our customers in reducing Scope 3
emissions.” RUDOLF UHLEN GmbH Telefon: (02129) 1444
In order to make the energy transition Am Höfgen 13 - 42781 Haan Telefax: (02129) 59980
www.aschua-uhlen.de [email protected]
and the decarbonisation of industry in

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ECONOMY

GLOBAL STEEL MARKET TRENDS

Short range outlook on steel demand

World Steel Association (worldsteel) has published its steel demand forecast for 2024 and 2025. India has
emerged as the strongest driver of growth. Western Europe is currently facing the greatest challenges.

W
orldsteel forecasts that this year decline in the medium-term, as China pick up in the EU in 2025 and continued
demand will see a 1.7% rebound gradually moves away from a real estate resilience in the US, Japan, and Korea.
to reach 1,793 million t. Steel and infrastructure investment dependent Western Europe (the EU and the UK)
demand is forecast to grow by 1.2% in 2025 economic development model. For 2023, remains the region currently facing the big-
to reach 1,815 million t. Commenting on the apparent steel use estimate for China is gest challenges. The region and in particu-
outlook, Dr. Martin Theuringer, Chairman of based on official statistics and suggests a lar its steel using sectors are challenged
the worldsteel Economics Committee, said: 3.3% drop. on a multitude of fronts – geopolitical
“After two years of negative growth and Worldsteel’s projections for the world shifts and uncertainty, high inflation, mon-
severe market volatility since the COVID excluding China suggest a broad-based etary tightening and partial withdrawal of
crisis in 2020, we see early signs of global growth in steel demand at a relatively fiscal support, and still high energy and
steel demand settling in a growth trajectory strong level of 3.5% per annum over 2024- commodity prices. The persistence of
in 2024 and 2025. The global economy con- 25. India has emerged as the strongest these downside factors resulted in a major
tinues to show resilience despite facing driver of steel demand growth since 2021, drop in the region’s steel demand in 2023
several strong headwinds, the lingering and the projections suggest Indian steel to the lowest level since the year 2000 and
impact from the pandemic and Russia’s demand will continue to charge ahead to substantial downward revisions of the
invasion of Ukraine, high inflation, high with 8% growth in its steel demand over forecast for this year. After only a technical
costs and falling household purchasing 2024 and 2025, driven by continued rebound in 2024, the region’s steel
power, rising geopolitical uncertainties, and growth in all steel using sectors and espe- demand is expected to finally show a
forceful monetary tightening. With the end cially by continued strong growth in infra- meaningful recovery with a 5.3% growth
of this monetary tightening cycle approach- structure investments. In 2025, steel in 2025. The forecasted steel demand for
ing, tighter credit conditions and higher demand in India is projected to be almost the EU in 2024 is only 1.5 million t higher
costs have led to a sharp slowdown in hous- 70 million tonnes higher than in 2020. than the pandemic trough in 2020.
ing activity in most major markets and have Other emerging parts of the world such In stark contrast with the EU, steel
hampered the manufacturing sector global- as MENA and ASEAN are expected to demand in the United States continues
ly. While it seems the world economy will show accelerating growth in their steel to show healthy fundamentals. The coun-
experience a soft landing from this cycle, demand over 2024-2025 after a significant try’s steel demand is expected to quickly
global steel demand growth remains weak slowdown over 2022-2023. Mounting dif- return to growth path in 2024 after a sharp
and market volatility remains high.” ficulties in the ASEAN region, such as drop led by housing market slowdown in
political instability and erosion of compet- 2023 thanks to strong investment activity,
Breakdown by region itiveness, might lead to a lower trend steel which received a boost from the Inflation
demand growth going forward. Reduction Act and a gradual recovery in
Worldsteel expects that steel demand in The developed world is also expected housing activity.
China in 2024 will remain around the level to show a strengthening recovery with
of 2023, as real estate investments con- 1.3% in 2024 and 2.7% in 2025. Steel
tinue to decline, but the corresponding demand might finally show a meaningful „ World Steel Association (worldsteel)
steel demand loss will be offset by growth
in steel demand coming from infrastruc-
ture investments and manufacturing sec-
tors. In 2025 steel demand in China might
be returning to downtrend with a 1%
decline. We see early signs of global steel demand
This projection suggests that by 2025
China’s steel demand will be significantly settling in a growth trajectory in 2024 and
lower than the recent peak demand year, 2025.
2020. This projection is also in line with
Dr. Martin Theuringer, Chairman of the worldsteel Economics Committee
the view that China might have reached its
peak steel demand, and the country’s
steel demand is likely to continue to

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DANGO & DIENENTHAL Group 40885 Ratingen, Germany
Internet: www.loi.tenova.com
Hagener Str. 103 ( +49 2102 9109-0
57072 Siegen, Germany E-Mail: info@BEDA-com
( +49 271 401-0 Internet: www.BEDA.com
E-Mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.dango-dienenthal.de

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2580 Oxygen nozzles 07 Hot rolling

07.10 Components
Glama Maschinenbau GmbH
4430 Decoilers and rewinders Hornstr. 19
45964 Gladbeck, Germany
LOI Thermprocess GmbH ( +49 2043 9738-0
Schifferstraße 80 7 +49 2043 47268
47059 Duisburg, Germany Internet: www.glama.de
( +49 203 80398-900
7 +49 203 80398-901
E-Mail: [email protected] 5160 Forging robots
Internet: www.loi.tenova.com GUILD International
7273 Division Street
Bedford, OH 44146, USA
04.09 Components ( +1 440-232-5887
E-Mail: [email protected]
2600 Oxygen lance equipment
08 Forging, extrusion DANGO & DIENENTHAL Group
Hagener Str. 103
57072 Siegen, Germany
08.03 Components ( +49 271 401-0
E-Mail: [email protected]
BEDA-Oxygentechnik GmbH 5150 Forging manipulators Internet: www.dango-dienenthal.de
An der Pönt 59
40885 Ratingen, Germany
( +49 2102 9109-0
E-Mail: info@BEDA-com
Internet: www.BEDA.com Glama Maschinenbau GmbH
Hornstr. 19
2655 Fuses (multifunction) for burners 45964 Gladbeck, Germany
DANGO & DIENENTHAL Group ( +49 2043 9738-0
Hagener Str. 103 7 +49 2043 47268
57072 Siegen, Germany Internet: www.glama.de
( +49 271 401-0
E-Mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.dango-dienenthal.de
5180 Transport manipulators
BEDA-Oxygentechnik GmbH
An der Pönt 59
40885 Ratingen, Germany
( +49 2102 9109-0
E-Mail: info@BEDA-com Glama Maschinenbau GmbH
Internet: www.BEDA.com Hornstr. 19
45964 Gladbeck, Germany DANGO & DIENENTHAL Group
2660 Special safety oxygen hose reels ( +49 2043 9738-0 Hagener Str. 103
7 +49 2043 47268 57072 Siegen, Germany
Internet: www.glama.de ( +49 271 401-0
E-Mail: [email protected]
5155 Forging manipulators, rail-mounted Internet: www.dango-dienenthal.de

BEDA-Oxygentechnik GmbH 10 Cold rolling

An der Pönt 59
40885 Ratingen, Germany 10.01 Cold rolling mills
( +49 2102 9109-0
E-Mail: info@BEDA-com
Internet: www.BEDA.com DANGO & DIENENTHAL Group 5490 Strip, sheet, cold and metal rolling
Hagener Str. 103 mills
57072 Siegen, Germany
( +49 271 401-0
E-Mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.dango-dienenthal.de

hpl-Neugnadenfelder Maschinenfabrik GmbH

Spangenbergstr. 20
49824 Ringe/Neugnadenfeld, Germany
( +49 5944 9301-0
E-Mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.hpl-group.de

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10.04 Annealing lines 11.05 Aluminizing, tin plating, 14 Sheet metal processing
galvanizing
5670 Annealing lines
14.03 Welding technology
6630 Hot dip galvanizing lines
8120 Strip welding machines

LOI Thermprocess GmbH

Schifferstraße 80 LOI Thermprocess GmbH
47059 Duisburg, Germany Schifferstraße 80
( +49 203 80398-900 47059 Duisburg, Germany
7 +49 203 80398-901 GUILD International
( +49 203 80398-900
E-Mail: [email protected] 7273 Division Street
7 +49 203 80398-901
Internet: www.loi.tenova.com Bedford, OH 44146, USA
E-Mail: [email protected]
( +1 440-232-5887
Internet: www.loi.tenova.com
E-Mail: [email protected]
11 Surface treatment
13 Production of tubes/pipes 14.03 Welding technology
11.04 Surface treatment plants
13.04 Finishing lines for tubes 8205 Laser welding machines
6270 Strip edge trimming
7520 Tube bending machines

GUILD International
7273 Division Street
hpl-Neugnadenfelder Maschinenfabrik GmbH
Bedford, OH 44146, USA
Spangenbergstr. 20 DANGO & DIENENTHAL Group
( +1 440-232-5887
49824 Ringe/Neugnadenfeld, Germany Hagener Str. 103
E-Mail: [email protected]
( +49 5944 9301-0 57072 Siegen, Germany
E-Mail: [email protected] ( +49 271 401-0
Internet: www.hpl-group.de E-Mail: [email protected] 8210 Laser beam welding machines
Internet: www.dango-dienenthal.de

11.04 Surface treatment plants 7544 Tube straightening machines

6280 Strip processing and finishing lines

GUILD International
7273 Division Street
Bedford, OH 44146, USA
( +1 440-232-5887
DANGO & DIENENTHAL Group
E-Mail: [email protected]
Hagener Str. 103
hpl-Neugnadenfelder Maschinenfabrik GmbH 57072 Siegen, Germany
Spangenbergstr. 20 ( +49 271 401-0 8220 MIG, MAG and TIG\057TIG welding
49824 Ringe/Neugnadenfeld, Germany E-Mail: [email protected] torches
( +49 5944 9301-0 Internet: www.dango-dienenthal.de
E-Mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.hpl-group.de

GUILD International
7273 Division Street
Bedford, OH 44146, USA
( +1 440-232-5887
E-Mail: [email protected]

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8257 Rolling seam resistance welding 8400 Resistance welding equipment 16.02 Forging furnaces
equipment
10230 Forging furnaces

GUILD International
GUILD International 7273 Division Street LOI Thermprocess GmbH
7273 Division Street Bedford, OH 44146, USA Schifferstraße 80
Bedford, OH 44146, USA ( +1 440-232-5887
47059 Duisburg, Germany
( +1 440-232-5887 E-Mail: [email protected] ( +49 203 80398-900
E-Mail: [email protected] 7 +49 203 80398-901
E-Mail: [email protected]
16 Furnace and energy Internet: www.loi.tenova.com
14.03 Welding technology technology
8330 Welding machines, general 16.03 Roller Hearth Continuous
10170 Furnace optimization (conversion to
Furnaces
low NOx combustion)
10260 Roller Hearth Continuous Furnaces

GUILD International
7273 Division Street LOI Thermprocess GmbH
Bedford, OH 44146, USA Schifferstraße 80
47059 Duisburg, Germany LOI Thermprocess GmbH
( +1 440-232-5887
( +49 203 80398-900
Schifferstraße 80
E-Mail: [email protected]
7 +49 203 80398-901
47059 Duisburg, Germany
( +49 203 80398-900
8360 Welding accessories, general E-Mail: [email protected]
7 +49 203 80398-901
Internet: www.loi.tenova.com
E-Mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.loi.tenova.com

10270 Roller hearth and walking beam

furnaces

GUILD International
7273 Division Street WS Wärmeprozesstechnik GmbH
Bedford, OH 44146, USA Dornierstr. 14
( +1 440-232-5887
71272 Renningen, Germany
( +49 7159 1632-0
E-Mail: [email protected]
7 +49 7159 2738 LOI Thermprocess GmbH
E-Mail: [email protected] Schifferstraße 80
8380 Butt welding machines, electric Internet: www.flox.com 47059 Duisburg, Germany
( +49 203 80398-900
10190 Rational use of energy 7 +49 203 80398-901
E-Mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.loi.tenova.com

16.05 Top-hat furnaces

GUILD International
7273 Division Street
Bedford, OH 44146, USA 10310 Top-hat furnaces
( +1 440-232-5887 WS Wärmeprozesstechnik GmbH
E-Mail: [email protected] Dornierstr. 14
71272 Renningen, Germany
( +49 7159 1632-0
7 +49 7159 2738
E-Mail: [email protected]
LOI Thermprocess GmbH
Internet: www.flox.com
Schifferstraße 80
47059 Duisburg, Germany
( +49 203 80398-900
7 +49 203 80398-901
E-Mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.loi.tenova.com

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16.08 Heating furnaces and heat 16.08 Heating furnaces and heat 10570 Heat treatment furnaces for batch
treatment plants treatment plants operation, open heated

10408 Continuous furnaces 10510 Roller hearth and walking beam

furnaces

LOI Thermprocess GmbH

Schifferstraße 80
LOI Thermprocess GmbH 47059 Duisburg, Germany
Schifferstraße 80 ( +49 203 80398-900
LOI Thermprocess GmbH
47059 Duisburg, Germany 7 +49 203 80398-901
Schifferstraße 80
( +49 203 80398-900 E-Mail: [email protected]
47059 Duisburg, Germany
7 +49 203 80398-901 Internet: www.loi.tenova.com
( +49 203 80398-900
E-Mail: [email protected] 7 +49 203 80398-901
Internet: www.loi.tenova.com E-Mail: [email protected] 16.09 Bath furnaces
Internet: www.loi.tenova.com
10410 Co-step furnaces 10580 Aluminum melting furnaces
10540 Pusher-type, roller and rotary hearth
furnaces

LOI Thermprocess GmbH

LOI Thermprocess GmbH
Schifferstraße 80
Schifferstraße 80
47059 Duisburg, Germany
LOI Thermprocess GmbH 47059 Duisburg, Germany
( +49 203 80398-900
Schifferstraße 80 ( +49 203 80398-900
7 +49 203 80398-901
47059 Duisburg, Germany 7 +49 203 80398-901
E-Mail: [email protected]
( +49 203 80398-900 E-Mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.loi.tenova.com
7 +49 203 80398-901 Internet: www.loi.tenova.com
E-Mail: [email protected]
10430 Bogie hearth furnaces Internet: www.loi.tenova.com
16.13 Components
10560 Heat treatment plants
10890 Natural gas burners

LOI Thermprocess GmbH

Schifferstraße 80
47059 Duisburg, Germany
LOI Thermprocess GmbH
( +49 203 80398-900
Schifferstraße 80
7 +49 203 80398-901
47059 Duisburg, Germany WS Wärmeprozesstechnik GmbH
E-Mail: [email protected]
( +49 203 80398-900 Dornierstr. 14
Internet: www.loi.tenova.com
7 +49 203 80398-901 71272 Renningen, Germany
E-Mail: [email protected] ( +49 7159 1632-0
10460 Chamber furnaces Internet: www.loi.tenova.com 7 +49 7159 2738
E-Mail: [email protected]
10562 Heat treatment furnaces (continuous Internet: www.flox.com
and discontinuous)
11010 Regenerative burners

LOI Thermprocess GmbH

Schifferstraße 80
47059 Duisburg, Germany
( +49 203 80398-900
7 +49 203 80398-901 LOI Thermprocess GmbH
E-Mail: [email protected] Schifferstraße 80
Internet: www.loi.tenova.com 47059 Duisburg, Germany WS Wärmeprozesstechnik GmbH
( +49 203 80398-900
Dornierstr. 14
7 +49 203 80398-901
71272 Renningen, Germany
E-Mail: [email protected] ( +49 7159 1632-0
Internet: www.loi.tenova.com 7 +49 7159 2738
E-Mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.flox.com

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11020 Recuperative burners 18.10 Power and work machines 21.02 Measurement of physical
properties
13160 Vacuum pumps
16652 Dressing degree and mass flow
measuring systems

WS Wärmeprozesstechnik GmbH
Dornierstr. 14 LOI Thermprocess GmbH
71272 Renningen, Germany Schifferstraße 80
( +49 7159 1632-0 47059 Duisburg, Germany
POLYTEC GmbH
7 +49 7159 2738 ( +49 203 80398-900
Polytec-Platz 1-7
E-Mail: [email protected] 7 +49 203 80398-901
76337 Waldbronn, Germany
Internet: www.flox.com E-Mail: [email protected]
( +49 7243 604-0
Internet: www.loi.tenova.com
7 +49 7243 69944

16.13 Components E-Mail: [email protected]

21 Measuring and testing Internet: www.polytec.de
11070 Radiant tube burners technique 16660 Thickness measuring systems and
devices
16488 Multichannel measuring systems

WS Wärmeprozesstechnik GmbH
Dornierstr. 14 IMS Messsysteme GmbH
71272 Renningen, Germany IMS Messsysteme GmbH Germany
( +49 7159 1632-0 Germany Postfach: 100352, 42568 Heiligenhaus
7 +49 7159 2738 Postfach: 100352, 42568 Heiligenhaus ( +49 2056 975-0
E-Mail: [email protected] ( +49 2056 975-0
7 +49 2056 975-140
Internet: www.flox.com 7 +49 2056 975-140
E-Mail: [email protected]
E-Mail: [email protected] Internet: www.ims-gmbh.de
Internet: www.ims-gmbh.de
18 Machinery and plant
21.02 Measurement of physical
engineering 21.02 Measurement of physical
properties
properties
12210 Plant engineering, general
16830 Speed measuring devices
16608 Strip thickness control (AGC)

LOI Thermprocess GmbH

Schifferstraße 80 POLYTEC GmbH
POLYTEC GmbH Polytec-Platz 1-7
47059 Duisburg, Germany Polytec-Platz 1-7
( +49 203 80398-900
76337 Waldbronn, Germany
76337 Waldbronn, Germany ( +49 7243 604-0
7 +49 203 80398-901 ( +49 7243 604-0
7 +49 7243 69944
E-Mail: [email protected] 7 +49 7243 69944
Internet: www.loi.tenova.com E-Mail: [email protected]
E-Mail: [email protected] Internet: www.polytec.de
Internet: www.polytec.de
18.10 Power and work machines 16892 Force measuring systems
16612 Strip flatness measurement
13070 Piston pumps

IMS Messsysteme GmbH

HYDROWATT AG IMS Messsysteme GmbH Germany
Freistrasse 2 Germany Postfach: 100352, 42568 Heiligenhaus
8200 Schaffhausen, Switzerland Postfach: 100352, 42568 Heiligenhaus ( +49 2056 975-0
( +49 2056 975-0
( +41 52 624 53 22 7 +49 2056 975-140
7 +49 2056 975-140
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.hydrowatt.com E-Mail: [email protected] Internet: www.ims-gmbh.de
Internet: www.ims-gmbh.de

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21.02 Measurement of physical 21.02 Measurement of physical 24 Environmental protection

properties properties and disposal
16910 Length measuring devices for tubes 17300 Rolling mill measuring systems
24.01 Dedusting and gas cleaning

18360 Exhaust gas cooling systems

POLYTEC GmbH
IMS Messsysteme GmbH
Polytec-Platz 1-7
Germany
76337 Waldbronn, Germany
Postfach: 100352, 42568 Heiligenhaus
( +49 7243 604-0 LOI Thermprocess GmbH
( +49 2056 975-0
7 +49 7243 69944 Schifferstraße 80
7 +49 2056 975-140
E-Mail: [email protected] 47059 Duisburg, Germany
E-Mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.polytec.de ( +49 203 80398-900
Internet: www.ims-gmbh.de
7 +49 203 80398-901
16950 Length and speed measuring sys- E-Mail: [email protected]
21.03 Quality management Internet: www.loi.tenova.com
tems (optical)
17380 Measuring instruments for quality 18400 Treatment of dusts from steel mills
management and foundries

POLYTEC GmbH
Polytec-Platz 1-7
76337 Waldbronn, Germany Maschinenfabrik
( +49 7243 604-0 Gustav Eirich GmbH & Co KG
7 +49 7243 69944 IMS Messsysteme GmbH Walldürner Str. 50
E-Mail: [email protected] Germany 74736 Hardheim, Germany
Internet: www.polytec.de Postfach: 100352, 42568 Heiligenhaus ( +49 6283 51-0
( +49 2056 975-0
7 +49 6283 51-325
7 +49 2056 975-140
16960 Laser speed and length measuring E-Mail: [email protected]
E-Mail: [email protected] Internet: www.eirich.de
systems Internet: www.ims-gmbh.de

17409 Surface inspection systems

POLYTEC GmbH
Polytec-Platz 1-7
76337 Waldbronn, Germany
( +49 7243 604-0 IMS Messsysteme GmbH
7 +49 7243 69944 Germany
E-Mail: [email protected] Postfach: 100352, 42568 Heiligenhaus
Internet: www.polytec.de ( +49 2056 975-0
7 +49 2056 975-140
E-Mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.ims-gmbh.de

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List of Products
01 Raw materials, auxiliary 450 Nickel-based alloys 750 Screens
460 Nickel niobium 760 Screens and screening plants
materials and operating 470 Niobium, metals and alloys
materials 475 Pure iron 02.02. Coal preparation
480 Silicon carbide 770 Coal preparation plants
01.01. Ores 490 Silicon and silicon alloys 780 Coal grinding plants
10 Chrome ore 500 Special metals
20 Iron ores 510 Special alloys 02.03. Coal burden preparation
30 Ores 520 Tantalum 790 Coal burden preparation
40 Manganese ore 530 Titanium and titanium alloys
50 Steel mill ores 540 Vanadium metal 02.04. Pelletizing plants
550 Vanadium pentoxide 795 Ore preparation plants
560 Master alloys 797 Conveying plants for pellets
01.02. Coal, coke
570 Tungsten 800 Pelletizing plants
60 Lignite coke
572 Tungsten granules for C and S analysis 810 Pelletizing plants with ore preparation plants
62 Injection coal
610 Alloying additions
65 Foundry coke
67 Coal / coke conveyor 02.05. Sintering plants
70 Coke 01.06. Additives and fluxes 820 Sintering plants
80 Coke breeze 580 Carburizing agent 822 Sinter hot material conveyors
90 Coke breeze, dry 590 Fluorspar 826 Grate bars for sinter plants
100 Petroleum coke 600 Lime and limestone
110 Hard coal, anthracite 612 Slag conditioner
02.06. Briquetting plants
616 Olivine
830 Briquetting plants
618 Raw bauxite
01.03. Scrap 840 Briquetting of coal and coke
120 Scrap metal 850 Compacting plants
01.07. Gases
620 Acetylene
01.04. Sponge iron 02.07. Coke plants
625 Argon
128 Sponge iron 858 Emission control in coking plants,
630 Gases, technical
130 Sponge iron charging and discharging
640 Carbonic acid
859 Heat-recovery coking plants
650 Oxygen
01.05. Metals and alloys 860 Coke plants, general
660 Protective gas
140 Cermix metal 870 Coke crushing and screening plants
670 Nitrogen
150 Chromium metal 890 Coke ovens
675 Hydrogen
160 Cobalt 900 Coke oven operating machines
170 Deoxidation alloys 910 Coke oven gas treatment plants
01.08. Lubricants 920 Coke ramming and extruding machines
180 Iron granules
680 Coating powder 950 Heat exchangers
190 Iron powder
690 Lubricants
200 Ferrobor
210 Ferrochrome 02.08. Scrap processing plants
220 Ferromanganese 01.09. Composite materials 968 Coil magnets
230 Ferromolybdenum 678 Bimetal for saws 970 Lifting magnets
240 Ferronickel 980 Magnetic drums
250 Ferroniobium 01.10. Water 990 Packing presses
260 Ferro-niobium carbide 691 River water / additional water 999 Scrap drying plants
270 Ferroniob powder 1000 Scrap mills, licker-ins
280 Ferrophosphorus 01.11. Other 1010 Scrap shears
290 Ferro-selenium 695 Glass granules 1015 Scrap shear blades
300 Ferrosilicon 698 Titanium dioxide for hearth 1017 Scrap magnets
310 Ferro-silicon-magnesium protection / repair 1020 Shredder plants
315 Ferro-silicon-manganese 1021 Safety equipment for electric load lifting
320 Ferrotitanium magnets
330 Ferrovanadium
02 Raw material 1022 Separation magnets
340 Ferrotungsten pretreatment 1030 Chip crusher
350 Ferrozinc
380 Alloys 700 Engineering and technical assistance 02.09. Other equipment
385 Magnesium alloys 703 Engineering and project management 1041 Equipment for granulation of sludges
390 Manganese metal and dusts
400 Metals and alloys 1050 Ferroalloying plants
02.01. Ore dressing
410 Metal powder 1058 Lime burning plants
710 Ore and aggregate processing plants
420 Molybdenum 1060 Lime slaking plants
720 Crushing plants
430 Molybdenum oxide 1070 Roasting plants
730 Grinding and mixing plants
435 Non-ferrous metals
740 Mixers / core sand mixers
440 Nickel

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03 Iron making 1370 Rest and shaft cooling plates for blast 1755 Converter sealing plugs
furnaces 1758 Setting machines for converter sealing
1380 Pig iron bulk pouring machines plugs
1080 Engineering and technical assistance
1390 Pig iron mixers 1760 Purging stones
1090 Pig iron production plants
1400 Pig iron ladle, mixer and transfer cars
1100 Smelter reduction plants
1410 Slag molds 04.03. Energy optimization furnaces
1420 Slag ladles 1770 Energy optimization furnaces
03.01. Blast furnaces 1425 Hoses for blast furnace cooling
1105 Energy recovery 1430 Special fittings for blast furnace cooling 04.04. Electric steel plant
1107 Expansion turbine 1432 Copper staves for blast furnace cooling 1780 Charging equipment for electric furnaces
1110 Blast furnaces 1440 Taphole tamping machines 1788 Bottom blowing equipment for electric arc
1120 Blast furnace linings 1450 Tap hole and slag hole drilling machines furnaces (nitrogen and argon)
1123 Blast furnace hearth protection / repair 1458 Distributor systems for charging 1790 Bottom tapping
1125 Blast furnace channel lining burden / ore / coke into the blast furnace 1795 CO post-combustion
1130 Blast furnace hot blast stoves 1460 Heat exchangers 1800 Three-phase arc furnaces
1140 Ceramic burners for hot blast stoves 1467 Weighing systems for torpedo cars 1810 Injection systems for electric furnaces
1145 Shaft melting furnaces 1470 Wind molds and nozzle stacks 1820 Electrode holders and contact jaws
1150 Heat recovery systems 1480 Wind vane for electric furnaces
1152 Hot blast stoves
1830 Electrode control for electric arc furnaces
03.05. Blast furnace products for foundries and ladle heating systems
03.02. Direct reduction plants 1490 Foundry pig iron 1840 Electrode extruders
1160 Direct reduction plants 1500 Hematite pig iron 1850 Electrode support arms
1170 Direct reduction plants with coal as 1510 Hematite pig iron for GG 1855 Aluminum electrode support arms,
reducing agent 1520 Blast furnace ferro-manganese current-carrying (Hot Arms)
1172 DRI hot material conveyor 1550 Special pig iron for GGG 1860 Electrode support arms,
1174 Fine ore reduction with coal or gas 1560 Mirror Iron current-carrying (Hot Arms)
1570 Steel iron 1865 Electrode discharge arm insulation
03.03. Cupola furnaces 1870 Electric arc furnaces
1180 Hot blast cupola furnaces 03.06. By-products 1875 Electric arc ladle furnaces
1190 Cold blast cupola furnaces 1580 Ferrous sulfate 1880 Electric arc furnaces with integrated
1195 Shaft furnaces for metallurgical residues 1589 Blast furnace slag scrap preheating (shaft furnaces)
1590 Blast furnace slag as a road 1885 Spare and wear parts, consumables
03.04. Components construction material 1890 Direct current arc furnaces
1200 Valves for blast furnace reheaters 1600 Blast furnace slag and LD slag 1900 Graphite electrodes
1205 Fittings for cupola furnaces 1620 Slag lime 1908 Jet Box Technology
1207 Copper fittings for cupolas 1630 Slag Sand 1910 Cooling elements (tube wall
1210 Slide gate maintenance 1639 Converter lime segments, bay covers, plate coolers)
1220 Gassing systems for blast furnaces, 1640 Converter lime057 Thomas lime 1920 Oil / 057gas oxygen burners
cupolas and steel mills 1643 LD slag (also post-combustion)
1230 Blow mold changing and nozzle block 1650 Thomas phosphate 1930 Scrap baskets
removal carriages 1938 Scrap dryers
1240 boring bar changing devices 1940 Scrap preheating systems
1250 Nozzle bars 04 Steelmaking 1945 Poking machines for electric furnaces
1260 Injection plants for carbon 1950 Electric tube systems for electric furnaces
1270 Equipment for injecting coal, oil or gas 1668 Equipment for steelmaking plants 1960 Water cooled cables
into the blast furnace 1670 Engineering and technical assistance 1970 Water cooling systems
1280 Equipment for injecting oil or gas into the 1680 Compact steelmaking equipment 1980 AC arc furnaces
blast furnace 1690 Second-hand steelmaking plant 1981 EAF high current insulation
1285 Blast furnace gas expansion turbines and equipment 1982 Power supplies for AC arc furnaces
1290 Hood manipulators for use on iron 1698 Steel mill plants and equipment 1983 Power supplies for direct current arc
channels 1699 Steel mill equipment furnaces
1295 Hot gas generators for blast furnace 1700 Steel mill plants and equipment
and coke gas (stainless) 04.05. Induction furnaces
1300 Hot blast valves 1710 Steel mill plants and equipment 1990 Induction furnaces
1310 Blast furnace blowers (complete) 1995 Protection system for induction coils
1320 Blast furnace stands and shells 1996 Induction furnaces \ 057Repairs
1330 Blast furnace burdening / also 04.01. Hot metal preparation plants 2000 Water cooled cables
burdening carriages 1715 Desulfurization plants with slag
1340 Blast furnace probes regeneration 04.06. Vacuum furnaces
1350 Coal grinding, drying 1720 Hot metal desulfurization plants 2008 High vacuum furnaces
and injection systems
2010 High vacuum furnaces (also electron
1351 Copper fittings for cupola furnaces
04.02. Converter beam melting furnaces)
1353 Ladles and mixers, liquid pig iron,
1730 Blown steelmaking plants 2020 Vacuum induction melting furnaces
engineering and supply
1740 KTB (Kawasaki Top Blowing) equipment 2021 Vacuum pumps, dry running, for vacuum
1355 Process gas screw compressors
1745 Combined bottom blowing at converter furnaces
1360 Radar level measuring equipment
1750 Converter plants 2025 Vacuum investment casting plants

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04.07. Secondary metallurgy 2380 Casting ladle heaters 2720 Deoxidizing agent
2028 Equipment for chemical heating 2390 Ladles for steel mills 2730 Deoxidation technology
2030 Argon purging equipment 2400 Casting ladle gates (also slide gate gates) 2735 EBT taphole plugging compound
2040 Blow and injection conveying systems 2410 Pouring stream protection 2740 Dephosphorizing agents
for filter dusts 2420 Casting carriages 2750 Desulfurization and deoxidation agents
2042 blowing lances, combined, for RH 2430 Handling equipment 2760 desulfurization agents (also magnesium)
2050 CAS, CAS-OB and CAB-plants 2440 Handling equipment for oxygen / 2770 ESU slags
2060 Injection plants for metallurgical processes carbon lances 2780 Ferroniob cored wires
2070 Electroslag remelting plants 2450 Metallurgical and rolling mill hydraulics 2790 Cored wires
2080 Ladle metallurgical plants 2460 Lime-oxygen dosing and injection systems 2798 Casting heads
2090 Plasma arc plants 2480 Tilting chairs for ladles 2800 Casting powder
2100 Plasma ladle furnaces 2490 Coal dust injection lances 2801 Casting powders, granulated and powdered
2110 Secondary metallurgical plants 2500 Ingot molds and casting molds 2810 Graphite
2120 Steel degassing plants for steel mills 2820 Graphite powder
2130 Steel desulfurization plants 2510 Ingot mold cars 2825 Heat protection fabric to 1260 °C
2140 T+P lance equipment 2514 Continuous optical analysis equipment 2827 Insulating covering agents for
2145 Induction stirrers for ladle furnaces for process vessels tundishes, ladles and troughs
2147 Vacuum degassing plants 2515 Continuous optical temperature 2830 Molds
2148 Vacuum arc furnace measurement for process vessels 2840 Mould inserts
2520 Converter blowing lance changing device 2845 Chill putty, -filler up to 1600 °C
04.08. Tertiary metallurgy 2525 Converter temperature and sampling 2850 Ingot mold spray and plate protection
2141 Electroslag remelting plant ESU plant equipment 2855 Oxygen nozzles and blowing lances
2142 Vacuum arc remelting /VAR plant 2530 Lance robots \ 057-manipulators 2860 Blowhole powder
2143 Vacuum induction furnace /VIM plant 2540 Alloying equipment for steel mills 2865 Mats and felts up to 1260 °C
2144 Vacuum degassing equipment 2541 Multifunction lances and burners for 2868 Olivine slag conditioner
electric furnaces 2870 Ladle covering agent
04.09. Components 2542 Ladles and mixers, liquid pig iron, 2871 Ladle covering agents, granulated
2150 Deslagging machines engineering and supply and powdered
2155 Tap hole sealing equipment for converters 2543 Mixer ladles 2880 Ladle slide sand
2156 Converter tap hole drilling and setting 2545 Ladle sliders (steel mill ladle 2885 Rotary slide gate for steel ladles
machines slider material) 2888 Slag granulation
2160 Tapping gate for converters and electric 2550 Ladle cars 2890 Slag sands
arc furnaces 2560 Robots for cutting slag 2900 Slag foaming
2170 Andromat manipulator 2570 Sand feeding devices for ladle tap hole 2904 Protective blankets made of textile fabric
2175 Burning machines for ladles 2580 Oxygen nozzles up to 1260 °C
2180 Break-out machines for electric 2590 Oxygen lances 2905 Special adhesives up to 1200 °C
furnaces, converters, ladles, etc. 2600 Oxygen lance equipment 2910 Steel mill ladle slide material
2182 Burning lances (oxygen) for tundish and 2610 Oxygen tubes, heat protected 2915 Crucibles for ESR, VAR and casting rolls
ladle gate valves 2615 Shadow tube manipulators 2920 Tundish covering material, granulated
2184 CO injection equipment 2618 Slag with space resistant property and powdered
2190 Handling equipment for oxygen / carbon 2620 Slag bucket
lances 2630 Slag retaining device for converter 04.11. Preparation of steel mill materials
2200 Automatic purging gas dome stations 2640 Slag carts 2930 Processing of used refractory materials
2210 Heating equipment for ladles, mixers, 2650 Hose reels 2940 Processing of steel mill dusts, fines and
converters and tundishes 2655 Fuses (multifunction) for burners oil-containing steel mill sludges
2215 Feeding equipment for metallurgical 2660 Special safety oxygen hose reels 2950 Slag preparation (slag transport
plants 2665 Stone coating agent for ladle gate valves and recycling)
2220 Brakes 2666 Stone coating agents for slide gate 2954 Separation magnets
2230 Charging machines (trough and tongs) systems
2235 Steam jet vacuum pumps for steel degassing 2668 Poking machines for electric furnaces 04.12. Services
2240 Dolomite centrifugal machines 2669 Sublances 2956 Engineering for steel mill plants
2250 Wire spooling machines 2670 Immersion tube spraying devices and equipment
2268 Injection plants for argon in ladles 2680 Torpedo car radar level measuring devices 2957 Hydraulic cylinder repair
2270 Injection plants for argon 2686 Vacuum pumps, dry running, 2958 Slag bucket maintenance
2280 Injection plants for iron carbide dusts for vacuum furnaces
2290 Injection plants for Hy / DRI dusts 2690 Preheating and drying stations
2300 Injection plants for lime granules for ladles and tundishes 05 Continuous casting
2310 Injection plants for carbon (electric arc 2695 Weighing systems for scrap
furnaces) and alloying elements 2960 Engineering and technical assistance
2312 Injection plants for alloying materials 2700 Heat exchangers for steel mills
2320 Electric heating elements for steel 2702 Flame cutting machines for ladles
05.01. Continuous casting plants of various
degassing plants 2704 Crucibles for remelting furnaces
designs
2340 Electromagnet. Conveying and dosing 2705 Process gas analyzer
2962 Flat ingots
troughs for liquid metals 2965 Casting platform robot
2350 Desulfurization equipment 04.10. Steel mill supplies 2970 Casting wheel plants
2360 Oriel tapping fillers, electric arc furnaces 2706 Sealing cords and packings up to 1260 °C 2980 Casting wheels
2370 Casting ladles, general 2710 Carburizing agents of all kinds

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2982 Casting rolls, rollers 3346 Marking machines 3700 Reading systems for automatic
2990 Horizontal continuous casting plants 3350 Emergency cutting torches identification of impact and directly
3000 Continuous casting plants, general 3355 Optical product recognition (OPR) applied characters
3010 Vertical continuous casting plants for marked billets 3710 Marking inks
3360 Plasma tundish heating 3712 Stamping machines, hydraulic
05.02. Continuous casting plants for 3370 Plate molds or pneumatic drive
different product dimensions 3380 Precision stopper device
3020 Beam-blank continuous casters 3390 Tube molds 06.03. Operating supplies
3030 Continuous slab casters 3400 Shadow tube manipulators 3750 Coolant
3035 High-speed continuous billet casters 3405 Safety device for electrolift magnets 3760 Lubricants
3040 Continuous billet casters 3410 Marking colors
3043 Continuous billet casters, horizontal 3415 Slab magnets
3045 Combined continuous slab casters 3420 Stamping machines 07 Hot rolling
3050 Round continuous casters 3422 Stamping machines, hydraulic or
3055 Round continuous casting machines, pneumatic drive 3770 Engineering and technical assistance
horizontal 3429 Continuous casting molds 3780 Second-hand hot rolling mills
3058 Continuous bloom casting plants 3430 Continuous casting molds (also made of
3060 Continuous bloom and slab casters electrographite) 07.01. Hot strip mills
3070 Continuous bloom and billet casting 3440 Continuous casting rolls 3773 Flat block plants
plants 3450 Tundish heating 3776 Flat block plants for rolling
3075 Continuous bloom and billet casting 3460 Tundish (manifold) plasma heater 3790 Thin slab mills
plants, horizontal 3470 Tundish flow control 3805 Modernization of hot rolling mills
3080 bloom and round continuous casting 3480 Tundish gate valve (Tundish gate valve) 3820 Steckel rolling mills, complete
plants 3490 bloom and billet adjustments 3830 Rolling mills, complete
3085 bloom and billet continuous casting 3500 Heat exchangers 3840 Hot rolling mills for slab products
plants, horizontal 3503 Weighing systems for ladles, tundish etc.
3510 Two-substance nozzles for continuous 07.02. Heavy plate mills
05.03. Spray compacting plants casting cooling 3850 Hot rolling mills, complete
3090 Spray compacting plants
05.05. Operating materials 07.03. Billet and semi-finished product
05.04. Components 3520 Casting powder
mills
3100 Al wire injection plants 3530 Lubricants for continuous casting plants
3860 Ingot, billet and plate mills
3110 Slab edge adjustment 3535 Welding consumables for regeneration
3861 Ingot, billet and semi-finished product
3120 Slab edge heating, inductive and against wear
mills
3130 Slab cooling plants
3140 Slab cooling boiler / heat recovery plants 05.06. Services 07.04. Section mills
3150 Slab cross-cutting and slitting lines 3537 Grinding and scarfing of slabs, billets
3870 Rolling mills for light sectional steel
3160 Slab grinding machines and blooms
3875 Roll forming mills
3166 Soft slab turning and transporting mag- 3880 Special section rolling mills
nets
3170 Brakes
06 Near net shape casting 3881 Rail rolling mills
3890 Beam and other section mills
3180 Flame removal equipment
3190 Flame cutting equipment 3540 Engineering and technical assistance
07.05. Bar and wire rod mills
3200 Slewing ring for water cooled rolls 3900 Automatic coil handling
3210 DS stamping machine 06.01. Equipment 3910 Guide equipment for wire rod, bar
3216 Electromagnetic brakes, EMBR 3550 Strip casting lines and fine iron mills
3220 Single material nozzles for continuous 3560 Thin strip casting plants 3920 Calibrating mills
casting cooling 3570 Thin slab casting plants 3930 Precision rolling systems
3230 Deburrer 3572 Thin slab casting and rolling lines 3940 Reducing and sizing mills
3240 Inks for marking equipment with direct bond 3944 Reducing and sizing mills
3250 Paint signing equipment 3573 EUROSTRIP strip casting plants 3950 Bar and wire rod mills
3260 Casting powder feeder 3574 EUROSTRIP direct strip casting 3955 Bar and wire rod mills for carbon
3262 Casting stream protection by argon and rolling lines and stainless steels
3270 Inductive stirring 3575 Continuous billet casting plants 3960 Bar mills
3280 Cold distribution plates (tundish plates) 3968 Rolling mills for flat products
3290 Marking equipment for slabs, ingots 06.02. Components 3970 Rolling mills for long products
and billets 3590 Flame cutting equipment 3974 Rolling mills for wire rod, rebars and bars
3292 Billet grinding machines 3600 Flame cutting equipment
3300 Billet processing machines 3610 DS stamping machine 07.06. Ring rolling mills
3310 Billet sawing machines 3630 Thin slab cross and slitting lines 3980 Ring rolling machines and plants
3320 Billet grinding machines 3640 Thin slab grinding machines 3981 Wheel rolling machines and plants
3330 Mould flow measuring equipment 3670 Color marking equipment
3340 Reading systems for automatic identification 3680 Casting powder feeder
of impact and directly applied marks 07.07. Finishing lines
3690 Ingot molds
3345 Air atomization nozzles for continuous 3990 Finishing lines
casting cooling 4000 Finishing machines

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4010 Chamfering machines for round and 4520 Descaling systems with solid abrasives 4980 Die spraying plants
square billets 4528 Descaling systems with high pressure 4985 Hot isothermal forging plants (HIF)
4017 Flat block plants for rolling water 4990 Hydraulic forging presses
4020 Flying shears 4530 Descaling systems with liquid abrasives 5000 Cold extrusion presses
4030 Hot / cold cut-off grinding machines 4540 Colors for marking equipment 5020 Presses, general
4040 Cold circular sawing machines 4550 Paint marking systems 5030 Pressing and forging machines
4050 Profile steel roller straightening machines 4560 Grease lubrication systems 5040 Radial forging machines
4060 Rotary saws 4570 Scarfing systems, hot and cold 5050 Radial and axial die rolling machines
4065 Second-hand finishing lines 4580 Scarfing equipment, machines and plants and plants
4070 Packing lines 4582 Scarfing plants, robot controlled 5060 Radial forging machines
4080 Hot straightening and cutting-off machines 4590 Gear rollers 5061 Radial forging machines, hydraulic
4600 Semi-finished product testing, sorting 5070 Ring blank presses
07.08. Rolls for hot rolling mills and fettling lines 5080 cNC precision forging machines
4090 Work rolls 4610 Decoilers 5084 Forging rolls
4100 Plate rolls 4630 Edging and shifting devices 5090 horizontal forging machines, upsetting
4110 Ingot rolls 4640 Marking lines for plates, slabs and tubes machines
4120 Slab rolls 4650 Marking systems for profiles, strips
4128 EcoRolls and sheets 08.02. Extrusion presses
4130 Fine iron and wire rolls 4660 Marking lines for slabs and blocks 5100 Metal pipe and tube extrusion presses
4135 Ferrous cast rolls 4680 Compactor and press binding lines 5110 Steel pipe extrusion presses
4140 Forged rolls for wire rod 5120 Extrusion presses for profiles
4160 Chilled cast iron rolls 4690 Cooling beds
4170 Tungsten carbide \ 057steel rolls 4700 Reading systems for automatic 08.03. Components
4180 Caliber rolls identification of impact and directly 5130 Brakes
4190 Billet and semi-finished rolls applied marks 5150 Forging manipulators
4200 Straightening rolls 4710 Oil-hydraulic setting devices 5155 Forging manipulators, rail-mounted
4210 Ductile iron rolls 4720 Oil and emulsion circulation systems 5160 Forging robots
4220 Cast steel rolls 4730 Roller tables 5180 Transport manipulators
4230 Back-up rolls 4740 Rotating and stationary shear blades 5184 Water hydraulic drive
4240 Composite casting rolls 4750 Lubrication systems and control technology
4250 Composite casting rolls in high chrome 4760 Quick change stands
and indefinite materials 4770 Safety device for electrolift magnets 08.04. Operating materials
4260 Composite chilled cast rolls 4780 Marking inks 5190 Lubricants for extrusion presses
4270 Composite rolls 4790 Marking pins for hot surfaces 5195 Heat resistant sliding materials
4280 Rolls for tube mills 4800 Steel strapping
4290 Roll rings 4810 Stamping machines
4820 Stamping machines and stamps for hot 09 Powder metallurgy
07.09. Roll machining and machines and cold operation (also fully automatic)
4300 EDT systems 4830 Stamps and tools
5200 Engineering and technical assistance
4320 High wear resistant coatings on rolls etc. 4840 Transport equipment for wide strapping
5210 Powder Metallurgy
4330 Caliber processing machines 4850 Strapping machines for coils
4340 Caliber groove grinding and milling 4860 Heat exchangers
09.01. Hard alloys
machines 4870 Roll transport devices
5220 Hard alloys, general
4350 Groove milling machines 4880 Roll cooling systems, controllable
5230 Machinable and hardenable hard alloys
4355 Ring expanders 4890 Roll matting systems
4360 Special machines 4892 Roll guides
4893 Roll rings 09.02. Hard materials
4370 Roll machining machines 5290 Tungsten carbide
4380 Roll turning machines 4897 Weighing systems for coils and bundles
4390 Roll grinding machines
07.11. Operating fluids 09.03. Hard metal powders
4395 Roll grinding wheels
4900 Lubricants for hot rolling mills 5300 Iron, steel, alloy powders, non-ferrous
4400 Roll blasting machines
metal powders
4410 Lines for roll forming
5310 Carbide powder
4420 Roll surface, services 07.12. Services
4920 High wear resistant coating on rolls etc.
09.04. Additives
07.10. Components
5320 Binder metals
4430 Decoilers and rewinders
4432 Decoiler components 08 Forging, extrusion 5330 Organic additives
4440 Drives, gearboxes and comb mill stands
4450 Strip cooling equipment 4930 Engineering and technical assistance 09.05. Machines and equipment
4460 Belt grinding machines 4940 Modernization of water hydraulic control for powder production
4470 Brakes systems 5340 Machines and equipment for water
4479 Coil magnets atomization
4490 Nozzles for descaling 5350 Machinery and equipment for melt
08.01. Forging machines
4500 Nozzles for roll cooling atomization
4950 CNC precision forging machines
4503 Roll cooling (stainless steel) 5360 Machines and equipment for spray drying
4960 Open-die forging lines
4510 Electric rolls and roller tables 5370 Powder manufacturers
4970 Die forging lines
4515 Scrapers for hot strip lines up to 1000 °C

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09.06. Machines and equipment for 5680 Annealing lines, inductive 6020 Descaling systems with liquid abrasives
production of powder metallurgical 5682 Annealing plants, continuous 6030 Free blasting systems
products 5685 Modernization of annealing 6040 Chamber blasting systems
5370 Plants, complete and pickling lines 6050 Shot peening systems
5380 Hot and cold isostatic presses and plants 6060 Trough belt blast cleaning systems
5390 Metal powder presses 10.05. Rolls for cold rolling mills 6070 Roller table systems
5400 Presses 5686 Squeeze rolls
5405 Powder presses, hydraulic, 5690 Work rolls 11.02. Pickling plants
mechanical, hybrid 5695 Spreader rolls 6080 Preparation of pickling baths
5410 Protective gas furnaces 5700 Dressing rolls 6088 Pickling lines, exhaust gas free,
5420 Vacuum furnaces 5710 Polishing rolls for stainless steel
5422 Vacuum pumps, dry running, 5715 Straightening rolls 6090 Pickling lines, complete
for vacuum furnaces 5720 Straightening rolls 6100 Pickling lines for strip and wire
5730 Backing rolls 6109 Pickling tanks for high mechanical stress
09.07. Powder metallurgy manufactured 5750 Nonwoven rolls 6110 Pickling tanks and electrolysis cells
products 5760 Rolls for high mechanical stress
5430 PM metals / sintered metals 5763 Roll sealing sleeves 6120 Pickling baskets and hooks
5432 PM rolling rings 5766 Roll core production and machining 6130 Pickling agents
5440 PM steels 5770 Rolls with polyurethane coating 6140 Pickling products for stainless steel
5450 Composite materials 6150 Pickling products for stainless steels
10.06. Components 6160 Pickling and surface treatment plants,
09.08. Further processing of powder 5780 Drives, gears and comb mill stands general
metallurgy products 5784 Strip guiding 6170 Pickling and surface treatment
5460 Plasma powder cladding 5790 Tape remover plants for wire
5470 Thermal spraying 5800 Brakes 6180 Pickling additives
5803 Brake felt, stripper felt 6190 Contract pickling plants
09.09. Additive manufacturing 5810 Letter and number types for stamping 6192 Pumps for steel and
5475 3-D printing machines stainless steel pickling
5476 Additive manufacturing processes 5814 Labeling machines 6200 Regeneration plants for pickling solutions
for rolled profiles (cold) 6203 Push pickling lines
5830 Labeling machines
10 Cold rolling 5840 Color marking machines 11.03. Grinding and polishing machines
5845 Reel covers 6210 Belt grinding machines
5480 Engineering and technical assistance 5850 Reading systems for automatic 6230 Centrifugal grinding plants
identification of impact and directly 6240 Polishing plants
applied characters 6250 Drag grinding plants
10.01. Cold rolling mills
5860 Marking systems
5490 Strip, sheet, cold and metal rolling mills
5870 Oil circulation systems 11.04. Surface treatment plants
5510 cold rolling blocks for wire
5880 Rotating and stationary shear blades 6260 Coil coating lines
5520 Cold rolling mills, complete
5890 Marking inks for stamping machines 6270 Strip edge trimming
5523 Modernization of cold rolling mills
5900 Marking devices 6280 Strip processing and finishing lines
5530 Second-hand cold rolling mills
5910 Marking pens for metals 6282 Electrolytic strip pre-cleaning plants
5540 Rolling mills for flat products
5920 Steel strapping 6285 Strip washing lines
5930 Stamping machines and stamps for hot 6290 Coating plants
10.02. Skin pass mills
and cold operation (also fully automatic) 6295 Burnishing plants and means
5550 Skin pass mills
5932 Roller cooling systems for high demands 6300 CVD coating plants
5555 Skin pass mills for hot and cold strip
5940 Heat exchangers 6310 Services pickling and electropolishing
5950 Winding coils of steel and stainless steel
10.03. Finishing lines 5952 Weighing systems for bundles and coils 6320 Oiling machines
5560 Finishing lines
6330 Electropolishing plants
5570 Finishing machines
10.07. Operating materials 6340 Deburring
5580 Strip edge trimming lines
5960 Lubricants for cold rolling 6350 Deburring machines
5590 Strip processing lines
6360 Color coating machines
5595 Spreader rolls
6370 Paint spraying plants
5600 Slitting and cut-to-length lines 11 Surface treatment 6380 Vibratory finishing machines for surface
5610 Slitting and cut-to-length machines
treatment of metal parts
5620 Straightening machines for strips
5970 Engineering and technical assistance 6386 High pressure water jet cleaning technology
and sheets
5980 Descaling of sheet metal parts 6390 Shot peening
5630 Roller levelers
5988 Titanium processing 6400 Plastic coating plants
5640 Stretch levelers for strip
6410 Metal working equipment, electrochemical
5650 Current guide rolls
11.01. Descaling equipment 6420 Metal degreasing lines
5660 Packaging lines
5990 Bend descaling for strip 6430 Degreasing lines for metal strip
6000 Bending descaling for wire 6440 Lines for cleaning and drying of metal
10.04. Annealing lines 6450 Surface treatment, surface technology
6010 Descaling systems with solid abrasives
5668 Continuous annealing 6460 Surface treatment lines
6018 Descaling systems
5670 Annealing lines 6470 Surface drying, general
with high pressure water
5672 Annealing and pickling lines 6480 Surface drying, inductive

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6490 Surface finishing 6870 Metal cleaners 7220 Marking systems

6500 Phosphating plants 6880 Phosphating agents 7230 Marking inks
6510 Phosphating process 6890 Blasting glass beads 7235 Spools for winding and unwinding,
6520 Plasma CVD coating systems 6898 Steel blasting media rewinding
6525 Plasma generators, power supply 6900 Blasting media and technology, general 7240 Stamping machines and stamps for hot
6527 Blank washing systems and cold operation (also fully automatic)
6530 Plating plants 11.09. Services 7250 Heat exchangers
6540 Plasma CVD systems 6906 Large format surface grinding
6550 PVD coating systems 6910 Contract finishing 12.05. Operating supplies
6565 Blasting plants 7270 Lubricants and process materials
6570 Pretreatment plants for galvanizing plants 11.10. Wear protection 7280 Drawing agents (greases, oils, soaps, etc.)
6580 Water demineralization 6914 Ceramic wear protection
for surface treatment 6916 Linings and coatings
6918 Wear protection, metallic 13 Production of tubes / pipes
11.05. Aluminizing, tin plating, galvanizing 6919 Wear protection, general
6600 Equipment for hot-dip galvanizing 7290 Engineering and technical assistance
and aluminizing of strip 7295 Second-hand equipment
6603 Equipment for hot-dip galvanizing, 12 Production of bright
tin-plating and aluminizing of strip steel and wire 13.01. Tube rolling mills
6610 Electrolytic galvanizing equipment 7300 Expanding mills
6620 Electrolytic galvanizing lines 7310 Diescher rolling mills
6920 Engineering and technical assistance
6630 Hot dip galvanizing lines 7320 Forming mills
6925 Second-hand equipment
6640 Hot dip galvanizing lines, accessories 7330 Sizing mills
6642 Hot dip galvanizing lines, 7340 Reducing mills
zinc bath equipment 12.01. Wire rod mills
7350 Pipe and expander mills
6648 Galvannealing 6930 Wire and fine steel rolling mills
7360 Pipe rolling mills with planetary piercing mill
6650 Galvannealing, inductive 6940 Wire stretching machines
7370 Pitch rolling mills
6660 High current lines for electrolytic 6950 Guiding equipment for wire rod
7380 Plug rolling mills
galvanizing plants and fine iron rolling mills
7390 Stretch-reducing mills
6670 Galvanizing 6960 Rolling machines for flat wires
6675 Tin plating plants and wire profiles
13.02. Tube drawing machines
6680 Tin fusion, inductive 7400 Continuous drawing machines
12.02. Wire, bar and profile drawing
7410 Tube drawing machines
11.06. Corrosion protection 6965 Drawing tools
7420 Drum drawing machines
6690 Linings and coatings 6970 Wire drawing machines
7430 Drawing benches
6700 Coatings, inorganic 6980 Wire drawing machines
6702 Coatings, overlays, expert opinions 6990 Bar and profile drawing machines
7000 Bar drawing benches 13.03. Pipe welding machines
6710 Burnishing and corrosion protection 7440 Longitudinal seam pipe welding machines
6720 Oilers 7450 Pipe welding plants
6730 Electrophoretic dip coatings 12.03. Finishing lines for drawing shops
7460 Spiral pipe plants
6740 Rubber coatings 7010 Automatic stirrup bending machines
6744 Corrosion protection systems 7020 Combi automatic machines
7030 Wire straightening and cutting machines 13.04. Finishing lines for tubes
6750 Corrosion and oxidation protection 7480 Finishing lines
6755 Oil felt 7040 Rotary peeling machines
for bars and wire 7490 Finishing lines for tubes
6760 Powder coatings 7495 Deburring machines for tubes,
6770 Rust protection paints 7050 Bar straightening and polishing machines
7060 Peeling machines for bars profiles and solid bars
6780 VPI /VCI corrosion protection papers 7500 Travelling cut-off machines
and films 7065 Grinding machines
7070 Grinding machines for bars 7510 Straightening machines for tubes,
sections and bars
11.07. Components 7520 Tube bending machines
6790 Nozzles (also blow-off and descaling 12.04. Components
7530 Pipe end calibrating and upsetting
nozzles) 7080 Binding machines for wire rod, concrete
presses
6795 Rubber and PU reel covers and bar steel
7540 Pipe deburring equipment
6800 Rubber and PU roller covers for the sheet 7090 Brakes
7542 Pipe deburring machines
metal finishing industry 7100 Seals for rolling mills
7544 Pipe straightening machines
6810 Rubber rollers for the sheet 7110 Wire cooling lines
7550 Pipe straightening presses
metal finishing industry 7120 Wire coil and coiling machines
7560 Pipe straightening and cutting machines
6820 Spray pipes 7140 Wire and bar pointing machines
7570 Pipe grinding machines (internal and
6826 Weighing systems for coils and bundles 7150 Electric rolls and roller tables
external)
7160 Colors for marking equipment
11.08. Operating materials 7170 Ink marking systems
7180 Hook web systems 13.05. Components
6830 Chips and compounds for vibratory 7580 Binding machines
finishing 7200 Compactor and press binding systems
for wire rod 7600 Colors for marking equipment
6840 Wire grit 7610 Paint signing machines
6860 Electrocorundum abrasives 7210 Reading systems for automatic identi-
fication of impact and directly applied 7615 Cleaning machines for tubes,
6865 Bonded coatings profiles and solids
characters

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7620 Pipe pointing machines 8030 Slitting and cut-to-length machines 14.05. Services
7630 Pipe marking equipment 8040 Laser cutting systems 8481 Electron and laser beam welding
7640 Pipe testing equipment 8050 Plasma cutting systems 8482 Laser cutting of steels
7650 Pipe sawing machines 8070 Cut-to-length lines and sheet metal processing
7660 Pipe spooling machines 8072 Shears 8483 Laser welding
7663 Automatic sawing machines 8075 Shears (standing and flying) for sheet 8484 Water jet cutting of steels
7665 Technical brushes metal working 8485 Tube laser cutting
8080 Second-hand laser beam cutting machines 8486 Large format surface grinding
8090 Blast machine performance tuning
14 Sheet metal processing 8100 Waste optimization systems
15 Steel products
7690 CAD constructions 14.03. Welding technology
7700 Spinning of sheet metal parts 8110 Deposition welding on rollers etc. 15.01. Rolled steel
7710 Spinning of sheet metal parts 8115 Fire protection blankets made 8489 Folded profiles, welded
7720 Engineering and technical assistance of textile fabric structural elements
7730 Cold forming of sheet metal parts 8120 Strip welding machines 8490 Aluminized sheet
and panels 8130 Stud welding machines (hot-dip aluminized or roll clad)
8140 Electron and laser beam welding (service) 8500 Aluminum-zinc coated steel sheet
14.01. Plants, presses, machines 8150 Electron beam welding machines 8510 Antiphon sheets
7740 Bending machines 8170 Gouging machines 8520 Elevator guide rails
7750 Strip edge trimming machines 8180 Lattice girder welding machines 8530 Strip steel, hot rolled
7760 Strip straightening machines 8190 Carbon electrodes (welding carbons) 8540 Machined sheet
7765 Strip preparation lines for profilers 8200 Mould welding 8550 Container bottoms
7780 Sheet metal round bending machines 8205 Laser welding machines 8560 Coated sheet (painted, foil coated)
7790 Sheet metal stacking machines, automatic 8210 Laser beam welding machines 8570 Reinforcing steel
7800 Sheet metal forming 8215 Solder protection mats made 8580 Reinforcing steel in coils, cold-rolled
7810 Sheet metal working machines, general of textile fabric 8590 Reinforcing steel in coils, hot rolled
7820 Flanging machines 8220 MIG, MAG and TIG \ 057TIG welding 8600 Reinforcing steel in bars
7825 Pressure joining machines torches 8610 Reinforcing steel in bars and coils
7830 Deburring machines 8230 Peripheral devices for robots 8620 Reinforcing steel (stainless)
7835 Deburring machines for tubes, profiles 8250 Repair of cracks and engravings 8630 Wide strip, organically coated
and solid bars 8257 Rolling seam resistance welding equipment 8640 Wide strip, cold rolled
7840 Die bending presses 8260 Repair welding 8650 Wide strip, hot and cold rolled
7845 Hot and cold riveting machines 8280 Welding, general 8660 Wide flat steel
7848 Hydraulic high-pressure sheet metal 8288 Welding wire 8670 Wide-flange beams
forming presses and lines 8290 Welding wire, stainless 8672 Cellform beams
7849 Hydroforming (IHU) 8300 Welding wire and filler metals 8680 Electrical sheet and strip
7850 Hydraulic presses and plants (also from CuAl alloys) 8690 Enameled steel sheet
7860 Hydraulic presses for raw forming 8310 Welding electrodes 8700 Thin sheet in further
7868 Internal high pressure forming 8312 Welding protection blankets made processed special designs
7870 Cold extrusion presses of textile fabric 8710 Thin sheet, cold-rolled
7880 Cold forming lines 8314 Welding protection fabric up to 1250 °C 8720 Thin sheet, surface finished
7882 Press feeding systems 8316 Welding protection mats and curtains 8740 Sheet products, laser welded
7910 Roller profiling lines made of textile fabric up to 1250 °C 8750 Sheet products, mash-seam welded
7920 Round forming presses (presses) 8318 Welding protection paste up to 1400 °C 8760 Flat steel
7921 Wobble forming presses 8320 Welding constructions 8769 Sectional steel
7922 Special lines for coil processing 8330 Welding machines, general 8770 Shaped steel (incl. pit lining)
7924 Punching and pre-punching lines 8340 Welding robots 8780 Welded sections
7926 Dividing levelers 8350 Welding technology, general 8790 Heavy plate
7930 Deep drawing presses 8360 Welding accessories, general 8795 Heavy plate blanks
7940 Pre-rounding presses (presses) 8363 Wire mesh welding 8800 Heavy plate products, pressed,
7945 Feed straightening machines 8370 Sensor systems for automated welding dimpled, bent, edge-finished
7947 Roll feeders 8380 Butt welding machines, electric 8810 Heavy and medium plate, incl. lining plate
7950 Roll forming of strip 8400 Resistance welding equipment 8820 Semi-finished products
7960 Tooling and sheet metal 8830 Semi-finished products, continuously cast
working machines, used 14.04. Components 8831 Semi-finished products,
8410 Brakes continuously cast, ingot
14.02. Slitting lines 8415 Color marking systems 8840 Semi-finished products for rolling
7970 Strip slitting lines 8420 Laser marking equipment 8850 Semi-finished products for forging
7980 Sheet metal cut-to-length 8430 Plate stretcher 8860 Superstructure material
and cut-to-length lines 8435 Profile Stretchers 8870 Clad steel sheet
7990 Sheet metal cutting, laser cut 8440 Rotary shear blades and accessories 8880 Rails
7995 Slitting blades and accessories 8450 Cutting and punching tools 8890 Shipbuilding material
for slitting lines 8470 Marking pins for metals 8900 Shipbuilding profiles
8010 Fine blanking lines 8480 Deep drawing tools 8910 Forging semi-finished products
8015 High pressure water jet cutting technology 8915 Forged bars
8020 Slitting and cut-to-length lines 8920 Slit strip

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8922 Slit strip, surface finished 9350 Tube products (U-tubes, also with 9685 Engineering steels, alloyed, weldable
8930 Cold drawn special steel sections special radii, coil systems, etc.) 9690 Steels with special physical properties
8940 Special profiles, hot rolled 9360 Centrifugally cast tubes 9696 Chromium-plated steels
8950 Special profiles, hot rolled and drawn (also made of stainless steel) 9700 Pre-machined steels in bars and plates,
for lift trucks, vehicle, machine 9370 Special section tubes, welded, cold-rolled rough milled, fine milled, ground
and pipeline construction 9380 Steel drainage pipes, hot-dip galvanized 9710 Rolling bearing steels
8960 Special profiles, hot extruded 9390 Steel pipes, machined 9714 Mild unalloyed steels
8970 Bar steel (quality, case-hardened, quen- 9400 Steel pipes, welded 9718 Tool steels, hardened
ched and tempered, spring, free-cutting) 9410 Steel tubes, seamless 9720 Tool steels, alloyed and unalloyed
8975 Bar steel (angle steel) 9420 Door reinforcement tubes, welded
8976 Steel bars (stainless steel, all dimensions) 9430 Door reinforcement tubes, seamless 15.06. Drawing and cold rolling mill products
8980 Steel sheet piling sections (box piles and 9440 Cylinder tubes 9730 Bright steel (including free-cutting bright
accessories, driven steel piles) steel, bright steel shafts, bright special
8981 Steel sheet piling sections (box piles and 15.03. Forgings sections)
driven steel piles) 9450 vessels (flanges, nozzles, etc.) 9740 Spring steel strip
8985 Steel sheet pile sections, box piles, steel 9460 Products for general engineering 9750 Cold rolled strip
piles, anchoring and accessories (crankshafts, tools, gears, etc.) 9751 Hardened strip steel
8990 Continuous cast billets 9470 Products for power engineering 9755 Cold rolled strip, coated
8992 Trapezoidal profiles - PUR and mineral (generator parts, turbine parts, etc.) 9760 Cold rolled strip with bright surface
wool, sandwich elements, acoustic 9480 Products for aircraft engine construction 9770 Cold rolled strip with refined surface
elements, cassettes (e.g. compressor blades, disks) 9780 Cold rolled clad strip
9010 Galvanized steel strip 9490 Products for shipbuilding 9790 Cold rolled profiles from hot rolled
9020 Galvanized profiled steel sheet 9500 Open die forgings, general or cold rolled strip
9030 Galvanized steel sheet in sheets and rolls, 9510 Die forgings, general 9800 Cold rolled profiles with refined surface
galvanized strip steel 9520 Seamless rolled rings 9810 Body parts
9040 Honeycomb beams, machined beams 9530 Forgings, general 9814 Sheet metal formed parts
9050 Wire rod 9532 Non-ferrous forgings (copper and copper 9817 Precision strip steel
9060 Wire rod, flat or round alloys, aluminum alloys) 9820 Pressed, stamped and drawn parts
9070 Wire rod, round 9830 Steel strip for packaging purposes
9080 Wire rod in spring steel grades 15.04. Railroad rolling stock 9838 Tailored beams
9090 Wire rod in cold heading grades 9540 Axles 9840 Tailored blanks (sheet blanks)
9100 Wire rod in welding wire grades 9550 Wheel tires 9850 Formed tube and sheet components
9130 Rolled steel for the automotive industry
9140 Hot wide strip 15.05. Steel in the following delivery forms 9860 Drawing and cold rolling mill products
9150 Tinplate and strip, ultra-fine sheet 9560 Structural steels, general 9870 Cylinder tubes for hydraulics
and strip, tin-plated sheet and strip, 9570 engineering steels, case-hardening and pneumatics
special chrome-plated ultra-fine sheet steels, quenched and tempered steels,
and strip (ECCS) surface-hardening steels, 15.07. Wire and wire products
9160 Y-sleepers low-temperature steels, cold-heading 9880 Anchor steel, screwable
steels, fine-grained steels, steels resistant 9885 Structural steel mesh
15.02. Pipes to compressed hydrogen 9890 Reinforcing wire, reinforcing mats,
9170 Fittings for pipes, stainless 9580 Stainless steel special remnants (Ia and pit mats
9180 Large-diameter pipes IIa quality) 9900 Reinforcing meshes for reinforced concrete
9190 Large diameter tubes, spiral welded 9590 Stainless steels 9920 Wire meshes
9200 Boiler tubes 9600 Case hardening steels, foreign standard 9930 Wire mesh
9220 Flanges, stainless steels, wear resistant steels 9932 Wire mesh
9230 Oilfield tubes 9610 Case-hardened steels, nitriding steels, 9950 Wire ropes and strands
9260 Clad tubes spring steels, foreign standard steels, 9960 Wire and wire products
9270 Precision steel tubes, welded wear-resistant steels 9970 Iron, free-cutting, cold extrusion
9280 Precision steel tubes, seamless and 9618 ESU remelted steels and cold heading wires
welded (round, oval, square, rectangular 9620 Spring steel wire, stainless 9980 Iron fine and superfine wires
and as special sections) 9625 Thin sheets 9990 Iron and steel wire, drawn
9290 Precision steel tubes, seamless and 9630 High temperature steels and alloys 10000 Spring steel wire, oil hardened
welded, with surface finishing such as 9635 Perforated plates 10010 Spring steel wire, unalloyed
electrogalvanizing, chromating, 9638 Cold rolled sections 10015 Profile wire
phosphating, etc. 9640 Stainless bars and tubes 10020 Flat and shaped wires
9300 Tubes prematerial (round and square) 9641 Stainless bars 10025 Threaded steel
9310 Tubes 9642 Special sections, hot rolled, 10030 Other wire products
9320 Tubes made of degussite hot extruded or drawn 10035 Prestressing steel
9330 Tubes made of cold-tempered steels, 9650 Stainless, acid and heat resistant steels 10040 Prestressing steel, prestressed
weldable fine-grained steels 9655 Stainless, acid and heat resistant steels concrete strands
9332 Tubes, ceramic and alloys 10050 Galvanized and PVC coated iron wire
9334 Tubes of circular or square cross-section 9660 Stainless, acid- and heat-resistant steels
9335 Tubes, circular or square cross-section, and alloys, also heating conductor and 15.08. Steel construction
hot-dip galvanized resistance alloys 10058 Car lifts, mobile
9340 Stainless steel tubes 9670 High-speed steels 10060 Automatic reinforcement station
9345 Pipe parts and components 9680 Special structural steels, alloyed, weldable 10070 Sheet metal structures

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10080 Bridge construction 10370 Hardening plants, general 10710 Insulation materials
10090 Hall construction 10375 Hardening and tempering plants, electri- 10720 Vibration protection
10100 Masts cally heated 10730 Backing insulation
10110 Steel construction, general 10380 Hardening and tempering plants, gas 10732 Electrical insulation systems
10115 Joining technology in steel construction, heated for arc furnaces and transformer houses
general 10390 Hardening and tempering plants, with 10735 Heat protection and insulation products
10120 Steel construction, general inductive heating 10740 Insulating and sealing boards,
10130 Assembly hall construction 10400 Hardening and tempering plants, with asbestos-free
resistance heating 10744 Insulating fabrics up to 1260 °C
15.09. Services 10401 Laser hardening systems 10746 Insulating cords, tapes, packings
10140 Deep hole drilling, contract 10403 Nitriding furnaces and hoses up to 1260 °C
10141 Deep hole drilling, horizontal 10748 Support arm insulations, asbestos-free
10145 Forming and smoothing 16.08. Heating furnaces 10750 Insulating bricks
10146 Cutting tool steel and heat treatment plants 10760 Cooling pipe insulations
10408 Continuous furnaces 10770 Furnace components
10410 Co-step furnaces 10780 Sound insulation
16 Furnace and energy 10420 Hardening furnaces 10790 Vibration insulation
technology 10430 Bogie hearth furnaces 10800 Thermal insulation
10440 Induction heating plants 10803 Wool felt for bright annealing furnaces
10450 Industrial furnaces, used
10150 Engineering and technical assistance
10460 Chamber furnaces 16.13. Components
10152 Waste gas systems behind electric arc
10470 Conductive heating plants 10805 Exhaust technology
furnaces
10480 Furnaces with mechanically driven hearth 10810 Bath rollers
10154 Waste heat systems behind walking beam
10490 Patenting plants for wire 10820 Belt coolers, belt dryers
furnaces and pusher furnaces
10500 Plasma nitriding plants 10830 Block pressers
10160 Complete heating systems
10505 Radiators 10840 Block and slab pushers for heating
10170 Furnace optimization
10510 Roller hearth and walking beam furnaces furnaces
(conversion to low NOx combustion)
10520 Pit furnaces 10850 Burners for gas and oil
10180 Process control systems for industrial
10530 plug furnaces 10860 Custom-made burners
furnaces and energy plants
10540 Pusher-type, roller and rotary hearth 10870 Feeding and discharging machines
10190 Rational use of energy
furnaces 10880 Electric heaters
10545 Tempering and drying plants 10890 Natural gas burners
16.01. Rolling mill furnaces
10550 Vertical and horizontal strip furnaces 10895 Furnace probes
10200 Deep annealing furnaces
for heat treatments (for the use of video cameras)
10210 Rolling mill furnaces, induction
10560 Heat treatment plants 10900 Gas burners
10220 Rolling mill furnaces
10562 Heat treatment furnaces 10910 Generators for protective
(continuous and discontinuous) and reaction gases
16.02. Forging furnaces 10570 Heat treatment furnaces 10915 Hardeners
10230 Forging furnaces for batch operation, open heated 10920 Heating conductors
10240 Forging furnaces, gas fired 10930 Hearth rollers
10250 Forging furnaces, induction 10950 pulverized coal furnaces (also -plants)
16.09. Bath furnaces
10580 Aluminum melting furnaces 10960 Laser light barriers
16.03. Roller Hearth Continuous Furnaces 10582 Aluminum melting and holding furnaces 10970 Oil burners
10260 Roller Hearth Continuous Furnaces 10590 Furnaces and plants for lead coating, 10990 Furnace riders
10270 Roller hearth and walking beam furnaces galvanizing and tinning 11000 Furnace rollers
10600 Salt and metal bath furnaces 11005 Plasma generators
16.04. Continuous furnaces for wide strip 11010 Regenerative burners
10280 Strip heating, inductive 16.10. Industrial furnaces 11020 Recuperative burners
10290 Strip edge heating, inductive for special purposes 11028 Recuperators
10300 Continuous furnaces for wide strip 10610 Furnaces for the ceramic industry 11030 Recuperators, regenerators
10615 Lime kilns 11040 Rollers (e.g. from SIC)
16.05. Top-hat furnaces 10620 Inert gas, vacuum furnaces 11050 Safety devices for EAF oxygen-fuel
10310 Top-hat furnaces 10630 Tempering furnaces burners
10320 Top and pot annealing furnaces 10640 Drying furnaces for casting cores, 11060 Jet tubes
molds and mold covers 11070 Radiant tube burners
16.06. Vacuum furnaces 10650 Drying furnaces for stopper rods 11078 Vacuum pumps, dry running,
10330 Vacuum annealing furnaces 10652 Microwave ovens / dryers for vacuum furnaces
10340 Vacuum hardening furnaces 10660 Accessories for industrial furnaces 11080 Heat exchangers
10341 Vacuum pumps, dry running, 11090 Heat recovery systems
for vacuum furnaces 16.11. Protective gas plants 11092 Weighing systems for melting furnaces
10670 Protective gas plants 11093 Wool felt for bright annealing furnaces
16.07. Hardening and
tempering equipment 16.12. Insulations 16.14. Operating materials
10350 Quenching baths 10680 Block insulation 11110 Hardening agents (also hardening
10355 Carburizing furnaces 10690 Firing pads powders and carbon restoration agents)
10360 Hardening furnaces 10700 Calcium silicate 11120 Hardening oils
11150 Fire-resistant hydraulic fluids

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11160 Polymer solutions 11512 Refractory concrete, high strength, 12020 Zircon nozzles
11170 Lubricants for industrial floors 12030 Zircon containing stones
11180 Spray cleaners 11520 Refractory products, general 12040 Zircon sand / flour)
11190 Heat transfer fluids 11530 Refractory ramming mixes
11540 Refractory anchorages 17.04. Processing of refractory materials
16.15. Services 11550 Refractory material 12050 Processing of used refractory materials
11200 Energy consulting 11560 Lightweight refractory bricks 12060 Testing of FF materials
11210 Energy saving 11570 Lightweight refractory
11215 Commissioning, maintenance and service and insulating mixes 17.05. Machines for refractory construction
of heating equipment 11580 Lightweight refractory 12070 break-out hammers, pneumatic and
11240 Planning and projecting of and insulating bricks hydraulic, for electric furnaces,
energy-technical plants 11590 Gas purging equipment, refractory converters, ladles and troughs
11600 Pouring mixes, self-flowing 12071 Excavation robots
11610 hearth masses 12075 Chipper
17 Refractory technology 11620 High-fire bricks 12080 Converter tap hole repair vehicles
11630 Blast furnace bricks 12095 Converter lining devices
11245 Product know-how for basic refractory 11640 Induction furnace mixes 12100 Manipulators for FF masses
bricks and mixes 11650 Insulating material, asbestos-free 12110 Ladle spraying machines
11248 Monitoring of refractory components 11660 Isostatically pressed products 12118 Pumping machines
11670 Carbon and graphite bricks for refractory materials
17.01. Raw materials, precursors and 11690 Converter bricks 12120 Pumping machines
binders for refractory materials 11700 Arc furnace bricks for refractory materials
11250 Aluminum hydroxide 11710 Perforated bricks 12130 Centrifugal machines for FF-masses
11260 Alumina, alumina 11720 Masses, refractory (general) 12140 Spraying machines for FF materials
11263 Reinforcing wires for refractory mixes 11725 MgO-C bricks 12150 Tamping plants, autom., for ladles
11265 Binders for the production of refractory 11730 Mortars and mastics, refractory
materials 11740 Mux masses 17.06. Refractory construction
11270 Electrocorundum 11750 Ladle masses 12160 lining of all kinds of furnaces
11280 Graphite 11752 Torpedo ladle lining 12170 Firing chambers
11290 Adhesive sand 11755 Ladle lining, monolithic 12175 Refractory anchors
11300 Coke breeze 11760 Ladle bricks 12180 Refractory construction
11310 Coke breeze, dry 11768 Products made of \ 050HTW \ 12190 Refractory ramming mixes
11320 Magnesium oxide 051 high temperature wool 12200 Suspended ceilings
11330 Microsilica 11790 Gutter and taphole masses
11360 Silicon carbide 11800 Gutter lining, cooled
17.07. Services
11366 Titanium dioxide 11810 Acid resistant bricks
12204 Training - Refractory
11370 Clays 11820 Acid ramming and centrifugal masses
12205 Refractory maintenance at operating
11380 Alumina specialties 11830 Firebricks
temperature
11390 Zirconia 11840 Shadow pipe
12206 Refractory systems
11850 Slide gate ceramics
11860 Cast basalt
17.02. Plants for the production
of refractory materials
11865 Protective blankets made of textile fabric, 18 Machinery and
refractory
11400 Equipment for the production of
11870 Silicon carbide bricks
plant engineering
refractory materials
11880 Silica bricks, tondina bricks
11886 Special adhesives up to 1200 °C 12210 Plant engineering, general
17.03. Refractory materials and equipment 11890 gunning and repair compounds 12220 CAD design
11410 Tapping stones for converters and electric 12230 Engineering and technical assistance
11900 Steel mill wear material
arc furnaces 12240 beams, columns, shafts
11910 ramming, casting and vibrating masses
11420 Painting, filling and plastering materials 12250 Industrial Engineering
11915 ramming, spraying and casting compounds
11430 Basic ramming, gunning and casting 12258 Standard parts for cutting
11920 Stoppers and spouts
mixes and punching tool construction
11930 Continuous castings, refractory
11440 Basic bricks (magnesia, magnesia- 12260 Cleaning and cleaning materials
11940 Immersion tube, monota immersion spout
chromium, chromium ore, chromite, 12270 Second-hand machines
11950 Technical ceramics
dolomite, spinel, forsterite (purchase and sale)
11960 High-alumina bricks (andalusite, bauxite,
and carbon bricks) 12280 Special constructions
corundum, mullite, sillimanite bricks)
11450 Calcium silicate 12285 Heat exchangers
11970 Torpedo mixer stones
11460 Dolomite products
11980 Tundish masses
11470 Electrode masses
11985 Pouring compounds, cement-free, 18.01. Mining equipment, machines
11480 Fiber ceramic moldings, vacuum formed
for blast furnace tapping troughs and supplies
11481 Fiber ceramic moldings, vacuum formed,
11990 Vermiculite 12290 Plants and machines for underground
up to 1750 °C
12000 Thermal insulation materials, mining
11485 Fiber mats and felts up to 1600 °C
asbestos-free 12300 Bucket elevators
11490 Fiber products, ceramic
12004 Vacuum formed parts 12309 Conveyor systems
11500 Prefabricated parts, refractory
12005 Vacuum formed parts, 12310 Conveying plants and machines
11510 Refractory concrete
without ceramic fibers 12330 Mine support profiles
12010 Wollastonite

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18.02. Chemical plants and accessories 12790 Cooling towers 13210 Cardan joints
12350 Tank and apparatus construction 12793 Cooling water / circulating water systems 13220 Cardan shafts
12360 Liquid gas - storage stations 12796 Magnetic filters 13230 Gear rollers
12370 Gas tanks 12800 Press water additives 13240 Gearboxes and drive elements
12390 Acid chimneys 12810 Water treatment systems 13250 Large gearboxes
12400 Acid and chemical resistant plants 12830 Water demineralization, treatment 13255 Chain drives and sprockets
and equipment and recycling 13260 Hirth serration
12410 Nitrogen production plants 12840 Water recooling systems 13261 Hirth spur gearing
12846 Water filtration 13270 Couplings
18.03. Steam generation plants 13285 Couplings, flexible, elastic
and equipment 18.08. Other plants 13290 Couplings, mechanical and hydrodynamic
12425 Exhaust gas technology 12848 Chillers 13300 Planetary gearboxes
12430 Waste heat boilers 12850 Slag granulation hoses 13308 Slew drives
12440 Steam filters 12860 Slag recycling plants 13310 Safety couplings
12450 Steam boilers, general (also slag granulation plants) 13318 Spindles
12460 Pressure boilers 12862 Slag granulation plants 13320 Special constructions
12470 Hydrazine removal 12870 Lube oil plants 13350 Shaft-hub couplings (backlash-free)
12480 Pulverized coal firing systems 13360 Shaft couplings (rigid)
18.09. Maintenance 13370 Winding shafts
18.04. Foundry equipment, machinery 12880 Spare parts and consumables 13380 Gear drives
and supplies 12890 Maintenance, general 13390 Gear wheels
12354 Casting ladles 12892 Maintenance organization 13395 Gearbox repairs
12500 Molding machines 12894 Maintenance systems
12530 Foundry equipment, machines 12896 Repair, overhaul and modernization 18.12. Bearings
and supplies of machine tools 13400 Slewing rings
12535 Foundry tools 12900 Maintenance of large gear units 13404 Elastomeric bearings
12540 Foundry consulting and engineering 12920 Maintenance of continuous casting plants 13406 Spherical plain bearings / rod ends
12542 Foundry software for ingots and slabs 13410 Plain bearings
12550 Core shooters 12930 Maintenance of continuous casters 13420 Ceramic-metal compact plain bearings
12560 fettling machines for ingots and billets 13430 Ball bearings
12570 Robots 12950 Repair of ingot molds 13440 Cam rollers
12580 Sand mixers 12960 Repair of ingot molds 13460 Linear systems
12586 Melting furnaces, inductive 12964 Cooling system cleaning 13470 Roller bearings
12590 Shaking ladles 12970 Ladle repair, FF 13480 Yoke type track rollers
12592 Crucible tongs 12980 Repairs, spare parts 13484 Thermal separation
12605 Vacuum investment casting 12983 Software for maintenance 13485 Support and guide rollers
plants-superalloys 12990 Preventive maintenance 13490 Rolling bearings
12607 Vacuum investment casting plants 13000 Heat exchanger cleaning 13492 High-temperature rolling bearings
with cold crucibles for titanium or 13010 Condition based machine maintenance 13500 Roller bearings
titanium alloys
18.10. Power and work machines 18.13. Oil hydraulic systems, equipment
18.05. Power plants and power stations 13020 Steam turbines and accessories
12610 Power plants and power stations, steam 13021 Gas turbines 13508 Rotary distributors
12620 Power plants and power stations, electric 13030 Rotary compressors 13510 Rotary feeders
13040 Compressed air equipment 13520 Pressure measuring, switching
18.06. Ventilation plants and equipment 13050 Natural gas, gas transmission and writing devices
12630 Blowers compressor stations 13530 Pressure switch
12635 Industrial fans 13060 Natural gas HP storage 13540 High pressure flange connectors
12650 Air conditioners, general 13070 Piston pumps 13550 Hydraulic systems
12660 Air conditioners for heat plants 13080 Piston compressors 13560 Hydraulic and shaft seals
12670 Air conditioners for crane lances, 13083 Corrosion resistant pumps 13570 Hydro gears
crane bridges, etc. 13090 Centrifugal pumps 13580 Hydro motors
12690 Expansion joints 13100 Mixing units for all fuel gases 13590 Hydro pumps
12700 Ventilation ducts 13120 Lubrication pumps 13595 Hydraulic accumulators
12710 Ventilation systems and equipment, 13130 Screw compressors 13600 Hydro valves
general 13150 Turbo compressors 13610 Hydraulic cylinders
12720 Natural ventilation 13160 Vacuum pumps 13620 Oil hydraulic systems,
12730 Induced draught systems and equipment devices and accessories
12740 Ventilators 18.11. Gearboxes and drive elements 13630 Vibration dampers
13168 Drive elements 13640 Servo valves
18.07. Water treatment plants, equipment 13170 Drive engineering 13645 Continuous valves
13174 Valve gearboxes 13660 Complete plants, oil hydraulic
and accessories
13180 Brakes 13670 Water hydraulic
12750 Chemical water treatment
12760 Pressurized water plants and accumulators 13190 Brake disc mounting
12770 Filtering plants for circulating water 13195 Torque limiter 18.14. Control systems and components
12780 Rubber compensators 13200 Flange couplings 13680 Shut-off valves

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13690 Automatic inflow control 14150 Shearing centers 14523 Oil circulation systems for bearing
with distribution gate valves 14160 Grinding and polishing machines and gear lubrication
13695 Torque limiters (also internal) 14524 Two-line grease lubrication systems
13710 Electro-hydraulic actuators 14170 Special machines for chip forming for metallurgical plants and rolling mills
13718 Electro-servo cylinders 14180 Special machines for chipless forming 14525 Special lubricants
13720 Multipoint single 14190 Special machines for special tasks 14526 Central lubrication systems
and multi-purpose regulators 14195 Concrete sawing machines 14527 Machines for degreasing and lubrication
13730 Control systems, complete 14200 Stone cutting saws
13740 Control valves 14210 Plate shears 18.24. Services
13760 Actuators 14220 Cut-off machines 14528 Service for compressors and turbines
13780 Continuous single 14529 Mechanical processing of hydraulic parts
and multi-purpose regulators 18.19. Tools
14230 Press brake tools
18.15. Piping and accessories 14240 Drills 19 Transport and
13786 Exhaust gas technology 14242 Taphole drilling tools storage technique
13790 Butterfly valves 14250 Diamond tools
13800 Asbestos-free fabric expansion joints 14260 Pneumatic tools
14530 Engineering and technical assistance
13810 Fittings 14280 Carbide (also metal carbide)
14535 Hot material conveyors
13820 Flanges 14290 Tungsten carbide inserts
14540 Transport and logistics for industrial
13840 Rubber expansion joints and molded parts
residues
13850 High pressure pipe technology 14300 Carbide tools
14545 Hot material conveyors
13859 Safety valves 14302 HM tipped saw blades
14548 Transport
13860 Expansion joints 14304 HP grinding wheels
14550 Transport technology
13890 Pipe break safety valves 14306 Saw bands and blades for metallic
13900 Pipe swivels and non-metallic materials
19.01. Metallurgical plant vehicles
13910 Piping and accessories 14310 Saw blades for metal
14560 Slab, bloom and billet transporters,
13920 Pipeline construction 14318 Cutters
rubber tires
13930 Piping accessories 14320 Shear blades
14570 Coil transport systems
13940 Check valves 14323 Splitting knives and accessories
14580 Coil transporters
13945 Hoses for splitting lines
14590 Steel mill vehicles, general
13947 Flexible hoses with ceramic wear protection 14330 Abrasives and grinding wheels
14600 Metallurgical plant vehicles, track-bound
13950 Plug-in disc gate valves 14334 Special tools for die casting industry
14605 Air cushion vehicles-FTS
14336 Cutting wheels
14610 Slag ladle transporters
18.16. Stranding machines 14337 Roll grinding wheels
14620 Slag transporter
13955 Stranding machines 14338 Cutting and special tools
14630 Scrap transport trailers
13958 Rope making machines
with weighing equipment
18.20. Clamping technology
14640 Steel mill vehicles
18.17. Tool and model making 14380 Clamping hydraulics
13956 Mold frames, mold assemblies 14400 Clamping elements
19.02. Rail vehicles
13960 Materials for model 14401 Clamping tools, screws
14650 Diesel locomotives
and prototype construction
14660 Railroad wagons
13970 Model and prototype making 18.21. Components
14670 Self-propelled wagons
14410 Seals
18.18. Machine tools 14412 Seals with high chemical
19.03. Track technology
13980 Cutting-off machines and thermal resistance
14680 Turntables and transfer cars
13990 External thread cutting machines 14420 Rotary seals for feeding gases
14684 Track technology
14000 Band sawing machines or liquid media
14690 Shunting systems
14010 Bending and straightening machines 14430 Cooling water circulation units
14015 Slab sawing machines for continuous casting-rolling lines
14440 Nozzles 19.04. Trackless vehicles
14020 Wire working and processing machines
(also blow-off and descaling nozzles) 14700 Trailers
14030 Flow-forming machines
14450 Pistons 14705 Trucks and trailers
14040 Milling machines
14460 Metal hoses 14720 Electric industrial trucks
14060 Spark erosion machines
14470 Buffers (rubber and cellular buffers) 14730 Electric trucks
14070 honing and lapping machines
14480 Stuffing box packings 14734 Electric four-way sideloaders
14080 Cable sheathing presses
14490 Wear plates 14740 Driverless transport systems
14081 Cable sheathing presses
14742 Driverless transport systems
(lead and aluminum)
for steel and aluminum coils
14088 Sharpening machines 18.22. Operating fluids
14750 Forklifts and cross stackers
14090 Cold circular saws 14500 Solid lubricants
14760 Rubber-tired heavy-duty
14095 Hot circular saws 14510 Industrial oils
transport vehicles
14100 Mould processing machines 14520 Cooling lubricants
14810 Heavy-duty tractors
14120 profile and flat shears
14820 Telescopic excavators
14130 Shears (standing, flying) 18.23. Tribology
14822 Transport systems for coils
for metallurgical operations 14522 Dosing and monitoring equipment
14140 Shears (standing, flying) for lubricants
for sheet metal working 19.05. Continuous conveyors
14830 Conveyors (general)

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14840 Pneumatic conveyors 19.09. Warehouse organization 19.11. Operating materials

14850 Vibratory conveyors 15198 Labels 15660 Lubricants
14860 Vertical conveyors 15200 Identification
14880 Steep conveyors 15208 Warehouse logistics 19.12. Packaging technology
14890 Continuous conveyors for bulk material 15210 warehouse organization) 15662 Automated packing stations for coils
14900 Continuous conveyors for piece goods and long goods
14910 Conveyor belts and screws 19.10. Components 15664 Packaging materials
14920 Trough chain conveyors 15220 Slinging equipment
15230 Loading and unloading equipment
19.06. Cranes 15240 Sheet metal package tongs 20 Electrical engineering
14930 Slewing cranes 15250 block pushers, extractors and automation
14940 Casting cranes 15270 Bunker discharge aid
14945 Crane systems, automatic 15280 Bunker and silo equipment
15670 Electromechanical actuators
14946 High capacity automatic cranes 15290 Coil and sheet metal packaging
15680 Engineering and technical assistance
14950 Cranes, hoists and accessories, general 15300 Coil tongs
15690 Technical translations and documentation
14955 Crane service 15310 Permanent magnets
14960 Overhead travelling cranes 15320 Electrical equipment for cranes etc.
14970 Gantry cranes
20.01. Electrical equipment for
15330 Electric hoists
14980 Bracket cranes 15333 Distance measuring devices for cranes
metallurgical plants and rolling mills
14990 Buffers 15700 Workplace design systems
15335 Labels
14992 Vacuum lifting devices for heavy industry 15720 Three-phase motors
15340 Conveyor belt cover
14993 Automatic stacking devices 15730 Electrical equipment for metallurgical
15350 Conveyor belt scraper
(vacuum lifting devices) plants and rolling mills
15360 Conveyor devices and equipment
15740 Electrical equipment for rolling mills
15370 Conveyor belt splices
15750 Large electrical installations, complete
19.07. Scales 15380 Conveyor belt vulcanizing equipment
15760 Power supply systems
14997 Bundle and coil scales and material
for mobile consumers
15000 Batching and blending scales 15390 Grippers and tongs
15770 Spring cable reels
15010 Track and truck scales 15400 Handling machines
15780 Spring hose reels
15020 Crane scales 15410 Lifting clamps, safety lifting clamps
15785 Radio remote controls
15030 Roller table scales 15420 Industrial robots, metallurgical, sensor
15788 Radio systems
15040 Scales for continuous weighing controlled
15790 Radio control systems
15041 Scales for alloying elements 15430 Chains
15800 Gear motors
15042 Scales for pig iron 15431 Sprockets
15810 DC motors
15043 Scales for scrap 15440 Tipping eyes, tipping shackles
15820 High current cables and lines,
15044 Scales for static weighing 15450 Crane wheels
water cooled
15045 Scales for stationary weighing 15455 Crane ropes
15830 Cables and wires
15050 Weighing systems for ladle turrets 15460 Storage yard equipment
15840 Cables, cable reels and accessories
and ladle cars 15470 Laser distance measuring devices
15850 Motorized cable reels
15060 Load cells for cranes
15860 Low voltage switchgears and installations
15080 Weighing systems for silos 15480 Load lifting belts
15870 Switchgears
15490 Lifting magnets and equipment
15880 Slip ring bodies
19.08. Storage and retrieval systems 15500 Magnetic brakes
15890 Fuse systems
15090 Bund high-bay warehouse 15510 Magnets, magnet systems
15900 Heavy current capacitors
15100 Container staging systems 15511 EGIS safety device for electric lifting
15910 Plugs and socket-outlets
15110 Labeling systems magnets
15920 Power converters (frequency converters)
15120 Lattice girder storage systems 15520 Wheels
15930 Power supply systems
15130 Manual overhead conveyors 15530 Corrosion, friction and wear protection
(movable and also busbars)
15134 Aerial work platforms 15540 Bulk containers
15940 transformers (also for industrial furnaces)
15140 Storage technology and automation 15550 Pulleys
15960 AC and intercom systems
systems for sheet metal, long goods 15555 Safety device for electric load lifting
15962 High voltage feeders and contacts
and stacking boxes magnets
15141 Storage technology and automation 15560 Separation magnets
15570 Silos for FF-masses 20.02. Control and automation systems
systems for sheet metal, long goods
15580 Silos for bulk materials 15967 Electrical, instrumentation and
and stacking boxes
15590 Handling plants for bulk materials control engineering, general
15150 Storage and retrieval systems
15600 Deflection rollers 15968 Installations for anisotropic
15155 Storage systems for coils
15610 Packaging technology control technology
15160 Storage and racking systems
15620 Wear protection coatings with aluminum 15970 Automation, general
15164 Long goods order pickers, high rack
oxide ceramics 15980 Automation plants for ore and fine ore
stackers
15630 Wear protection coatings with rubber 15990 Automation plants for blast furnaces
15170 Marking systems
15632 Wear protection technology 16000 Automation plants for industrial furnaces,
15180 Pallets and cassettes
15635 Track-bound tippers general
15188 Vertical elevators (paternosters)
15640 Wagon tipper 16010 Automation plants for cold rolling mills
15190 Stacker cranes
15650 Hot transport and cooling hoods 16020 Automation plants for coking plants
15193 Traversers and turning devices
for steel ingots 16030 Automation systems for steel mills
15195 Honeycomb racking systems
15652 Weighing systems for steel production 16035 Automation systems for blast furnaces

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16040 Automation systems for hot rolling mills 16395 Software for order processing, warehouse 16625 Tension measuring system
and tube mills and test certificate management for driven S-rolls
16041 Automation systems for hot rolling mills 16400 Application software 16630 Width measuring devices
16050 Automation plants and process control 16410 Software for slitting lines 16640 Strain gauges and measuring strips
systems in metallurgical plants and rolling 16415 Enterprise resource planning system 16645 Strain measuring systems
mills for metal and steel trade 16650 Strain and mass flow measuring systems
16055 Automation of strip processing lines 16420 Software for production planning 16652 Dressing degree
16060 Automatic detection systems and control and mass flow measuring systems
16063 Strip guiding systems 16430 Software for statistical process control 16660 Thickness measuring systems
16070 Data transmission equipment and systems and quality assurance and devices
16080 Industrial television technology 16440 Technical calculation programs 16670 Thickness gauges
16090 Information and communication systems 16680 Distance switches and measuring devices
16100 Identification 20.05. Maintenance (optical, acoustic and inductive)
16110 Customized complete systems 16450 Machine diagnostics 16690 Torque measuring devices for S-rollers
16120 Guidance systems (inductive) for vehicles 16460 Maintenance and inspection 16700 Torque measuring device
16130 Control systems (by image processing) 16710 Speed measuring devices
for vehicles 16720 Flow meters
16140 Control and automation systems, general 21 Measuring and 16721 Flow measuring devices, capacitive,
16150 Positioning systems for cranes testing technique e.g. for coal injection
16160 Process automation 16730 Flow monitoring
16162 Process automation for strip processing 16740 Diameter measurement
16470 Gas measuring instruments
lines 16750 Electrical measurement of mechanical
for degreasing plants
16170 Process automation for continuous steel quantities
16472 Gas measuring devices
casting plants 16755 Electronic measuring system
for metal degreasing plants
16180 Process automation for metallurgical for hydraulic and lubricating oils
16480 Gas measuring devices
plants 16770 Form measurement
for metal cleaning plants
16190 Process control systems 16780 Level measuring devices
16488 Multichannel measuring systems
16192 Process control with infrared detectors 16790 Level control
16200 Process optimization 16800 Level control
16202 Process optimization with weighing 21.01. Measuring and testing technology, 16810 Gas measuring instruments
systems general 16815 Oxygen sensors for waste gas
16205 Shopfloor systems 16490 Automation and metrology, 16820 Equipment and chemicals
16210 Control systems, complete color measurement for waste water control
16220 Control stations for metallurgical 16500 Pressure transducers 16830 Speed measuring devices
and rolling mill plants 16508 Corrosion testers 16850 Infrared switch
16230 Control systems, electrical 16510 Metrology 16860 Infrared radiation pyrometer
16240 Control systems, electronic 16511 Measuring magnetism 16861 Infrared radiation thermometer
16250 Control systems for press water tanks 16520 Measuring and testing systems, general with scanner
16260 Control systems, hydraulic 16530 Measuring and testing systems, general 16870 Infrared radiation pyrometer with scanner
16270 Control systems, infrared 16540 Measurement value acquisition 16871 Infrared Radiation Thermometer
16280 Power supplies for automation 16550 Measured value processing 16875 Infrared thermography
and control 16552 Measuring and test equipment 16877 IR camera - infrared based slag detection
16290 Networking identification labels 16878 Cameras, furnace cameras
16293 Video technology 16553 Measuring equipment and test status 16879 Cast iron temperature measurement
16295 Weighing systems for process automation identification labels 16880 Insulating capillary
in steelworks 16560 Radioactivity warning systems 16890 Force measuring devices for tension
16564 Recorder systems, paperless and compression
16566 Pre-warning of melt breakthroughs 16891 Force measurement and weighing
20.03. Data processing
and residual wall thickness measurement systems
16300 Analog devices and accessories
on refractory linings 16892 Force measuring systems
16305 Archiving
16568 Roll gauges 16900 Cooling water monitoring
16310 Production and machine
data acquisition BDE / MDE 16910 Length measuring devices for tubes
16320 Data acquisition devices and systems 21.02. Measurement of physical properties 16920 Linear encoders
16330 Data processing 16570 Distance measuring system 16930 Linear encoders
16338 Digital image processing 16580 Distance sensors for positioning and (also for ways and distances)
16340 Digital devices and accessories length measurement (laser, ultrasonic, 16940 Linear encoders, ultrasonic
16350 Expert systems optical, inductive and capacitive) (also for ways and distances)
16355 Manufacturing Execution System (MES) 16581 Distance sensors for positioning and 16950 Length and speed measuring systems
16360 Turnkey system solutions, length measurement (magnetostrictive) (optical)
hardware \ 057software 16590 Bath mirror measurement in converter 16960 Laser speed and length measuring
16380 X-Window Terminal 16600 Bath mirror control systems
16608 Strip thickness control (AGC) 16970 Conductivity and pH meters
16610 Strip sag measuring device 16980 Mass flow meters
20.04. Software
16612 Strip flatness measurement 17000 Measurement of refractory linings
16390 Simulation software
16613 Strip flatness control (in operating condition)
16393 Software for archiving, document
16615 Strip guiding system 17010 Measuring devices for electrical quantities
management and workflow
16620 Tape tension measuring systems 17020 Measuring machines

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17030 Measurement printers 17440 On-line roughness measurement 17730 Hardness testers
17033 Microstructure / roughness measurement 17445 Systems for quality data acquisition and 17740 Hardness testing equipment
17035 Surface crack detection processing 17750 Machines for tensile test preparation
17040 Opto-electronic measuring instruments 17760 Friction and wear testing machines
17050 Flatness measuring devices 21.04. Quality control 17770 Crack testing machines
17057 Profile measuring devices 17446 Strip edge inspection 17780 Pipe testing presses
17060 Profile measuring systems (non-contact) 17447 Strip steel surface inspection, automatic 17790 Torsion testing machines
17080 Pyrometer and complete 17800 Universal testing machines for tension,
17090 Pyrometer tubes 17448 Strip steel surface inspection, automatic compression, bending and tensile tests
17100 Ratio pyrometer and complete
17105 Inline concentration measurement 17450 Quality control, visual 22.03. Technological testing methods,
of liquids 17460 Testing services testing service
17110 Probes for liquid pig iron 17810 Chemical analyses
17120 Tube measuring equipment 21.05. Services 17820 Grain size analysis
17130 Coating thickness gauges 17470 Metrology services 17830 Mechanical-technological testing
17133 Coating thickness control 17840 Metallographic testing
17135 Layer thickness control 17850 Technological testing
17138 Slag detection with infrared 22 Materials testing 17852 Technological testing,
17140 Slag detectors microscope image analysis
17160 Forging measurement 17473 Destructive and 17860 Deep drawing testing machines
17180 Vibration measuring devices non-destructive materials testing for sheets and strips
17190 Rope testing equipment for round and 17870 Conversion of conventional universal
flat steel ropes (rope belt conveyors) 22.01. Non-destructive materials testing testing machines to electronic
17200 Dust measuring equipment 17480 Consulting, execution, equipment measurement with data processing
17210 Equipment for radiation measurements 17490 Image processing, barcode readers 17880 Roll testing (concentricity, eccentricity)
17220 Systems for nuclear radiation 17500 Demagnetization equipment
measurement (input control) 17510 Internal pressure testing equipment 22.04. Destructive material testing
17230 Immersion thermocouples 17520 Corrosion testing 17888 Corrosion testing
17250 Temperature measurement equipment 17530 Measuring and testing machines 17890 Machines for the production of notched
17255 Temperature profile measuring systems 17536 Training and certification for NDT bar impact specimens
17260 Thermocouples 17540 Ultrasonic testing equipment / machines
17270 Thermocouple protection tubes 17560 Non-destructive testing of round and flat 22.05. Fatigue testing
17274 Thermographic measurement steel cables 17896 Testing of safety valves in operating
17280 Thermal conductivity measuring systems 17570 Non-destructive pipe testing equipment condition
17290 Rolling mill force measuring systems 17580 Non-destructive material
17300 Rolling mill measuring systems testing equipment, general 22.06. Damage analysis
17310 Resistance thermometers 17589 Non-destructive material 17898 Damage analysis
17320 Line scan cameras testing equipment, acoustic
17322 Non-destructive thickness measurement 17590 Non-destructive material
of refractory linings testing equipment, electromagnetic 23 Analysis and laboratory
(during furnace shutdown)
17325 2-color pyrometer with fiber optics
17620 Non-destructive material equipment
testing equipment, optical
17630 Non-destructive materials
21.03. Quality management 17900 Engineering and technical assistance
testing with X-rays
17340 3-D profile measurement of rails and 17640 Non-destructive materials
other profiles testing with acoustic emission analysis 23.01. Sampling and sample preparation
17341 3-D profile measurement of weld seams 17650 Non-destructive materials 17910 Gas probes, gas sampling probes
17345 Pickling bath monitoring testing equipment with ultrasound 17915 Sampling
17350 Breakdown early detection 17660 Non-destructive materials testing 17920 Sampling equipment
17352 Breakdown early detection and monitoring 17664 Non-destructive materials testing with 17940 Sample punching
17360 Breakdown monitoring fluorescent and red / white penetrant 17950 Sample transport
17365 Chrome bath monitoring methods 17960 Sample preparation
17368 Roller emulsion control 17665 Non-destructive material testing with 17970 Sample preparation
17370 In-line surface inspection, optical fluorescent and red / white test method for X-ray fluorescence analysis
17380 Measuring instruments 17670 Non-destructive materials testing with 17980 Sample preparation for OES and XRF
for quality management coupling agent-free ultrasonic excitation (X-ray testing)
17384 Mold control 17680 Non-destructive materials testing, 17990 Sample preparation machines
17390 Length, speed and profile measuring optoelectronic 18000 Spectrometer sample preparation
systems 17690 Non-destructive materials testing (service) with remelting equipment
17400 Hole detection 18010 Punching tools for samples
17408 Surface inspection 22.02. Strength testing, endurance testing
17409 Surface inspection systems 17698 Fixtures for tensile testing 23.02. Analytical equipment
17410 Surface inspection 17700 Stress analyses and reliability tests on 18020 Analytical instruments
17415 Surface inspection of strip steel machines and components 18022 Devices for inline concentration
17426 On-line measurement of oils and waxes 17710 Consulting, execution, equipment measurement of liquids
17430 On-line surface inspection, optical 17720 Fatigue testing machines 18025 Analyzers for oxygen measurement
17432 On-line surface quality inspection, optical

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18027 Automated analyzers for process control 18375 Secondary exhaust gas cleaning systems 18830 Sludge dewatering, mobile
and wastewater management 18376 Sintered exhaust gas cleaning systems 18840 Sludge dewatering, stationary
18030 Automation equipment for analysis 18377 Desulfurization of sinter flue gases 18842 Water management
and laboratory 18378 Exhaust gas cleaning for pellet plants
18040 Gas analyzers 18380 Waste heat boiler 24.03. Regeneration plants
18048 Laser induced fluorescence 18390 Aerosol separation 18870 Regeneration plants for pickling solutions
18050 Laser plasma spectrometer 18400 Treatment of dusts from steel mills 18880 Acid resistant collection cups and wall
18059 Mass spectrometers and foundries coatings with DIBt test mark
18060 Conductivity and 18410 Electrostatic precipitator 18890 Sand regeneration plants
pH measuring instruments 18420 Dedusting and gas cleaning
18070 Oil-in-water monitoring in the laboratory 18430 Dedusting plants and accessories, general 24.04. Recycling and waste disposal
and in industry 18440 Dedusting filters and plants (cassette, 18900 Exhaust air purification
18080 Optical emission spectrometers cartridge, round, bag, pocket filters, etc.) 18910 Remediation of contaminated sites
18090 O2 analyzers 18450 Denitrification plants 18920 Plants for the recycling of raw materials
18100 Plasma spectrometers 18460 Denitrification catalysts (DENOX) (dusts)
18105 X-ray diffractometers 18470 Fine dust removal for sinter plants 18921 Plants for the recycling of residual materials
18110 X-ray fluorescence spectrometer 18480 Filter media 18922 Car recycling plants
18120 X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, 18490 Gas recovery plants 18923 Electric arc dust recycling
portable 18500 Fabric filters 18925 Biological exhaust air treatment
18130 Oxygen probes 18510 Casting shop dedusting 18930 Soil and groundwater remediation
18138 Heavy metal analysis in water, laboratory, 18515 Blast furnace exhaust gas cleaning 18940 Flaring plants, thermal afterburning
field, process and online 18520 Hot gas filtration 18970 Injection plants for filter dust
18140 Nitrogen analyzer system 18530 Industrial vacuum cleaners 18975 Injection plants for alloy and residual
for direct determination 18535 Catalytic plants materials using oxygen burners
18150 Nitrogen probes 18536 Catalyst service 18980 Storage of substances hazardous to water
18160 Hydrogen analysis system 18540 Compact air cleaner 18990 Oil and grease removers
for direct determination 18550 Laser Clean Box 18997 Radioactive substances
18170 Hydrogen probes 18560 Air filters (also in-line filters) 19000 Residue-free vibratory grinding
18180 Accessories for analytical technology 18570 Multicyclones and cyclones 19005 Slag processing
18580 Afterburning, catalytic (slag transport and recycling)
23.03. Laboratory equipment, general 18590 Afterburning, thermal 19009 Chimney construction
18190 Analytical standards 18600 Wet dust collectors 19010 Chimneys (also sheet metal chimneys)
18200 Analytical reference material 18608 Wet dedusting systems 19020 Separation of non-ferrous metals
18202 Equipment for sample preparation 18610 Wet fine dust removal for sinter plants 19045 Plants for preparation and recycling of
for OES and XRF (X-ray testing) 18615 Wet electrostatic precipitators metallurgical residues
18210 Calibration samples 18620 Wet cleaning plants 19050 Other disposal plants
18220 Annealing boxes 18630 Flue gas desulfurization for boiler 19060 Recycling of residual materials (ashes,
18230 Laboratory furnaces and sinter plants slags, dusts, sands)
18240 Laboratory equipment 18640 Flue gas cleaning plants for waste 19070 Rolling mill slag de-zincification
18250 Laboratory automation and hazardous waste incinerators 19072 Dezincification of metallurgical dusts
18260 Shuttles 18650 Dust collectors 19080 Recovery of recyclable materials
18264 Shuttles and HF crucibles 18660 Dust measuring devices 19090 Fluidized-bed drying of steel mill sludges
for C+S determination 18670 Dust recovery plants
18270 Spectral samples 18690 Thermal exhaust air purification 24.05. Components
18280 Crucibles 18693 Dry exhaust gas cleaning plants 19110 Separators (gasoline, benzene, oil, water)
18700 Dry dedusting plants 19114 Aerators and agitators
23.04. Metallography (also rotary flow dedusters) 19120 Emulsion splitting plants
18290 Services 18710 Dry cleaning plants 19130 Injection plants for processed,
18300 Metallography equipment 18720 Venturi dust collectors oil-containing mill scale sludges
18310 Metallographic laboratories 18728 Central exhaust systems 19140 Injection plants for Carbo Fer
18320 Metallographic testing 18730 Central dust extraction plants 19150 Injection plants for PE granules
19160 Heat exchangers
24.02. Waste water treatment
24 Environmental protection 18740 Waste water plants, grease separators, 24.06. Operating materials
and disposal chemical pumps 19170 Activated carbon
18750 Waste water treatment 19180 Lignite coke
18755 Waste water treatment, thermal 19190 Oil binder
18330 Consulting and measurement
18756 Wastewater treatment for wastewater 19200 Lubricants
18340 Engineering and technical assistance
containing oil and grease
18760 Wastewater treatment plants
24.01. Dedusting and gas cleaning 24.07. Services
18770 Chemical water treatment
18342 Exhaust gas technology 19210 Exhaust gas measurements
18774 Evaporation plants
18348 Oxygen sensors for exhaust gas 19220 Chemical and mineralogical analysis
18790 Wastewater treatment plants
18350 Exhaust systems 19230 Emission measurements
18800 Recirculation systems
18360 Exhaust gas cooling systems 19232 Simulation software for exhaust
18802 Recirculating water treatment
18362 Exhaust gas cooling with heat recovery gas measurement with design and
18810 Solvent recovery plants
18370 Exhaust gas cleaning systems optimization of exhaust systems
18820 Neutralization and detoxification plants

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25 Occupational safety 27 Consulting, planning 28 Steel in civil engineering

and ergonomics and services
28.01. Software for building and construction
25.01. Occupational safety 19695 Hot tapping under pressure 20050 Cad software
19240 Occupational safety clothing 19700 Fittings service
19260 Respiratory protection masks 19710 Training and further education 28.02. Steel in building construction
19263 Fire blankets for welding work of welding personnel 20058 Structural steel
made of textile fabric 19715 Consulting, planning and services 20070 Hall gates
19266 Fire blankets and containers 19720 Consulting services 20086 Pipelines
19270 Gas detectors 19721 Consulting for optimization
19280 Heat protective clothing of weighing systems 28.03. Steel in civil engineering
19285 High temperature resistant 19730 Consulting service 20100 Offshore technology
and fireproof textile products 19731 Procurement, eProcurement 20106 Tubes
19289 Protective glass 19734 blended learning 20108 Micropiles
19290 Industrial protective glass 19740 Services, quality assurance 20110 Anchorages
19300 Light curtains for accident prevention 19750 Emission measurements 20112 Sheet piling
and other applications 19760 Energy consulting
19305 Soldering protection mats made 19770 Energy saving
of textile fabric 19780 Energy service 30 Service concerning
19310 Furnace sight glass Neotherm ® (optimization, recovery, supply) steel materials
19320 Safety edges 19790 Decoating
19330 Safety mats 19792 Spare parts for commissioning 20135 Processing services
19340 Welding protection glass Athermal ® 19794 Commissioning
19350 Welding accessories 19810 Engineering services (also commissioning
30.01. Joining
19360 Dust measuring devices of metallurgical plants as well as
20178 Soldering
conveyor and drive technology plants)
25.02. Noise protection devices 19815 Engineering problem solving
19368 Hearing protection 19820 Maintenance organization
19370 Noise reduction 19822 Cooling and boiler water treatment
19380 Industrial noise protection 19824 Lean management
19390 Noise protection devices 19825 Leak sealing under operating pressure
19400 Noise monitoring 19830 Logistics consulting
19410 Level recorder 19832 Logistics services, steel logistics
19420 Sound insulation 19840 Contract annealing
19430 Sound level meter 19850 Contract annealing
19432 Sound insulation (own mobile annealing facilities)
19860 Management consulting
19875 On-site machining
26 Other products (milling, drilling, turning, grinding, etc.)
19880 Assembly and maintenance
19440 Aluminium and zinc slug production 19890 Marketing services
19892 Offline Maintenance
26.01. Foundry products 19893 Online Maintenance
19450 Stainless steel mold casting 19895 Quality management consulting
19460 Stainless steel shell mold casting 19900 Experts
19470 Stainless steel centrifugal casting 19910 Cutting and welding consulting
19490 Investment casting by the lost wax 19920 Welding research and education
process 19930 Simulation studies and software
19500 Cast iron with spheroidal graphite 19935 Software for metalworking
(ductile iron) 19940 Supplier of spare parts, equipment and
19510 Cast iron with lamellar graphite accessories for the steel industry, general
(gray cast iron) 19950 Radiation
19520 Cast iron shape casting 19952 Radiation protection
19530 Continuous cast iron 19955 supply chain management
19540 Chilled cast iron 19960 Digitalization consulting
19550 Heat resistant cast iron 19970 Software solutions for digitalization
19560 Gravity die casting 19980 Digitization analysis
19570 Copper and copper alloy castings 19990 Technical translations and documentation
19580 Light metal castings 20000 Training and commissioning
19590 Machine mold casting of metallurgical plants
19610 Acid resistant castings 20005 Management consulting
19630 Centrifugal casting 20010 Leasing of electronic measuring
19640 Heavy metal casting equipment, data technology and computers
19660 Steel casting 20015 Continuing education
19670 Wear-resistant casting 20016 Continuing education - refractory
20020 Certifications

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tapping weight of several hundred tons).
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