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Uhde Wins Follow-Up Contract from Dragon Steel for New Coke Plant
Jul. 2, 2010 Following the successful completion and commissioning of a coke oven plant (phase 1) for Dragon Steel Corp. of Taiwan, Uhde has been awarded a plant contract to build phase 2, which will also be located in Taichung. This expansion will enable Dragon Steel to increase its annual coke production capacity to 2.2 million tonnes.
Two coke oven batteries identical to those in phase 1 will produce about 3000 tonnes of coke per day from around 4000 tonnes of coal; each will comprise 42 ovens with a chamber height of 7.3 m. The contract also includes expanding the gas treatment plant built by Uhde for phase 1 so that it can handle a throughput of 146,000 m3 of coke oven gas from both phases.
Phase 2 is scheduled for commissioning at the end of 2012. Uhde will be responsible for the engineering and supply of special equipment as well as supervision of the erection and commissioning activities.
The new contract is a continuation of almost 30 years of cooperation between Uhde’s coke plant technologies division and China Steel Corp. of Taiwan, the parent company of Dragon Steel.
Uhde is a company in the Plant Technology business area of the ThyssenKrupp Group. The company’s activities focus on the engineering and construction of chemical and other industrial plants in fertilizers; electrolysis; gas technologies; oil, coal and residue gasification; refining technologies; organic intermediates, polymers and synthetic fibers; and coke plant and high-pressure technologies. The company employs 4500 people worldwide.