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Tenova to Supply High-Capacity Consteel EAF for new Feida Steel Plant in China
May 3, 2010 Beris-China recently awarded a contract to Tenova for the supply of a 250 ton per hour Consteel® EAF to be installed as part of Feida Group’s new Steel Plant in the Jangsu Province in China.
The new furnace will have a 330 ton total capacity and a tap weight of 220 tons for an average production capacity of 250 ton per hour. It will be equipped with a 150-MVA transformer and will be characterized by the remarkably high productivity of nearly 2.5 ton per MW. The EAF’s charge mix will comprise scrap combined with a small percentage of pig iron.
Beris-China selected the Consteel® solution for Feida Group’s new steel plant in light of the technology’s limited electric energy requirement as well as its environmental advantages, a particularly important factor in the Jangsu Province, which is a growing residential area. The company had also evaluated a solution based on two mid-size conventional EAFs, which would have required more space, higher initial investment, and higher ongoing production costs.
Downstream equipment for the new Consteel EAF will include a twin ladle furnace, provision for vacuum degassing and a continuous slab caster. The new plant is scheduled to start operations in May 2011.
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