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VSB: the first Consteel in South America
May 15, 2008
Vallourec & Sumitomo Tubos do Brasil Ltda, a joint venture formed in mid-2007 by France’s Vallourec and Japan’s Sumitomo, has choosen Tenova Melt Shops to supply a greenfield plant in Brazil comprising Consteel, an EAF and a Dedusting System.
The facility will be installed at the new seamless steel tube production center to be built in Jeceaba, in the region of Minas Gerais, an area with some of the world’s richest iron-ore reserves.
The 140 t electric arc furnace fitted with the Consteel system will turn out more than 1 million tons of liquid steel a year. Production is expected to begin in 2010.
"This is the first Consteel installation in South America," says proudly Raimondo di Carpegna Varini, Senior Vice President Tenova S.p.A. "Moreover the agreement was drawn up in just nine months, a record time for a project of this scale."
The plant will be the first in the world to use an innovative metal feed mix for an electric steel mill, explains Francesco Memoli, Area Manager North & South America at Tenova Metal Making. "The furnace can be charged with up to 80% of solid and liquid pig iron, including more than 50% of hot metal. This combination will guarantee high productivity and cut costs, while the Consteel technology will reduce environmental impact".
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VSB: the first Consteel in South America
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Seamless tube plant for Vallourec & Sumitomo do Brasil
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