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Duisburg-Bruckhausen meltshop of ThyssenKrupp, Germany, produces 150 millionth ton of steel
Aug 28, 2010
ThyssenKrupp steel plant in Duisburg-Bruckhausen
ThyssenKrupp steel plant in Duisburg-Bruckhausen
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The workforce at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe's BOF meltshop in Duisburg-Bruckhausen had special cause to celebrate: On August 25 at 11.51 o'clock they produced the 150 millionth metric ton of crude steel.
"We're proud that our plant and the team have reached this milestone," says Heinz Liebig, head of crude steel production at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe in Duisburg. "After all, our core meltshop equipment dates from 1969, making it 41 years old. But by continuously upgrading we have kept it state-of-the-art, in particular with regard to meeting environmental standards."
Two 380 ton capacity converters form the basis for steelmaking at Bruckhausen. The meltshop was one of the first to be equipped with converter gas and dust recirculation systems. "Our facility in Bruckhausen is one of the few oxygen steelmaking shops able to produce high-silicon electrical steels as well as the usual carbon steels," adds Liebig. "Per year, more than three million tons of molten steel are cast into up to 2.6 meter wide slabs on the continuous caster and then cut to the lengths and widths required by customers." The meltshop has also been supplying crude steel to the company's casting/rolling line for the past 11 years.
60 percent of the molten steel is cast into slabs on the continuous casters. These slabs are supplied to customers of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe for processing on their rolling mills. 40 percent of the molten steel is supplied to the casting/rolling line.
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