A Giant Step Forward: the Tosyali Steel Complex Is Empowered with Up-To-Date Technologies and Cutting-Edge Equipment

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A Giant Step Forward: The Tosyali Steel Complex is empowered with up-to-date technologies and cutting-edge equipment

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Welcome to Sinosteel E&T Newsletter, Issue 2020. Cover Company Partnerships Project Technology Events Story Headlines Spotlights & Solutions & Fairs

Beyond Expectations: P14-15 P26-27 P38-43 P60-63 P76-79 P96 Tosyali selected Sinosteel Sinosteel E&T & VALE A giant step forward: Indian JSPL 1.9 Mtpa coke Application of numerical Tube & Wire 2020: “ P6-11 MECC for its 4Mpta bene- have broad prospects China’s first self-devel- ovens & 3 Mtpa by-product simulation in pellet prod- Sinosteel E&T brings Sinosteel MECC’s SINOSTEEL E&T BUILT a ficiation plant project for cooperation oped travelling grate project in operation uction process of travel- innovative techno- Ranking in ENR’s STATE-of-the-ART INTE- pellet plant in operation ling grate logies to Dusseldorf GRATED STEEL COMPLEX P16 P29 P67-69 TOP 250 International for TOSYALI in ALGERIA To supply blower house Mr. Wang Jian paid P44-48 15MW VAM and low con- P80-81 P97 Contractors List project for Isdemir an official visit to Projects under construc- centration CMM oxidization Development & application Eye-Catching: “As one of the largest Cambodian prime tion in order at Fang- power generation project of thermal-mechanical Sinosteel E&T Hit a New Record P17 steelworks in North Africa, minister Samdech chenggang steel base for Yangquan coal industry controlled processing at METEC 2019 Entering into a contract the plant will provide an Techo Hun Sen group formally started and matched key equip- with Wesizwe on the 1Mtpa environmental-friendly P50-51 operation ment for long product platinum processing plant and energy-saving pro- Bolivian Mutun steel com- project in South Africa ” duction of high quality plex officially commenced P70 P82-83 steels at optimum costs.” Sinosteel Nuotai long Sinosteel Tiancheng Reseach & development product intelligent P52-53 successfully handed of 7.66m high-capacity manufacturing joint Sinosteel MECC set over desulfurization top-charging coke oven -venture launched construction record and denitrification battery at SDIS Laiwu 480m2 project of Fulun steel sintering project P84-87 Technology & equipment P54-56 for controlling PM 2.5 One of world’s largest DRI emission in kiln dust of project completed test run iron and steel industry 04 - 11 12 - 23 24 - 35 36 - 73 74 - 93 94 - 98 Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6

Welcome to Sinosteel E&T Newsletter, Issue 2020. Cover Company Partnerships Project Technology Events Story Headlines Spotlights & Solutions & Fairs

Welcome to Sinosteel E&T Newsletter, Issue 2020.

We are very pleased to announce that our very ﬁrst steel complex built in Africa for Tosyali has started production and been running smoothly so far. The Tosyali steel complex is empowered with the latest integrated technologies and cutting-edge equipment, achieving an environmental-friendly and energy-saving production S. of high quality ﬁnished products at optimum transformation costs.

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Welcome to Sinosteel E&T Newsletter, Issue 2020.

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COVER STORY BEYOND EXPECTATIONS: SINOSTEEL E&T BUILT A STATE-OF-THE-ART INTEGRATED STEEL COMPLEX FOR TOSYALI IN ALGERIA Tosyali / Algeria

The new DRI based integrated 1x pellet plant n November 2018, a new steel plant PLANT OVERVIEW mini mill complex complex undertaken by Sinosteel Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd. The new steel complex I (abbr. Sinosteel E&T) for Turkish consists of: based Tosyali group was completed 4Mtpa • One pellet plant with 4 Mtpa capacity in Oran, Algeria. • One DRI plant with 2.5 Mtpa capacity 1x • One steelmaking plant with DRI The plant, including a pellet plant, a direct 2.5Mtpa reduced iron (DRI) plant, a steelmaking plant, 2.3 Mtpa capacity a continuous billet caster plant and two high- • One continuous casting plant for speed rebar rolling mill, is one of the largest billets with 2.15 Mtpa capacity steelworks ever built in North Africa. • Two rolling mills for long products with 750,000 tpa & 1,200,000 tpa capacity Back in 2014, the year as well as all auxiliary plants as: C following China’s Belt • One 400kV main substation M & Road Initiative (BRI) unveiled, Tosayli Group • One SVC power compensation station Y decided to build a new • Two limekiln plants CM • Two oxygen stations

Cover Story Cover plant to support the • Fume dedusting plant MY booming construction • Water treatment plants CY industry of the region and exploit the advan- • Workshop and laboratories CMY tages of local energy • Compressed air station K availability and raw • Raw water station. material resources. After several rounds Some Key Milestone Data of bidding, the cotract

was finally awarded Pellet DRI Steelmaking to Sinosteel E&T, a leading Chinese company Plant Plant Plant of industrial engineering, technology and Start civil works Feb. 2017 June 2016 May 2016 service, on a EPC-basis including Project Start erection May 2017 June 2017 Nov. 2016 Management, Plant Engineering, Procurement Start production Nov.2018 Nov. 2018 Dec. 2017 and Manufacturing, Civil Works, Erection and Steelmaking plant Commissioning. Sinosteel E&T was responsible for the complete turnkey supply of the whole steel plant complex including all main 2.3Mtpa technological production units, the auxiliary plants, all infrastructure and civil Continous casting plant works, as well as the installation and start-up of the plant. At the same time, Sinosteel E&T adopted all the latest technologies and state of the art equipment 2.15Mtpa available in steelmaking, continuous casting and rolling of long products. The logistical organization and project 2x 750’OOOtpa Rolling management of the project was a huge mills 1’200’000tpa challenge for the entire team in view of the demanding time schedule for the successful implementation of the project.

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COVER STORY BEYOND EXPECTATIONS: SINOSTEEL E&T BUILT A STATE-OF-THE-ART INTEGRATED STEEL COMPLEX FOR TOSYALI IN ALGERIA Tosyali / Algeria

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COVER STORY Beyond Expectations

THE COMPLEX IS EQUIPPED WITH UPON COMPLETION, THE NEW PLANT THE MOST MODERN TECHNOLOGIES HAS BECOME ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF AND STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPEMENT LONG-STANDING COLLABORATION

Pellet Plant The 4Mtpa pellet yard, pellet screening chamber, pellet Rolling Mills The two high- collecting, short bar separation, bundling plant project storage bunker, pellet coating system, speed rebar mills and tying facilities complete the bar mill adopts the world- cold DRI passivating room, cold DRI sto- are featured by production cycle and provide a high-quality class travelling grate iron ore pelletizing rage chamber, dry dust extraction system, the latest generation of equipment and bundle, ready for shipment. (TGIOP) technology, which has been inde- wet dust extraction system, machine main- Beyond advanced rolling technology for the effi- pendently developed by Sinosteel E&T. tenance workshop, spare parts workshop, Expectations cient and flexible production of straight The project construction covers an entire pump station, electrical substation, bars for the construction industry. The process of transporting iron ore concen- vestibule and forwarding station.Despite rolling mills are directly connected to trate from the wharf to the output of of complicated project management and the continuous casting plant for optimum State-of-the-art bar finished pellets. As a major part of the heavy construction work, Sinosteel E&T Being Sinosteel E&T’s hot charging conditions to ensure high collecting, short bar whole integrated steel plant, the pellet has given full play to its advantages and very first overseas DRI mill productivity and energy saving. Rebar separation, bundling & project, commenced on Feb. 9th, 2017 completed installation on time, guaran- plus EAF mini steel mills, Mill 1 is designed to produce 12-32 mm tying facilities complete and put into operation on July 31st, 2018, teeing both quality and quantity, and well the Tosyali steel complex rebar and 18-32 mm round bar with a capa- the bar mill production received by the customer. city of 1,200,000 tons per year. Rebar Mill 2 has been producing high-quality DRI pellets is empowered with the cycle and provide a consistently. With stable operation and latest technologies & is designed for the production of 8-12 mm high product quality, energy consumption The Steelmaking rebar with a capacity of 750,000 tons high-quality bundle, C Steelmaking cutting-edge equipment, and pollutant emissions reaching adv- plant includes per year. Each of the mill is equipped with ready for shipment. M plant realizing an environmen- modern walking beam furnaces. 1 anced world standards, the project has one 240t electric tal-friendly and energy- Y furnace (EAF become a model plant in North Africa and saving production of high CM transformer, 240MVA), one 240t ladle Each of the rolling mills consists of 18 even in the entire Mediterranean coast, quality finished products and has been widely praised. furnace (LF transformer, 52MVA), one housingless stands in HV arrangement MY at optimum transfor- set of raw material processing system plus 2 high-speed twist-free-finishing CY mation costs. 2 DRI Plant The 2.5Mtpa DRI (MHS) for electric furnace and ladle blocks. The rolled stock is split in two CMY project is the furnace (the main raw materials for steel- separate bars in the intermediate mill After its completion, K world’s largest making are 100% H/ CDRI) and one and then fed to the two finishing blocks. the plant has become a single DRI production line, and also the 8-strand continuous casting machine With this arrangement, high-speed symbol of the successful first DRI production line of joint efforts: (CCM), of which the casting section is finishing rolling is performed on two built by Chinese, adopting the American 180x180 mm (section range: 150x150 ～ and long-standing coop- independent strands for the complete size Midrex gas-based reduction process. 200x200mm), specified lengths is 12m, eration between Tosyali range, which improves the reliability in the Construction of the project started in and arc radius R=10.25m. Among them, group and Sinosteel E&T, rolling process as well as product quality May 2016 and operation in November 2018. the EAF designed capacity ranks second an embodiment of win-win and tolerances. In-line water quenching over the world currently, with the largest collaboration guided by and self-tempering of rebar is performed 1 Mr. Wang Jian (l) It has been running smoothly up to now. unit production capacity. “Beyond Expectations”, by two water cooling lines located at the Mr. Fuat Tosyali (m) Mr. Lu Pengcheng (r) The work scope of Sinosteel E&T includes the company’s motto. exit of finishing blocks. This enables the attending the com- EPC of non-core areas, supply and cons- Industrial support facilities include The fulfillment of the production of high-tensile /high-ductile pletion ceremony 2 Ribbon cutting truction of steel structure, pipelines, 1x15,000 Nm3/h+1x6,500 Nm3/h oxygen project has proved that rebar using low-carbon steels as starting 3 Continuous casting fittings and valves in core areas.The main production station (OPS), one set of Sinosteel E&T is not only material instead of micro-alloyed grades 4 High-quality rebar in production function of core area is to reduce pellets steelmaking water treatment plant (WTP), a total and sustainable with considerable savings in transforma- 3 to direct reduced iron and reducing gas. one dust extraction system (FDP), one solution provider but also tion costs. Major workshops or buildings include compressed air station (C.A.S) and raw a strong and reliable 4 reduction furnace, thermal DRI transfer water treatment system (O.P.WTS), partner. While the project The rebar is produced at a maximum rolling system, natural gas reforming furnace, one SVC system (SVC), one lime plant (LP) becoming an epitome in speed of 40 m/s. A HSBD High Speed Bar Delivery system delivers the bars via heat exchange system, combustion fan and one Lime Kiln & Coke Powder Plant. Africa, prospect for more room, fan room for process gas compres- Main products of the workshop are high- rotating channels to the cooling bed, accomplishments by sion, clarification tank, cooling tower and quality alloy structural steel, building steel, where they are smoothly braked down Sinosteel E&T is very pumping station, as well as water treat- and ordinary carbon structural steel. and delivered into the rake notches of the promising. ment plant, chemical storage room, Both of the DRI plant and pellet plant are 108m-long rake type cooling bed. At the sedimentation tank, natural gas process- located in its front section with two bar end of the cooling bed, the bars are collec- ing system, wet dust extraction system mills following them. This project is one of ted in layers and transported to a cold and main control building. The non-core the most comprehensive projects in terms shear for dividing into sales length of area mainly covers oxidized pellet stock- of metallurgical system construction. 6 to 12m. State-of-the-art bar >>>

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COVER STORY Beyond Expectations

THE COMPLEX IS EQUIPPED WITH UPON COMPLETION, THE NEW PLANT THE MOST MODERN TECHNOLOGIES HAS BECOME ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF AND STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPEMENT LONG-STANDING COLLABORATION

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COVER STORY Beyond Expectations

Cover Story Tosyali Plant

Featuring all the latest technologies and state of the art equipment available in steelmaking.

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COVER STORY Beyond Expectations

Cover Story Tosyali Plant

Featuring all the latest technologies and state of the art equipment available in steelmaking.

11 Company Headlines

Thanks to our strong track records and support of our customers, we harvested many new contracts & deals last year. The record high awards and honors are not only the recognition of our achievements but also incentives for us to move forward.

“On US Engineering News-Record (ENR) list of 2019 Top 250 International Contractors, Sinosteel MECC hit a new high by ranking No.107.” photo credit: Christopher Burns Christopher credit: photo

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“On US Engineering News-Record (ENR) list of 2019 Top 250 International Contractors, Sinosteel MECC hit a new high by ranking No.107.” photo credit: Christopher Burns Christopher credit: photo

14 New Deals 02 21 Awards & Honors SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter issue 2020 COMPANYNEW HEADLINES DEALS 02. Tosyali Selected Sinosteel In March 2019, Sinosteel MECC For Its 4Mpta Equipment & Engineering Beneficiation Plant Project Co., Ltd. (abbr Sinosteel MECC) signed a contract with Shangdong Iron & Steel On Jan. 4, 2019, Sinosteel The project broke ground on Corporation Laiwu Branch Equipment & Engineering Co., October 26, 2019. By the end (abbr SDIS Laiwu) on its EPC Ltd. (abbr Sinosteel MECC), of 2019, the equipment of 01. Project of Comprehensive a wholly-owned subsidiary the main plant building and Upgrading of Sintering of Sinosteel Engineering & the first batch of steel struc- System. According to the Technology Co. Ltd. entered tures had arrived at the site, contract, Sinosteel MECC into an EPC contract with and the civil concrete casting is responsible for the cons- Tosyali Iron & Steel Industry had been completed by 65%. truction of large-scale envi- Algeria SPA(abbr Tosyali) on ronment-friendly, energy its 4Mtpa beneficiation plant Sinosteel MECC collabo- -saving and high-efficiency project in Oran, Algeria, with rated with Tosyali as early as sintering machines and an estimated construction 2008 and has built a number supporting facilities such as period of 15 months. of projects for Tosyali since flue gas then. It also boasts a wealth The scope of the project, of project experience in To Build a 2x480m2 covering the extension of Algeria, including Tosyali's B0 belt conveyor from PT1 2.3Mtpa Steel Complex Sinter Plant for transfer station to the newly- Project, BPM’s Tubular Belt Shandong Iron built BT1 transfer station, Conveyor Project as well as & Steel Group

Headlines mainly includes raw material one of the world’s largest bins, ore grinding, screening, direct reduction iron (DRI) thickening system, filter plants. press shop, utility and auxi- desulfurization and denitra- liary facilities. The whole tion,environmental dedust- project is designed with a ing system and utilities. flexible process appropriate The project consists of two for grinding-separation of 480m2 sintering machines, hematite & magnetite of var- a supporting fuel warehouse, ious particle sizes and gra- finished product screening des, thus saving the cost of building, etc., with an esti- raw materials considerably. mated construction period of 13 months.

As one of the first batch of projects of SDIS Laiwu for system optimization and upgrading, the sintering plant was also Jinan Province’s early kick-off construction in 2019.

15 SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter issue 2020 COMPANYNEW HEADLINES DEALS 02. Tosyali Selected Sinosteel In March 2019, Sinosteel MECC For Its 4Mpta Equipment & Engineering Beneficiation Plant Project Co., Ltd. (abbr Sinosteel MECC) signed a contract with Shangdong Iron & Steel On Jan. 4, 2019, Sinosteel The project broke ground on Corporation Laiwu Branch Equipment & Engineering Co., October 26, 2019. By the end (abbr SDIS Laiwu) on its EPC Ltd. (abbr Sinosteel MECC), of 2019, the equipment of 01. Project of Comprehensive a wholly-owned subsidiary the main plant building and Upgrading of Sintering of Sinosteel Engineering & the first batch of steel struc- System. According to the Technology Co. Ltd. entered tures had arrived at the site, contract, Sinosteel MECC into an EPC contract with and the civil concrete casting is responsible for the cons- Tosyali Iron & Steel Industry had been completed by 65%. truction of large-scale envi- Algeria SPA(abbr Tosyali) on ronment-friendly, energy its 4Mtpa beneficiation plant Sinosteel MECC collabo- -saving and high-efficiency project in Oran, Algeria, with rated with Tosyali as early as sintering machines and an estimated construction 2008 and has built a number supporting facilities such as period of 15 months. of projects for Tosyali since flue gas then. It also boasts a wealth The scope of the project, of project experience in To Build a 2x480m2 covering the extension of Algeria, including Tosyali's B0 belt conveyor from PT1 2.3Mtpa Steel Complex Sinter Plant for transfer station to the newly- Project, BPM’s Tubular Belt Shandong Iron built BT1 transfer station, Conveyor Project as well as & Steel Group

As one of the first batch of projects of SDIS Laiwu for system optimization and upgrading, the sintering plant was also Jinan Province’s early kick-off construction in 2019.

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age of electricity in Mongolia scored the importance of and is of vital significance for NEW the project by stating that increasing tax revenue and it marks not only a good start employment in Mongolia. DEALS for cooperation between TME, a wholly-owned subsi- the two sides, but also an 08. diary of BODI Group in Mon- important step of Sinosteel golia, engages in international 05. 06. E&T entering the South trade, development & opera- To Build a 2.5Mtpa To Supply Blower African market. "With open Sinosteel Nuotai tion of mineral resources communication, flexibility as well as construction and Mixed Coke Oven House Project Long Product and reliability, Sinosteel E&T operation of a 600MW ther- Gas Heating System For Isdemir Intelligent will be dedicated to a highly mal power plant. Project for MMK efficient and successful Manufacturing 03. project management and Joint-venture On September 5, 2019, Sino- On June 25, 2019, Sinosteel execution,” said Mr. Lu also steel MECC a wholly-owned Launched MECC and Magnitogorsk indicated that South Africa, subsidiary of Sinosteel E&T, Iron and Steel Works (MMK) richly endowed in natural and reached an agreement with signed an EPC contract on operation in September human resources, was a vital Erdemir Group, Turkey’s lar- a 2.5Mtpa mixed coke oven 2021 Sinosteel MECC has market for the company’s gest steel maker. According gas heating system. The pro- ushered in extensive coope- business development of to the agreement, Sinosteel 04. ject is scheduled to be comp- overseas mineral resources ration with Erdemir Group MECC is responsible to sup- leted in two phases, of which in the field of metallurgical and engineering technology, ply design and equipment of the first planned to be put engineering since 2006. and he looked forward to 2 a new blower house for the To Supply a 2x265m into operation in 30 months Sinosteel MECC has success- advancing mutually beneficial 3,000 m³ blast furnace at 07. Sintering System & and the second in 42 months. fully completed multiple cooperation in many fields. Isdemir Steel Plant, Erdemir Stockyard for Shi- This is the 4th project of MMK metallurgical engineering Entering into a On April 25, 2019, at the Belt undertaken by projects of blast furnace, Mr. Li Zhimin, President of and Road CEO Conference heng Special Steel Sinosteel MECC Contract with coking, steelmaking, and Wesizwe Platinum Limited, On September the 25, 2019, of the Second Belt and Road as an EPC con- etc. for Isdemir and Eregli Wesizwe on the expressed his gratitude to Sinosteel MECC, Taier Heavy Forum for International Co- tractor since Steel Plants, and have also 1Mtpa Platinum Mr. Lu for making today’s Industry Co., Ltd. (TAIER) operation, Sinosteel Engi- In May 2019, Sinosteel MECC 2014. Previous been highly evaluated and re- co- operation possible. As and Administration Com- neering & Technology Co. and Shiheng Special Steel collaborations Processing Plant cognized by Erdemir Group both witness and participant mission of Ma’anshan Eco- Ltd. (abbr Sinosteel E&T) and Group Co., Ltd. entered into between the Project in for its excellent engineering of the project, Mr. Li felt exci- nomic and Technological Mongolia's Tsetsens Mining an EPC contract on a sin- two companies quality, high efficiency & out- South Africa ted and delighted. He said Development Zone signed a and Energy LLC (abbr TME) tering system and stock include sinte- standing customer service. that though there might be contract on investment and signed an EPC contract on yard project, with a scope ring flue gas de- difficulties and challenges in construction of Long Product the integrated coal & power covering the construction sulfurization, the process of execution, he Intelligent Manufacturing project in Bulunjvte, Mongolia. of two 265m2 sintering prod- sintering and believed the two sides would Project at Ma’anshan Con- uction lines and a fully enclo- coking projects. sed environment- friendly unite in good faith, make ference Center, marking the The Agreement concerted efforts, and reach official launch of Sinosteel stock yard handling 24M/t MMK, established in 1929, is Group’s subsidiary in Isken- with Bulunjvte, a successful completion. Nuotai Long Product Intel- of raw materials annually. one of Russia's largest steel derun, including steam "I hope that the cooperation ligent Manufacturing Joint- Mongolia Reached According to the contract, conglomerates, having a turbines, axial flow fans and between us can eventually venture. the stock yard is expected complete production line supporting facilities. The pro- to be put into production in achieve mutual comple- from mining to metal project is expected to be in v The project mainly includes mentarity in the interest of The joint-venture will be August 2020, and Phase I cessing.

the construction of 2x150MW 07. our common development." committed to R&D, manu- and Phase II of the sintering >>>>> coal-fired power stations, system in September and v He said. Wesizwe is a listed facturing, sales and service 69km power transmission October 2020 respectively. 05. company in South Africa of intelligent equipment for and transformation lines as “In view of our friendly co- On September 25, 2019, Sino- jointly controlled by Jin- long products in metallurgi- well as supporting highways, Situated in Tai'an, a city of operation over the past years, steel MECC, a wholly-owned chuan Group Co., Ltd. and cal field, focusing on Thermo railways and other infra- Shandong Province, Shiheng Sinosteel MECC and Erdemir subsidiary of Sinosteel E&T China-Africa Development Mechanical Controlled Pro- structures. Sinosteel MECC Special Steel is an integrat- had become old friends with and South Africa’s Wesizwe Fund. Mr. Hua Guanglin, cessing (TMCP) technology a wholly-owned subsidiary ed steel complex compris- each other. Thank Erdemir Platinum Limited reached Deputy General Manager of and its matching equipment of Sinosteel E&T, would be in ing of coking, iron making, for handing over the house an agreement in Beijing on Sinosteel E&T, executives for hot rolling mill and new charge of the design, procu- steel making, steel rolling, blower project to us. I believe, the 1Mtpa Platinum Process- from Sinosteel MECC Mineral type of water-cooling devices. rement and supply of equip- power generation, machi- it not only shows our mutual ing Plant Project located in Processing Department and >>>>> ment & materials, engineering nery manufacturing and trust, but is also a sign for Bakubung, South Africa. International construction, equipment steel logistics. broadening our coopera- Situated in Rustenburg, Marketing installation & commissioning tion in the near future.” Said Northwest Province of South Department

services, with an estimated Mr. Hua Guanglin, Deputy Africa, the project is expec- attended the construction period of 36 v GM of Sinosteel E&T. ted to start operation in May meeting. months. Listed by Mongolian 04. 2021, with Sinosteel MECC Government among its being an EPC contractor. National Strategic Develop- During this key meeting, ment Projects (2018-2023), Lu Pengcheng, the Deputy the successful construction General Manager of Sinosteel and operation of the project Corporation and Chairman v will greatly ease the short- of Sinosteel E&T, under- 08.

17 SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter issue 2020 age of electricity in Mongolia scored the importance of and is of vital significance for NEW the project by stating that increasing tax revenue and it marks not only a good start employment in Mongolia. DEALS for cooperation between TME, a wholly-owned subsi- the two sides, but also an 08. diary of BODI Group in Mon- important step of Sinosteel golia, engages in international 05. 06. E&T entering the South trade, development & opera- To Build a 2.5Mtpa To Supply Blower African market. "With open Sinosteel Nuotai tion of mineral resources communication, flexibility as well as construction and Mixed Coke Oven House Project Long Product and reliability, Sinosteel E&T operation of a 600MW ther- Gas Heating System For Isdemir Intelligent will be dedicated to a highly mal power plant. Project for MMK efficient and successful Manufacturing 03. project management and Joint-venture On September 5, 2019, Sino- On June 25, 2019, Sinosteel execution,” said Mr. Lu also steel MECC a wholly-owned Launched MECC and Magnitogorsk indicated that South Africa, subsidiary of Sinosteel E&T, Iron and Steel Works (MMK) richly endowed in natural and reached an agreement with signed an EPC contract on operation in September human resources, was a vital Erdemir Group, Turkey’s lar- a 2.5Mtpa mixed coke oven 2021 Sinosteel MECC has market for the company’s gest steel maker. According gas heating system. The pro- ushered in extensive coope- business development of to the agreement, Sinosteel 04. ject is scheduled to be comp- overseas mineral resources ration with Erdemir Group MECC is responsible to sup- leted in two phases, of which in the field of metallurgical and engineering technology, ply design and equipment of the first planned to be put engineering since 2006. and he looked forward to 2 a new blower house for the To Supply a 2x265m into operation in 30 months Sinosteel MECC has success- advancing mutually beneficial 3,000 m³ blast furnace at 07. Sintering System & and the second in 42 months. fully completed multiple cooperation in many fields. Isdemir Steel Plant, Erdemir Stockyard for Shi- This is the 4th project of MMK metallurgical engineering Entering into a On April 25, 2019, at the Belt undertaken by projects of blast furnace, Mr. Li Zhimin, President of and Road CEO Conference heng Special Steel Sinosteel MECC Contract with coking, steelmaking, and Wesizwe Platinum Limited, On September the 25, 2019, of the Second Belt and Road as an EPC con- etc. for Isdemir and Eregli Wesizwe on the expressed his gratitude to Sinosteel MECC, Taier Heavy Forum for International Co- tractor since Steel Plants, and have also 1Mtpa Platinum Mr. Lu for making today’s Industry Co., Ltd. (TAIER) operation, Sinosteel Engi- In May 2019, Sinosteel MECC 2014. Previous been highly evaluated and re- co- operation possible. As and Administration Com- neering & Technology Co. and Shiheng Special Steel collaborations Processing Plant cognized by Erdemir Group both witness and participant mission of Ma’anshan Eco- Ltd. (abbr Sinosteel E&T) and Group Co., Ltd. entered into between the Project in for its excellent engineering of the project, Mr. Li felt exci- nomic and Technological Mongolia's Tsetsens Mining an EPC contract on a sin- two companies quality, high efficiency & out- South Africa ted and delighted. He said Development Zone signed a and Energy LLC (abbr TME) tering system and stock include sinte- standing customer service. that though there might be contract on investment and signed an EPC contract on yard project, with a scope ring flue gas de- difficulties and challenges in construction of Long Product the integrated coal & power covering the construction sulfurization, the process of execution, he Intelligent Manufacturing project in Bulunjvte, Mongolia. of two 265m2 sintering prod- sintering and believed the two sides would Project at Ma’anshan Con- uction lines and a fully enclo- coking projects. sed environment- friendly unite in good faith, make ference Center, marking the The Agreement concerted efforts, and reach official launch of Sinosteel stock yard handling 24M/t MMK, established in 1929, is Group’s subsidiary in Isken- with Bulunjvte, a successful completion. Nuotai Long Product Intel- of raw materials annually. one of Russia's largest steel derun, including steam "I hope that the cooperation ligent Manufacturing Joint- Mongolia Reached According to the contract, conglomerates, having a turbines, axial flow fans and between us can eventually venture. the stock yard is expected complete production line supporting facilities. The pro- to be put into production in achieve mutual comple- from mining to metal project is expected to be in v The project mainly includes mentarity in the interest of The joint-venture will be August 2020, and Phase I cessing.

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implementing innovation- Ltd. in Beijing on the Iron- E&T, guaranteed that Sino- GISE New Materials is a sub- In November 2019, Sinosteel the dry type gas bag filter NEW driven strategy, Sinosteel making & Steel-making Pro- steel MECC would bring sidiary of Guangzhou Indus- MECC, a wholly-owned sub- system, top gas bleeding E&T always makes high- ject. The project is part of together its expertise in both trial and Investment Holding sidiary of Sinosteel E&T, and recovery process as well DEALS quality development of the Renovation and Techni- talents and technology to Group Co., Ltd. formerly signed an order with Tangshan as adjustable axial flow equipment manufacturing cal Transformation Program complete the project timely known as Guangzhou Iron & Donghua Steel Group Co. Ltd. blower-gas turbine coaxial as its priority.“We are relent- of Huaxi Special Steel. with high quality. “Sinosteel Steel Enterprises. 12. (abbr Donghua Steel) for EPC unit (BPRT) process will be lessly pursuing industrial Sinosteel MECC will under- E&T would like to seize the contracting a 2300m³ blast chosen. The refined EIC- >>>>> The joint-venture’s transformation through take the entire engineering opportunity for closer and Sinosteel MECC To furnace and raw material based detection and control core technology, known as technology innovation and design, equipment procure- deeper cooperation with Build Blast Furnace feeding system under its technology can strengthen TMCP, taking lead in meeting moving forward to the med- ment and construction of a Huaxi in the future,” said Wang. For Donghua Steel Iron-making Optimization & the monitoring and analysis China’s new national stan- ium-high end in the industry 2300m³ blast furnace, 170t Qiu Zhe, Deputy General Upgrading Project. of blast furnace, thus meeting dard (GB/T1499.2-2018), has chain,” said Lu. converter, 12-strand billet the needs of modern large Manager of Sinosteel E&T, The raw material feeding already developed a new gen- CCM as well as the supporting and medium-sized blast fur- and Dong Yanjun, Deputy system includes 3.5×104t/a eration of 500 MPa rolling He also noted that the set- utility and auxiliary facilities. nace production & operation. Project Director of Huaxi finished sinter bins, under- technology and new ultra- up of Sinosteel Nuotai Long Special Steel were also at ground sinter receiving bins, high-speed rolling equipment. Product Intelligent Manu- The project will be designed the meeting. transfer stations, galleries With continued development facturing Joint-venture is a and implemented fully in line and other process facilities, and application of the tech- symbol of what the company with the ultra-low emission as well as supporting utility nology and its relevant equip- has achieved through years standards of Tangshan Muni- and auxiliary facilities. Tech- ment, the joint-venture will of dedication to technology cipality. For example, the nologically, advanced envi- not only well replace inline innovation and development. blast furnace gas system ronment-friendly equipment, 13. quenching process largely "The joint-venture will not will be equipped with desul- complete and optimized adopted abroad, but also only further enhance our furization facilities to ensure process and measures will promote green, environmen- competitiveness and influ- low emission in operation. 10. 11. be adopted. As a result, drop tally friendly & high-quality ence, but also lay a solid Besides, guided by the prin- height during material trans- To Build The development of metallurgical foundation for more business ciple of "conducting in an To Upgrade Signed A Contract With Shanxi fer is expected to be decrea- 8Mpta Prime industry in China. The appli- opportunities and expanding advanced, practical and sed and sealing of dust- cation of advanced TMCP into diversified fields," rem- reliable approach", the entire High-Speed Bar Hongda Steel For Its 2x100t emitting points strengthened, Quality Special and process, mechanical arked by Lu. converter steel-making Mill For GISE Converter Steel-making And thus minimizing the genera- Steel Project and electrical integration of system will enjoy a relatively tion of pollutants. hot rolling mill can increase Other guests attended the high level of mechanization In October 2019, Sinosteel Continuous Casting Project For Guangdong the grain size by two levels, ceremony included Mr. Tai and automation control, Engineering Design & Resea- The dedusting system is to Jingshenglan while cancelling the additio- Zhengbiao, Chairman and complete environmental search Institute Co. Ltd. (Sino- be decided based on the type nal usage of expensive micro- General Manager of Taier, protection and safety facili- steel EDRI), a wholly-owned of materials, the nature of alloy elements such as V, representatives of the Ma'an- ties, in order to reach the subsidiary of Sinosteel E&T, dust and working duty. On December the 30, 2019, Nb and Ti and lowering the shan Municipal Government design capacity with clean entered into an EPC contract High-efficiency electrostatic Sinosteel MECC, a wholly- content of Mn from 1.4% to and TMCP experts. production. 1.76 million tons with GISE New Materials precipitators or bag filters owned subsidiary of Sinosteel 0.6% in wire line. The above of qualified hot metal and 1.7 Co., Ltd. on its High-Speed will be used to remove dust E&T signed an EPC contract can well cut production cost million tons of liquid steel is Bar Renovation Project, mar- from major dust-emitting with Guangdong Jinshenglan of RMB100 yuan/ton. Since expected to be produced king a further step towards points, reaching efficiency Metallurgical Technology bar and wire production lines annually once in operation. closer cooperation between equal to or higher than 99%, Co., Ltd. ( abbr Guangdong are in great demand in the the two companies. Partially so that the dust concentra- Jinshenglan ) on its Prime- process of upgrading and At the signing ceremony, taking use of the current tion at the posts and dust quality Special Steel Project, new construction in China, Dang Xianxing, GM of Huaxi 09. plant buildings and equi- emission concentration can with annual output of 8 M/T. the market for Sinosteel Special Steel, expressed Hebei Huaxi Special ment, the project is designed conform to national stan- Nuotai Long Product Intel- his faith and confidence in Steel Chose Sinosteel to transform the existing dards. The whole system will Under the agreement, Sino- ligent Manufacturing Joint- Sinosteel MECC's technical MECC For Its Iron-making steel rolling line into a high- be designed with resistance steel MECC is responsible venture is promising. In terms strength and had been pre- & Steel-making Project speed bar mill. With a clear balance technology, pipeline for carrying out the subgrade of talents, the core members viously achieved, the two preference for the advanced wear-resistant treatment treatment of the whole plant of the joint-venture team sides shall work closer to hot rolling technology of technology and sealed dust and building a steel scrap have been working in the On October 15, 2019, Sino- ensure a fruitful cooperation Sinosteel E&T, the project is conveying & recovery system. yard, an electric furnace field for more than 20 years, steel MECC, a wholly-owned by completing the project expected to produce rebar shop, a refining shop, a conti- serving as senior experts subsidiary of Sinosteel E&T, and reaching the target at with no addition of Nb and The blast furnace is designed nuous casting shop, a steel and technical leaders in signed an EPC contract with one time. Wang Jian, Director V alloy and much lower In October 2019, Sinosteel MECC will undertake the on the strength of the com- rolling shop, a lime kiln plant, large-scale leading research Hebei Huaxi Special Steel Co. and President of Sinosteel content of Mn alloy. Mean- MECC, a wholly-owned subsi- equipment procurement and prehensive long-campaign a steel slag treatment plant institutes in the industry. while, key equipment will diary of Sinosteel E&T, closed general construction contr- technology for furnace & utility & auxiliary systems. The team boasts more than include a new type of Sino- a deal and held a kick-off acting of two 100t converters, proper. Double rectangular 100 patents with the advan- steel E&T’ self-developed meeting with Shanxi Hongda two 8-strand billet CCMs cast houses are to be adop- Sinosteel MECC has won the ced rolling process and has water-cooling device, modu- Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. ( abbr and supporting utility and ted, and hot metal trans- bidding by virtue of its advan- developed independent intel- lar rolling mills and high- Hongda Steel ) on its 2x100t auxiliary facilities on an EPC ported by locomotive by ced, complete and reliable lectual property rights for speed steel charging system. Converter Steel-making and basis. Expected to be put applying "One Ladle" mode. design as well as cutting- core equipment. Attending The products of the high- Continuous Casting Project into operation in January High-efficiency top-com- edge technologies. Therein, the signing ceremony, Mr. Lu speed bar mill are Φ10mm in Hejin, Shanxi Province, 2021, once completed, the bustion hot blast stoves will short-process smelting Pengcheng, Deputy General ~ Φ 40mm hot rolled rebar, marking the formal commen- project will have an annual be equipped with gas and process, horizontal furnace Manager of Sinosteel Cor- with a designed maximum cement of the project. The production of 3 million tons combustion air heat exchan- charging technology and flue poration and Chairman of speed of 45m/s and a gua- project is situated in Hejin, of liquid steel and 2.91 M/T gers to reach high blast gas waste heat recovery for Sinosteel E&T said that by ranteed speed of 40m/s. Shanxi Province & Sinosteel of qualified billets. temperature. Moreover, preheating charge scrap will

19 SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter issue 2020 implementing innovation- Ltd. in Beijing on the Iron- E&T, guaranteed that Sino- GISE New Materials is a sub- In November 2019, Sinosteel the dry type gas bag filter NEW driven strategy, Sinosteel making & Steel-making Pro- steel MECC would bring sidiary of Guangzhou Indus- MECC, a wholly-owned sub- system, top gas bleeding E&T always makes high- ject. The project is part of together its expertise in both trial and Investment Holding sidiary of Sinosteel E&T, and recovery process as well DEALS quality development of the Renovation and Techni- talents and technology to Group Co., Ltd. formerly signed an order with Tangshan as adjustable axial flow equipment manufacturing cal Transformation Program complete the project timely known as Guangzhou Iron & Donghua Steel Group Co. Ltd. blower-gas turbine coaxial as its priority.“We are relent- of Huaxi Special Steel. with high quality. “Sinosteel Steel Enterprises. 12. (abbr Donghua Steel) for EPC unit (BPRT) process will be lessly pursuing industrial Sinosteel MECC will under- E&T would like to seize the contracting a 2300m³ blast chosen. The refined EIC- >>>>> The joint-venture’s transformation through take the entire engineering opportunity for closer and Sinosteel MECC To furnace and raw material based detection and control core technology, known as technology innovation and design, equipment procure- deeper cooperation with Build Blast Furnace feeding system under its technology can strengthen TMCP, taking lead in meeting moving forward to the med- ment and construction of a Huaxi in the future,” said Wang. For Donghua Steel Iron-making Optimization & the monitoring and analysis China’s new national stan- ium-high end in the industry 2300m³ blast furnace, 170t Qiu Zhe, Deputy General Upgrading Project. of blast furnace, thus meeting dard (GB/T1499.2-2018), has chain,” said Lu. converter, 12-strand billet the needs of modern large Manager of Sinosteel E&T, The raw material feeding already developed a new gen- CCM as well as the supporting and medium-sized blast fur- and Dong Yanjun, Deputy system includes 3.5×104t/a eration of 500 MPa rolling He also noted that the set- utility and auxiliary facilities. nace production & operation. Project Director of Huaxi finished sinter bins, under- technology and new ultra- up of Sinosteel Nuotai Long Special Steel were also at ground sinter receiving bins, high-speed rolling equipment. Product Intelligent Manu- The project will be designed the meeting. transfer stations, galleries With continued development facturing Joint-venture is a and implemented fully in line and other process facilities, and application of the tech- symbol of what the company with the ultra-low emission as well as supporting utility nology and its relevant equip- has achieved through years standards of Tangshan Muni- and auxiliary facilities. Tech- ment, the joint-venture will of dedication to technology cipality. For example, the nologically, advanced envi- not only well replace inline innovation and development. blast furnace gas system ronment-friendly equipment, 13. quenching process largely "The joint-venture will not will be equipped with desul- complete and optimized adopted abroad, but also only further enhance our furization facilities to ensure process and measures will promote green, environmen- competitiveness and influ- low emission in operation. 10. 11. be adopted. As a result, drop tally friendly & high-quality ence, but also lay a solid Besides, guided by the prin- height during material trans- To Build The development of metallurgical foundation for more business ciple of "conducting in an To Upgrade Signed A Contract With Shanxi fer is expected to be decrea- 8Mpta Prime industry in China. The appli- opportunities and expanding advanced, practical and sed and sealing of dust- cation of advanced TMCP into diversified fields," rem- reliable approach", the entire High-Speed Bar Hongda Steel For Its 2x100t emitting points strengthened, Quality Special and process, mechanical arked by Lu. converter steel-making Mill For GISE Converter Steel-making And thus minimizing the genera- Steel Project and electrical integration of system will enjoy a relatively tion of pollutants. hot rolling mill can increase Other guests attended the high level of mechanization In October 2019, Sinosteel Continuous Casting Project For Guangdong the grain size by two levels, ceremony included Mr. Tai and automation control, Engineering Design & Resea- The dedusting system is to Jingshenglan while cancelling the additio- Zhengbiao, Chairman and complete environmental search Institute Co. Ltd. (Sino- be decided based on the type nal usage of expensive micro- General Manager of Taier, protection and safety facili- steel EDRI), a wholly-owned of materials, the nature of alloy elements such as V, representatives of the Ma'an- ties, in order to reach the subsidiary of Sinosteel E&T, dust and working duty. On December the 30, 2019, Nb and Ti and lowering the shan Municipal Government design capacity with clean entered into an EPC contract High-efficiency electrostatic Sinosteel MECC, a wholly- content of Mn from 1.4% to and TMCP experts. production. 1.76 million tons with GISE New Materials precipitators or bag filters owned subsidiary of Sinosteel 0.6% in wire line. The above of qualified hot metal and 1.7 Co., Ltd. on its High-Speed will be used to remove dust E&T signed an EPC contract can well cut production cost million tons of liquid steel is Bar Renovation Project, mar- from major dust-emitting with Guangdong Jinshenglan of RMB100 yuan/ton. Since expected to be produced king a further step towards points, reaching efficiency Metallurgical Technology bar and wire production lines annually once in operation. closer cooperation between equal to or higher than 99%, Co., Ltd. ( abbr Guangdong are in great demand in the the two companies. Partially so that the dust concentra- Jinshenglan ) on its Prime- process of upgrading and At the signing ceremony, taking use of the current tion at the posts and dust quality Special Steel Project, new construction in China, Dang Xianxing, GM of Huaxi 09. plant buildings and equi- emission concentration can with annual output of 8 M/T. the market for Sinosteel Special Steel, expressed Hebei Huaxi Special ment, the project is designed conform to national stan- Nuotai Long Product Intel- his faith and confidence in Steel Chose Sinosteel to transform the existing dards. The whole system will Under the agreement, Sino- ligent Manufacturing Joint- Sinosteel MECC's technical MECC For Its Iron-making steel rolling line into a high- be designed with resistance steel MECC is responsible venture is promising. In terms strength and had been pre- & Steel-making Project speed bar mill. With a clear balance technology, pipeline for carrying out the subgrade of talents, the core members viously achieved, the two preference for the advanced wear-resistant treatment treatment of the whole plant of the joint-venture team sides shall work closer to hot rolling technology of technology and sealed dust and building a steel scrap have been working in the On October 15, 2019, Sino- ensure a fruitful cooperation Sinosteel E&T, the project is conveying & recovery system. yard, an electric furnace field for more than 20 years, steel MECC, a wholly-owned by completing the project expected to produce rebar shop, a refining shop, a conti- serving as senior experts subsidiary of Sinosteel E&T, and reaching the target at with no addition of Nb and The blast furnace is designed nuous casting shop, a steel and technical leaders in signed an EPC contract with one time. Wang Jian, Director V alloy and much lower In October 2019, Sinosteel MECC will undertake the on the strength of the com- rolling shop, a lime kiln plant, large-scale leading research Hebei Huaxi Special Steel Co. and President of Sinosteel content of Mn alloy. Mean- MECC, a wholly-owned subsi- equipment procurement and prehensive long-campaign a steel slag treatment plant institutes in the industry. while, key equipment will diary of Sinosteel E&T, closed general construction contr- technology for furnace & utility & auxiliary systems. The team boasts more than include a new type of Sino- a deal and held a kick-off acting of two 100t converters, proper. Double rectangular 100 patents with the advan- steel E&T’ self-developed meeting with Shanxi Hongda two 8-strand billet CCMs cast houses are to be adop- Sinosteel MECC has won the ced rolling process and has water-cooling device, modu- Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. ( abbr and supporting utility and ted, and hot metal trans- bidding by virtue of its advan- developed independent intel- lar rolling mills and high- Hongda Steel ) on its 2x100t auxiliary facilities on an EPC ported by locomotive by ced, complete and reliable lectual property rights for speed steel charging system. Converter Steel-making and basis. Expected to be put applying "One Ladle" mode. design as well as cutting- core equipment. Attending The products of the high- Continuous Casting Project into operation in January High-efficiency top-com- edge technologies. Therein, the signing ceremony, Mr. Lu speed bar mill are Φ10mm in Hejin, Shanxi Province, 2021, once completed, the bustion hot blast stoves will short-process smelting Pengcheng, Deputy General ~ Φ 40mm hot rolled rebar, marking the formal commen- project will have an annual be equipped with gas and process, horizontal furnace Manager of Sinosteel Cor- with a designed maximum cement of the project. The production of 3 million tons combustion air heat exchan- charging technology and flue poration and Chairman of speed of 45m/s and a gua- project is situated in Hejin, of liquid steel and 2.91 M/T gers to reach high blast gas waste heat recovery for Sinosteel E&T said that by ranteed speed of 40m/s. Shanxi Province & Sinosteel of qualified billets. temperature. Moreover, preheating charge scrap will

19 SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter issue 2020 be adopted for electric instead of heated by a rehea- COMPANY HEADLINES furnace steel-making while, ting furnace. Such process vertical arrangement, ener- is expected to save energy gy-efficient transformers consumption, reduce metal with side outgoing lines and loss as well as cut exhaust Sinosteel heavy-current lines will be gas emission. At the same 14. used for LF, ensuring a three- time, a pre-water cooling Tiancheng AWARDS phase unbalance of less device is designed after than 5%. Apart from that, the pre-finishing mill train Awarded An the project will be equipped to perform temperature EP Contract with a complete dedusting -controlled rolling, so as to In October 2019, Sinosteel- system collecting dust from control the temperature of Tiancheng Environmental Of Flue Gas & HONORS various flue gas points so as rolled pieces entering the Protection Science and Desulfurization to reduce dust pollution and finishing mill train. Technology Co., Ltd. (abbr 2.5Mtpa Pellet Plant achieve green production. Sinosteel Tiancheng), a sub- & Dedusting Sinosteel MECC’s Ranking In ENR’s Project Won 2019 The continuous casting- Guangdong Jinshenglan is a sidiary of Sinosteel E& T, Project National Quality direct rolling technology will key enterprise of Yunfu City, entered into an EP contract TOP 250 International Contractors be applied for the steel rolling and its Prime Quality Special with Sinopec-SK (Wuhan) Engineering Award 02. system, so that high-tem- Steel Project is also one of Petrochemical Company List Hit A New Record perature billets would be the major projects under Limited on its Flue Gas Desul- directly fed into rolling mills construction of Guangdong furization and Dedusting through a fast roller table Province. Project of 2.8Mtpa Catalytic On US Engineering News- The 2.5Mtpa Pellet Plant Sinosteel MECC inde- Cracking Unit, with an esti- Record (ENR) list of 2019 built by Sinosteel MECC, pendently developed mated construction period Top 250 International Con- a wholly-owned subsidiary material balance system and of 300 days. Based on its It is also the ﬁrst tractors, Sinosteel MECC, a of Sinosteel E&T received the implemented ground-break- deep domain knowledge time of Sinopec’s wholly-owned subsidiary of 01. National Quality Engineering ing construction technologies Sinosteel E&T Co., Ltd., hit a Award. By virtue of its adv- and practices, resulting in in the industry, Sinosteel large-scale oil reﬁning Tiancheng will address the new high by ranking No.107. anced design concept, first- an internationally advanced customer need for ultra-low project adopting Due to Sinosteel MECC’s tion contractors based on class pelletizing technology plant with main technical and emission by adopting its Sinosteel Tiancheng’s outstanding performance in general construction con- and outstanding construction economic indicators exceed- self-developed technology, the field of international engi- tracting export revenue. management performance, ing contractual expectations. focusing on flue gas purifi- self-developed neering in 2018, the number While the other list, Top 250 the project was listed among The completed project not cation and synergetic remo- technology, marking jumped from previous year’s Global Contractors, evaluate the 15 overseas projects only achieved low fuel and val of multi-pollutant via bag No.157, the biggest leap ever companies’ performances winning the 2019 National electricity consumption and filters. At the same time, both recognition since the company had been based on total construction Quality Engineering Award. lower production costs, but by-products with economic and a breakthrough listed. contracting revenue regard- also zero discharge of waste value will be produced and less of where the projects The National Quality Enginee- water & slag from the plant. "zero discharge" of high-salt of the technology On the list of Top 250 Global are located. ring Award, initiated in 1981, The project team of Sinosteel wastewater achieved. in the petrochemical Contractors released during is one of the earliest awards MECC, bearing in mind the the same period, the ranking approved by China’s State mission of Customer First industry. of Sinosteel MECC also sur- Council in the engineering and Beyond Expectations, ged from No.247 in the pre- construction field. Under the completed the project four vious year to No.170. Founded administration of the Natio- months ahead of the sche- in 1876, ENR is the world’s nal Development & Reform dule in a professional, prac- most authoritative academic Commission, it is also the tical and efficient manner.

journal in the field of engi- most authoritative cross-in- As a result, their great perfor- v neering construction and dustry and multi-disciplinary mance won recognition and 13. has two the most world state-level quality award. praise from the customer, renowned and authoritative It upholds the value of sys- making the project a model rankings in the industry, one tematic, scientific and econo- of cooperation among Chi- of which is the ranking of mical management, guiding nese companies, i.e. a bench- Top 250 International Con- engineering construction mark project integrating tractors. Published annually companies to develop in Chinese design, made equip- in August, the list ranks the quality-oriented, green and ment & project management. 250 largest world construc- innovation-driven way. Sino- steel MECC undertook the Up till 2019, Sinosteel MECC pellet project in 2016 and has won the National Quality was in charge of engineering Engineering Award for six design, equipment procure- times and the Industrial Qua- ment, machinery installation lity Engineering Award for supervision, commissioning, eight times. All those honors personnel trainings & others. have become incentives dri- A world-leading production ving the company to keep process composed of chain forging ahead and making grate-rotary kiln-annular new breakthroughs. cooler was applied, featuring advanced equipment & high automation level. Besides,

21 SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter issue 2020 be adopted for electric instead of heated by a rehea- COMPANY HEADLINES furnace steel-making while, ting furnace. Such process vertical arrangement, ener- is expected to save energy gy-efficient transformers consumption, reduce metal with side outgoing lines and loss as well as cut exhaust Sinosteel heavy-current lines will be gas emission. At the same 14. used for LF, ensuring a three- time, a pre-water cooling Tiancheng AWARDS phase unbalance of less device is designed after than 5%. Apart from that, the pre-finishing mill train Awarded An the project will be equipped to perform temperature EP Contract with a complete dedusting -controlled rolling, so as to In October 2019, Sinosteel- system collecting dust from control the temperature of Tiancheng Environmental Of Flue Gas & HONORS various flue gas points so as rolled pieces entering the Protection Science and Desulfurization to reduce dust pollution and finishing mill train. Technology Co., Ltd. (abbr 2.5Mtpa Pellet Plant achieve green production. Sinosteel Tiancheng), a sub- & Dedusting Sinosteel MECC’s Ranking In ENR’s Project Won 2019 The continuous casting- Guangdong Jinshenglan is a sidiary of Sinosteel E& T, Project National Quality direct rolling technology will key enterprise of Yunfu City, entered into an EP contract TOP 250 International Contractors be applied for the steel rolling and its Prime Quality Special with Sinopec-SK (Wuhan) Engineering Award 02. system, so that high-tem- Steel Project is also one of Petrochemical Company List Hit A New Record perature billets would be the major projects under Limited on its Flue Gas Desul- directly fed into rolling mills construction of Guangdong furization and Dedusting through a fast roller table Province. Project of 2.8Mtpa Catalytic On US Engineering News- The 2.5Mtpa Pellet Plant Sinosteel MECC inde- Cracking Unit, with an esti- Record (ENR) list of 2019 built by Sinosteel MECC, pendently developed mated construction period Top 250 International Con- a wholly-owned subsidiary material balance system and of 300 days. Based on its It is also the ﬁrst tractors, Sinosteel MECC, a of Sinosteel E&T received the implemented ground-break- deep domain knowledge time of Sinopec’s wholly-owned subsidiary of 01. National Quality Engineering ing construction technologies Sinosteel E&T Co., Ltd., hit a Award. By virtue of its adv- and practices, resulting in in the industry, Sinosteel large-scale oil reﬁning Tiancheng will address the new high by ranking No.107. anced design concept, first- an internationally advanced customer need for ultra-low project adopting Due to Sinosteel MECC’s tion contractors based on class pelletizing technology plant with main technical and emission by adopting its Sinosteel Tiancheng’s outstanding performance in general construction con- and outstanding construction economic indicators exceed- self-developed technology, the field of international engi- tracting export revenue. management performance, ing contractual expectations. focusing on flue gas purifi- self-developed neering in 2018, the number While the other list, Top 250 the project was listed among The completed project not cation and synergetic remo- technology, marking jumped from previous year’s Global Contractors, evaluate the 15 overseas projects only achieved low fuel and val of multi-pollutant via bag No.157, the biggest leap ever companies’ performances winning the 2019 National electricity consumption and filters. At the same time, both recognition since the company had been based on total construction Quality Engineering Award. lower production costs, but by-products with economic and a breakthrough listed. contracting revenue regard- also zero discharge of waste value will be produced and less of where the projects The National Quality Enginee- water & slag from the plant. "zero discharge" of high-salt of the technology On the list of Top 250 Global are located. ring Award, initiated in 1981, The project team of Sinosteel wastewater achieved. in the petrochemical Contractors released during is one of the earliest awards MECC, bearing in mind the the same period, the ranking approved by China’s State mission of Customer First industry. of Sinosteel MECC also sur- Council in the engineering and Beyond Expectations, ged from No.247 in the pre- construction field. Under the completed the project four vious year to No.170. Founded administration of the Natio- months ahead of the sche- in 1876, ENR is the world’s nal Development & Reform dule in a professional, prac- most authoritative academic Commission, it is also the tical and efficient manner.

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value for clients and society logical progress. Altogether include 67 authorized inven- and application projects of in the future. All these indi- 315 projects and individuals, tion patents and 135 items key technologies for multi- Sinosteel MECC cate new possibilities for have been granted the honor of utility modes and software pollutants in-depth treatment Listed Among the Sinosteel MECC to make nationwide, including 120 of copyrights, with technical of flue gas. The Company is Top Benchmarking greater contribution and achi- Natural Science Award, 49 of products applied in 31 pro- not only capable of provid- Companies for ieve high-quality develoment. Technical Innovation Award, vinces, municipalities and ing ultra-low emission tech- 03. 04. 136 winners of Science and autonomous regions in China, nologies & solutions covering Overseas Project The 2.5 Mtpa Travelling Technology Progress Award and exported to 21 countries all processes of iron & steel Grate Iron Ore Pelletizing and 10 of Youth Science and regions including the industry from raw materials Project Won The Excellent Award. Only one special United States, Australia, to sintering/pelletizing, coking, Achievement Award For prize, representing the high- South Korea, Japan and iron-making, steel-making machine for the first time, Engineering Design Of est honor, among all awards other countries along the and steel rolling, but also and numerical simulation Metallurgical Construction was given. Belt and Road. Obviously, independently developed and simulation software were both economic and social Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) used to optimize the design 05. The project of “Advanced results have been achieved. flue gas filtration technolo- mode of the units of the Technology and Application gy for deep purification of With advanced design con- travelling grate machine. Sinosteel Tiancheng for Multi-Pollutants Control regenerated flue gas, making cepts and first-class pellet As a result, the project took Won Special Prize Of in Non-electricity Industrial a breakthrough in petro- production technology, the lead in developing TGIOP 2019 Science And Flue Gas”, led by Tsinghua chemical industry. a 2.5 Mtpa travelling grate technology and equipment University, was jointly com- iron ore pelletizing (TGIOP) with independent intellectual Technology Progress pleted by Sinosteel Tiancheng Sinosteel Tiancheng has project undertaken by Sino- property rights, formed a Award Of The Minis- and other participants. established two national steel MECC, an owned sub- design and manufacturing try Of Education Through 18-year of joint re- technology centers, namely sidiary of Sinosteel E&T Co., capacity of 2-8 million tons search in a mode of “indus- the National Engineering Ltd., received the second of pellets, achieving a techno- try-university-research and Technological Research prize of Excellent Achieve- logical breakthrough. The On October 21, 2019, China steel producers and making Recently, China’s Ministry -application”, the project Center for Industrial Flue ment Award for Engineering honored project is not only Engineering and Consulting great contributions to the of Education has officially team has completed theo- Gas Dedusting attached to Design of Metallurgical Cons- the first application of TGIOP Association (abbr CEDA) development of China’s steel revealed the winners of retical innovation, bench Apart from the above-men- the Ministry of Science and truction in 2019. The annual technology independently revealed the list of Top industry, Sinosteel MECC is Outstanding Achievement scale, pilot scale and indus- tioned honor, Sinosteel Technology and the National award is established by China developed by a Chinese com- Benchmarking Companies also one of the Chinese Award for Scientific Res- trial application, achieving Tiancheng was also awarded Engineering & Technological Metallurgical Construction pany, but also the first EPC for Overseas Project for the companies expanded global earch (Science & Technology) breakthroughs in various the First Prize of 2019 En- Center for Flue Gas Control Association for promoting project adopting TGIOP intro- first time. Sinosteel MECC, presence at the earliest time. in Institutions of Higher Edu- aspects such as theory of vironmental Protection of Environmental Protection of technological innovation duced by a Chinese company a wholly-owned subsidiary Striving to become a leading cation, 2019. As one of the cooperative control of Science and Technology of Industry attached to the and design capability.The to foreign countries. It pio- of Sinosteel E&T Co. Ltd. partner and through years main contributors, Sinosteel conventional and non-con- the Ministry of Ecology and Ministry of Ecology and Envi- award-winning project con- neered the development path was honorably included. of exploration, Sinosteel Tiancheng Environmental ventional pollutants in flue Environment, meriting the ronment. Besides, it also tracted by Sinosteel MECC and direction of the Chinese MECC has gained excellent Protection Science & Tech- gas, core functional mat- project of “Technology and boasts of the only academi- as an EPC project in 2013. TGIOP in the industry. As China's economy has been reputation in overseas metal- nology Co. Ltd. (abbr Sinosteel erials, technology and Application: Ultra low em- cian workstation focusing on The project was commenced transitioning from a phase lurgical engineering market, Tiancheng), a subsidiary of equipment for in-depth ission Control of Multi-pol- ultra-low emission techno- in November 2013, put into In addition, Sinosteel MECC of rapid growth to one of achieving footprints and Sinosteel Engineering & Tech- treatment and evaluation lutants in Multi-process in logy in the iron and steel trial operation in October successfully completed the high-quality development, cooperation relations with nology Co., Ltd., received the system. Besides, it also Steel. Industry”. Led by Insti- industry in China by far. 2016 and successfully passed construction of the 4 M/T enterprises engaged in engi- enterprises in more than 40 Special Prize of 2019 Science succeeded in forming a new tute of Process Engineering In recent years, in line with the performance assessment pellet project of TOSYALI in neering and consulting are countries. Besides, seizing & Technology Progress Award integrated system, known and Chinese Academy of national policies and based in March 2017. The whole Algeria and the 2 Mtpa pellet facing both new opportuni- the opportunity of BRI, the for its project of “Advanced as “basic theory - technical Sciences, the project was on market demand, Sino- line runs smoothly, and the project of Fujian Sansgang ties and challenges. Against company continues to prove Technology and Application method - decision support - jointly accomplished by 5 steel Tiancheng has been travelling grate machine sys- Group, and successively such background, CEDA itself a strong and reliable for Multi-Pollutants Control industry leading”. The re- institutions. Totally 39 awards working on industrial hard- tem and refractory materials undertaken the 2 × 4.8 Mtpa organized the selection to partner providing complete in Non-electricity Industrial search results have been of 2019 Environmental Pro- nut problems and achieved are in stable state, reaching pellet project of HBIS Laoting award enterprises which have -process and life-cycle Flue Gas”. It is also the only applied in industrial furnaces tection Science and Techno- progress in improving capa- the production targets both and the 4 Mtpa pellet project been making major contri- services, as well as green, special-prize winning project. / boilers of many industries logy were granted. city for applying research in quality and quantity. In the of Liuzhou Iron and Steel butions to economic deve- innovative and sustainable such as metallurgical coking results to production. With project, in view of the pellet- Group in Fangchenggang. lopment by participating in solutions for companies Apprised once a year, the building materials, petro- China’s industrial furnaces its innovation achievements izing characteristics of The pellet project of Sangang the China’s Belt and Road in metallurgy, electricity, Outstanding Achievement chemical and nonferrous applied in steel, cement, successfully applied to magnetite pellets with rich Group, put into operation at Initiative (BRI) and conduc- mining and coal coking and Award for Scientific Research metal, all of which have been glass and other industries various fields such as treat- sulfur and magnesium, self- the end of 2019, has made ting businesses in the inter- chemical industries. (Science and Technology) in well operation and reached are large in quantity and ment of air pollution in steel, excited oscillation jet com- several “firsts” within the national engineering market. in Institutions of Higher the strictest criteria of ultra wide in range. In addition, power, petrochemical, build- bustion technology was industry. By doing so, experience can The keep-going implemen- Education is open to colleges -low emission. The relevant different processes, furnace ing materials and other indus- applied to a travelling grate be shared, communications tation of BRI will attract and universities nationwide. achievements of the project profiles & fuels could result tries as well as resource improved, and influence of more investment and facili- It consists of Natural Sci- in a wide emission tempera- utilization of agricultural those well-performed enter- tate the construction of new ence Award, Technical Inno- ture range of flue gas and organic wastes, Sinosteel prises enhanced. Sinosteel projects, bringing in more vation Award, Science and great fluctuation in working Tiancheng will continue its MECC was not only awarded opportunities to Chinese Technology Progress Award conditions. Plus the complex dedication to building the the title of Top Benchmarking companies. Meanwhile, as a and Youth Science Award. flue gas compositions, effi- beautiful country and achie- Companies for Overseas result of the widely applica- Winners come from both cient treatment and control ving sustainable development Project, but also included in tion of IT technologies such individuals and institutions of flue gas are facing unpre- of the Chinese nation. the 2019 Directory of Top as the Internet, Internet of who have made prominent cedented challenges. Sino- Benchmarking Companies Things (IOT) and BIM within contributions to scientific steel Tiancheng, who has released at the same time. the industry, engineering discoveries, technological been actively participating in While accomplishing over 500 design is expected to play a innovations as well as promo- China’s Blue Sky Initiative, national key projects for giant more essential role, creating tion of scientific and techno- has engaged in related R&D

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Partnerships

With business footprints in more than 40 countries, we have made friends around the globe. Our values of serving P. customers with truthfulness, excellent execution and high eciency have earned us the title of “reliable partners & friends” whom our partners C can always bank on.

M Y “Morocco welcomes more invest- CM ment from China, and our local MY companies share the same stance to CY join hands with competitive Chinese CMY companies just like Sinosteel E&T K in mining, renewable energy, electrical goods and other possible sectors.” said H.E. Aziz Mekouar, Morocco’s Ambassador to China. 03

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26 Partners in Touch photo credit: Jordan Opel Jordan credit: photo SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter issue 2020 Sinosteel E & T and VALE Have Broad Prospects for Cooperation

n August 22, 2019, Mr. Lu Pengcheng, Deputy General Manager of Sinosteel Corporation and Chairman of Sinosteel Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd. (abbr O Sinosteel E&T) met with senior executives of VALE S.A., including Mr. Luciano Siani, company’s CFO, and Mr. Sergio Espeschit, President of the China region. During the meeting, both parties had extensive and in-depth talks on strengthening coopera- Mr. Luciano Siani tion in multiple fields. Mr. Lu expressed his warm welcome and briefly introduced the overall development and business scope of Sinosteel Corpo- ration. Mr. Lu noted that, Sinosteel Corporation, as a leading service provider, engages in comprehensive Mr. Siani expressed his gratitude to Mr. Lu for the meeting

Partnership integration business in the steel industry in China, and introduced VALE’s latest development and plans. including raw material supply and product sales, He mentioned that VALE was currently reorganizing its Mr. Lu Pengcheng engineering technology and equipment manufactur- global business and seeking partners for new projects. ing, new material development and sales, and trade “We welcome Sinosteel to join us on global projects’ logistics. Through many years of development, the investment and look forward to further cooperation in corporation has grown to enjoy world-renowned influ- engineering and other fields,” he said. Executives of ence in the industry. Sinosteel Corporation responsible for overseas mining and iron ore trading busi- Sinosteel Corporation is also committed to ness, executives of Mineral Processing the development and processing of metal- Department, Mining Department and lurgical mineral resources, as well as the Brazilian branch of Sinosteel E&T expansion of engineering technology in attended the meeting. overseas markets. In the process, Sinosteel has established and maintained friendly cooperation with VALE.

Sinosteel has established and maintained friendly cooperation with VALE

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Sinosteel has established and maintained friendly cooperation with VALE

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rom January 20 to 23, 2019, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Cambodian Prime Minister paid an official visit to China as his first state visit of Mr. Lu Pengcheng the year. During Hun Sen’s visit, Mr. Wang Jian, Mr. Wang Jian Paid F Director and President of Sinosteel E&T made Meeting with Moroccan an official visit and reported about the latest an Ocial Visit Ambassador in Beijing progress of the company’s project in Cambodia. to Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Mr. Wang briefed about the footprints of Sinosteel E&T in Cam- bodia. “Sinosteel E&T entered the Cambodian market in 2014, Techo Hun Sen Mr. Hua Guanglin (right) accompanied Moroccan and since then has kept pushing forward the collaboration ambassador visiting of several projects such as power transmission and transform- Hun Sen expressed that he warmly wel- Sinosteel Exhibition Hall ation lines, hydropower stations, coal-fired power plants and comed Chinese companies to participate highways,” said Mr. Wang. At present, the Coal-fired Power in Cambodia's infrastructure construction Plant, featuring BOO mode, “has made practical progress by & operation as well as other related fields. gaining approval from Cambodian authorities and both Execu- Hun Sen said, “The two sides should make n September 30, 2019, Mr. Lu Pengcheng, tion Agreement and Power Purchase Agreement been signed.” joint efforts to push forward the Coal-fired deputy General Manager of Sinosteel Corpo- added Wang. He also presented on the company’s next step Power Plant Project and remain committed ration and Chairman of Sinosteel Engineering in the field of energy and infrastructure, aiming to achieve to establishing a model of cooperation for & Technology Co., Ltd., (abbr Sinosteel E&T) Boasting an exquisite scenery and a pleasant climate, win-win results through industrial engineering & services to both mutual benefit.” As early as August 2018, Mr. Wang O met with H.E. Aziz Mekouar, Morocco’s Amb- Morocco is uniquely situated as a gateway to Africa, Cambodian companies and the society. Jian met with Samdech Hun Sen in Cambodia. assador to China, in Beijing. The two sides Europe, and the Middle East. With such superior geo- It was also Hun sen’s first meeting with executive exchanged views on pursing cooperation in graphical advantage, while endowed with numerous from Chinese enterprises since he was elected possible fields. Mr. LU expressed his warm exploitable resources, the country has developed into a as the Prime Minister. welcome on behalf of the company to the ambassador. He regional commercial and financial hub with strong trade recounted how impressed he was by the progress and and logistics as well as huge economic potential. China and Cambodia share profound traditional development of Morocco during his business trip earlier in Mr. Mekouar told Mr. Lu that Morocco’s Port of Tanger friendship, and bilateral relations and cooperation May. “Led by our chairman Mr. Xu Siwei, the Sinosteel Med, the biggest port in Africa, had already become have made great progress. Guided by the Belt and delegation had met executives from HIMVEST Holding, one of the most important destinations for Chinese Road Initiative (BRI), the Chinese Government has Attijariwafa Bank (Morocco's largest bank), Sonasid Group investors. Especially since the launch of China’s Belt and encouraged and offered strong support to Chinese as well as Governor of Marrakesh Region,” Mr. Lu said. Road Initiative (BRI), Morocco and China have witnessed enterprises in participating in the construction and “Through separate meetings and company-tours, I had increasing exchanges in many sectors and the ties operation of Cambodian production capacity, trans- gained better understanding of Morocco's local politics, between the two countries continued to run deep. portation, electricity and other infrastructures. economy, investment policy and industrial market. During He also expressed his willing to help seeking new drivers the trip, Chairman Xu discussed with HIMVEST on the and expanding new space for collaboration between the potentiality of future cooperation in the fields of mining, two sides. "Morocco welcomes more investment from equipment and parts trading, etc.” He added. China, and our local companies share the same stance to join hands with competitive Chinese companies just Mr. Wang Jian (left) and Hun Sen at Mr. Lu indicated that right after the trip, Sinosteel E&T like Sinosteel E&T in mining, renewable energy, electrical the Diaoyutai State began working on exploring new opportunities of conduct- goods and other possible sectors.” Mr. Mekouar added. Guesthouse, 2019 Sinosteel E&T entered the ing investment and business with Moroccan companies Cambodian market in 2014, in the field of mining, iron & steel and chemical fertilizer, Mr. Hua Guanglin, Deputy General Manager of and since then has kept aiming to draw on each other’s strength and deliver Sinosteel E&T, attended the meeting. win-win results through cooperation . pushing forward the collaboration of several projects Ambassador Aziz Mekouar expressed his such as power transmission gratitude and the sincere friendship and transformation lines, between Morocco and China, saying it was hydropower stations, such a pleasure to visit Sinosteel right coal-ﬁred power plants before the 70th anniversary of the found- Mr. Wang Jian (left) and highways, ing of the People’s Republic of China. and Mr. Hun Sen in Cambodia, 2018 Mr. Lu Pengcheng (in white shirt) held a meeting with Mr. Mekouar (right)

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Wang Jian Attended the 3rd Future Investment Mr. Wang Jian at the plenary session Initiative of 3rd FII, 2019 Wang Jian Attended Development of

rom September 21 to 26, 2019, China Chamber New Economic Platform he 3rd Future Investment Initiative summit of Commerce for Import and Export of Machi- was held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, nery and Electronic Products (abbr CCCME) & Indonesia-China from October 29 to 31, 2019. Mr. Wang Jian, organized the event of Development of New Director and President of Sinosteel Engi- Investment Cooperation T neering & Technology Co., Ltd., attended the F Economic Platform and Indonesia-China Investment Cooperation Promotion 2019 (abbr Promotion 2019 summit along with more than 6,000 global Cooperation Promotion 2019) in Indonesia, leaders and public figures from financial insti- aiming to exchange views on China-Indonesia tutions, governments, multi-national compa- bilateral investment, intergovernmental co- nies, investment banks and credit rating Mr. Wang said that with the irresistible arrival of 5G and operation and new investment opportunities. During the Cooperation Promotion 2019, Mr. Wang also agencies from over 30 countries. The Future blockchain which will lead to a new round of technological Mr. Wang Jian, Director and President of met with representatives from the Railroad Bureau of Investment Initiative(FII) is hosted by Saudi Arabia and industrial innovation around the globe, infrastructure, Sinosteel E&T, attended the event. the Ministry of Transportation of Indonesia, executives Public Investment Fund (PIF, one of the world’s largest though as a traditional industry, will be no exception. The from Wika Group, an Indonesian state-owned engineer- sovereign wealth funds) as to build an international future will be the Internet of Everything era. Sinosteel has At the conference, Mr. Wang Jian ing and investment company, and Ogasaka Group as platform focusing on utilizing investment to drive growth been working on the application of 5G technology to build presented on the progress and development of the company, well as other enterprises. Wang also paid a visit to the opportunities, enable innovation and disruptive technol- intelligent steel plants, which will surely accelerate industrial "as a leading company in industrial engineering, Sinosteel Economic and Commercial Office of the Embassy of the ogies, and address global challenges. Since its first transformation and upgrading. Equipment & Engineering Co., Ltd. (abbr Sinosteel MECC), People’s Republic of China in the Republic of Indonesia. session successfully held in October 2017, the summit a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sinosteel E&T, started its has gradually developed into an annual gathering of During the summit, Mr. Wang also met with leaders from overseas market exploration as early as the 1990s and up till China and Indonesia are important neighbors political and business elites, and it is also known as Davos governmental organizations such as Saudi Arabia Industrial now has established cooperation relations with companies and natural cooperative partners with common in the Desert. Clusters and the Royal Commission and the Sovereign from more than 40 countries.” Mr. Wang stressed that the interests. As early as 2013, China’s President Xi Investment Funds. He also had talks with representatives of company has attached great importance to the Indonesian Jinping initiated the 21st Century Maritime Silk Organized around three agendas, namely “Sustainable Saudi-based Chinese enterprises and the Embassy of China market. “Sinosteel MECC tapped into the Indonesian market in Road during his visit to Indonesia. Ever since Development”, “Technology for Good” and “Advanced in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. They exchanged views on how 2006, becoming one of the pioneers among Chinese enterpris- then, the two countries have become closely Society”, the summit witnessed a series of thoughts and to take full use of regional advantages, how Sinosteel could es. During the process of market exploration, Sinosteel MECC linked through the BRI and have reached insights through various interactive working sessions, enhance its contributions via industrial engineering and has gained Indonesian highest-level of business license to consensus to build a multi-faceted partnership. such as dialogues, plenary and round-table conferences services, how to better promote the implementation of conduct engineering and service, and set up a local represen- The two sides will continue to carry forward among policy makers, business leaders, investors and China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Saudi Vision 2030 tative office in 2016.” said Mr. Wang. Through years of devel- good-unneighborly friendship, expand cooper- world leaders, as well as in-depth interaction with global Besides, Mr. Wang also reported about Sinosteel’s latest opment and following China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), ation in infrastructure, resources, telecommuni- media. The event concluded with ideas, expertise and the business progress in Saudi Arabia to the Commercial Counselor the company has successfully completed a number of projects cations, human resources development and development of innovative solutions driving the future of of the Embassy of China in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and in Indonesia's steel, electricity, mining and other fields ." other fields, as well as strengthen cooperation investment and economic value creation. held in-depth discussions with heads from CCB International under the framework of the BRI. and CICC International on financing cooperation of Wang Jian also came up with suggestions and measures for In the “The Sky’s the Limit” plenary session, overseas projects. enhancing exchange and collaboration between Chinese and Wang Jian, together with Darren Davis, Pres- Indonesian enterprises, so as to promote mutually beneficial ident & CEO of Ma’aden, Saudi Arabia, During the summit, Wang Jian also attended a special recep- cooperation for sustainable development. "With the support Young-Hoon Lee, President & CEO of POSCO tion for Chinese entrepreneurs held by the Organizing Com- from intergovernmental cooperation, especially by the imple- Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd., Ben mittee of the summit. Mr. Chen Weiqing, Chinese Ambassador mentation of investment and financing policies, we will seize Way, CEO of Macquarie Group Asia and to Saudi Arabia, stated at the reception, “In recent years, the opportunity to deepen cooperation and endeavor to make Yusuff Ali, Chairman of Lulu Group, shared under the guidance of the heads of the two countries, China more contributions to the industrial development of Indonesia opinions on the topic of “How infrastructure and Saudi Arabia have established a comprehensive strategic to the best of our ability," added Mr. Wang. investments will reinvent communities and partnership. The level of practical cooperation in various turbocharge the global economy”. fields has been continuously improved, the bilateral relations have been full of vitality, and the bilateral economic and trade cooperation has shown a momentum of diversified development pattern of traditional fields plus emerging industries.”

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Wang Jian Attended the 3rd Future Investment Mr. Wang Jian at the plenary session Initiative of 3rd FII, 2019 Wang Jian Attended Development of rom September 21 to 26, 2019, China Chamber New Economic Platform he 3rd Future Investment Initiative summit of Commerce for Import and Export of Machi- was held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, nery and Electronic Products (abbr CCCME) & Indonesia-China from October 29 to 31, 2019. Mr. Wang Jian, organized the event of Development of New Director and President of Sinosteel Engi- Investment Cooperation T neering & Technology Co., Ltd., attended the F Economic Platform and Indonesia-China Investment Cooperation Promotion 2019 (abbr Promotion 2019 summit along with more than 6,000 global Cooperation Promotion 2019) in Indonesia, leaders and public figures from financial insti- aiming to exchange views on China-Indonesia tutions, governments, multi-national compa- bilateral investment, intergovernmental co- nies, investment banks and credit rating Mr. Wang said that with the irresistible arrival of 5G and operation and new investment opportunities. During the Cooperation Promotion 2019, Mr. Wang also agencies from over 30 countries. The Future blockchain which will lead to a new round of technological Mr. Wang Jian, Director and President of met with representatives from the Railroad Bureau of Investment Initiative(FII) is hosted by Saudi Arabia and industrial innovation around the globe, infrastructure, Sinosteel E&T, attended the event. the Ministry of Transportation of Indonesia, executives Public Investment Fund (PIF, one of the world’s largest though as a traditional industry, will be no exception. The from Wika Group, an Indonesian state-owned engineer- sovereign wealth funds) as to build an international future will be the Internet of Everything era. Sinosteel has At the conference, Mr. Wang Jian ing and investment company, and Ogasaka Group as platform focusing on utilizing investment to drive growth been working on the application of 5G technology to build presented on the progress and development of the company, well as other enterprises. Wang also paid a visit to the opportunities, enable innovation and disruptive technol- intelligent steel plants, which will surely accelerate industrial "as a leading company in industrial engineering, Sinosteel Economic and Commercial Office of the Embassy of the ogies, and address global challenges. Since its first transformation and upgrading. Equipment & Engineering Co., Ltd. (abbr Sinosteel MECC), People’s Republic of China in the Republic of Indonesia. session successfully held in October 2017, the summit a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sinosteel E&T, started its has gradually developed into an annual gathering of During the summit, Mr. Wang also met with leaders from overseas market exploration as early as the 1990s and up till China and Indonesia are important neighbors political and business elites, and it is also known as Davos governmental organizations such as Saudi Arabia Industrial now has established cooperation relations with companies and natural cooperative partners with common in the Desert. Clusters and the Royal Commission and the Sovereign from more than 40 countries.” Mr. Wang stressed that the interests. As early as 2013, China’s President Xi Investment Funds. He also had talks with representatives of company has attached great importance to the Indonesian Jinping initiated the 21st Century Maritime Silk Organized around three agendas, namely “Sustainable Saudi-based Chinese enterprises and the Embassy of China market. “Sinosteel MECC tapped into the Indonesian market in Road during his visit to Indonesia. Ever since Development”, “Technology for Good” and “Advanced in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. They exchanged views on how 2006, becoming one of the pioneers among Chinese enterpris- then, the two countries have become closely Society”, the summit witnessed a series of thoughts and to take full use of regional advantages, how Sinosteel could es. During the process of market exploration, Sinosteel MECC linked through the BRI and have reached insights through various interactive working sessions, enhance its contributions via industrial engineering and has gained Indonesian highest-level of business license to consensus to build a multi-faceted partnership. such as dialogues, plenary and round-table conferences services, how to better promote the implementation of conduct engineering and service, and set up a local represen- The two sides will continue to carry forward among policy makers, business leaders, investors and China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Saudi Vision 2030 tative office in 2016.” said Mr. Wang. Through years of devel- good-unneighborly friendship, expand cooper- world leaders, as well as in-depth interaction with global Besides, Mr. Wang also reported about Sinosteel’s latest opment and following China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), ation in infrastructure, resources, telecommuni- media. The event concluded with ideas, expertise and the business progress in Saudi Arabia to the Commercial Counselor the company has successfully completed a number of projects cations, human resources development and development of innovative solutions driving the future of of the Embassy of China in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and in Indonesia's steel, electricity, mining and other fields ." other fields, as well as strengthen cooperation investment and economic value creation. held in-depth discussions with heads from CCB International under the framework of the BRI. and CICC International on financing cooperation of Wang Jian also came up with suggestions and measures for In the “The Sky’s the Limit” plenary session, overseas projects. enhancing exchange and collaboration between Chinese and Wang Jian, together with Darren Davis, Pres- Indonesian enterprises, so as to promote mutually beneficial ident & CEO of Ma’aden, Saudi Arabia, During the summit, Wang Jian also attended a special recep- cooperation for sustainable development. "With the support Young-Hoon Lee, President & CEO of POSCO tion for Chinese entrepreneurs held by the Organizing Com- from intergovernmental cooperation, especially by the imple- Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd., Ben mittee of the summit. Mr. Chen Weiqing, Chinese Ambassador mentation of investment and financing policies, we will seize Way, CEO of Macquarie Group Asia and to Saudi Arabia, stated at the reception, “In recent years, the opportunity to deepen cooperation and endeavor to make Yusuff Ali, Chairman of Lulu Group, shared under the guidance of the heads of the two countries, China more contributions to the industrial development of Indonesia opinions on the topic of “How infrastructure and Saudi Arabia have established a comprehensive strategic to the best of our ability," added Mr. Wang. investments will reinvent communities and partnership. The level of practical cooperation in various turbocharge the global economy”. fields has been continuously improved, the bilateral relations have been full of vitality, and the bilateral economic and trade cooperation has shown a momentum of diversified development pattern of traditional fields plus emerging industries.”

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Mr. Hua Guanglin Held Talks with Mr. Matrika Prasad Yadav, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry, Commerce & Supplies of Nepal

In April 2019, Mr. Hua Guanglin, Deputy General Manager of On September 2, 2019, Li Lianhe, Ambassador of the Sinosteel Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd., (abbr Sinos- People’s Republic of China to Algeria, together with Com- teel E&T) met with Mr. Matrika Prasad Yadav, Deputy Prime mercial Counsellor Zhao Dongliang, made a tour to the Minister and Minister of Industry, Commerce & Supplies of Tosyali 2.3Mtpa Steel Complex, which had been built by Nepal, at Sinosteel Headquarters, Beijing. Sinosteel Equipment & Engineering Co., Ltd. (abbr Sinosteel MECC) as an EPC contractor. After Yadav visited Sinosteel's exhibition hall, the two sides held a meeting. Mr. Hua Guanglin briefed about the history Located in Oran, a city in the northwest of Algeria, the steel and the latest development of Sinosteel Corporation complex is not only Tosyali Group's largest overseas invest- around the globe, highlighting the company’s business ment project, but also the largest metallurgical investment achievements through collaborations with neighboring project in Algeria. The complex, including a pellet plant with countries in recent years. Mr. Hua said, "Sinosteel E&T, as a an annual output of 4 million tons, a DRI plant with an annual pioneer of Chinese enterprises going global, tapped into output of 2.5 million tons, an electric furnace steel-making the international market in the 1990s, and has accumulated plant with an annual output of 2.3 million tons and two rod and a wealth of experience through projects operations and wire rolling mills, started operation on November 18, 2018. Mr. Matrika Prasad Yadav (left) and Mr. Hua Guanglin at market expansion.” Sinosteel Exhibition Hall

adav expressed his appreciation to Sinos- teel E&T. He said, "Nepal is geographically China’s Ambassador linked to China and the two sides have to Algeria Visited maintained friendly relations for genera- Y tions. Nepal welcomes Chinese assistance Tosyali Steel Complex and investment to boost growth and achieve win-win results." uring the visit, Ambassador Li Lianhe met Following the implementation of China’s Belt with executives from Tosyali Group and and Road Initiative (BRI), the two countries’ expressed the willing to advance bilateral bilateral trade volume reached US$ 1.1 billion cooperation in various fields. Mr. Li said, and China's investment in Nepal exceeded D "We look forward to the continued and US$ 300 million in 2018. While both sides deepening collaboration between Sinosteel joint hand in infrastructure MECC and Tosyali to achieve more fruitful accomplish- projects such as roads, ports, ments." Sinosteel MECC project team accompanied the airports and power stations, Ambassador for a project tour. After the tour, Li spoke BRI plan is in full swing. highly of Sinosteel MECC for its top-tier technology, excellent service as well as spirit of dedication. He pointed out, “As a representative of competitive Chinese enterprises, Sinosteel MECC should continue its step of blazing a trail in manufacturing and technology in overseas market, making greater contributions to push forward the shift from ‘Made in China’ to ‘Created in China’ as well as promoting the Belt and Road Initiative.”

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Mr. Hua Guanglin Held Talks with Mr. Matrika Prasad Yadav, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry, Commerce & Supplies of Nepal

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n April 23, 2019, Sinosteel Tiancheng Envi- On October 31, 2019, Sinosteel Wuhan Safety and Environmental ronmental Protection & Technology Co., Ltd. Sinosteel Protection Research Institute Co., Ltd. (abbr Sinosteel SEPRI), (Sinosteel Tiancheng), a subsidiary of Sinos- a subsidiary of Sinosteel E&T signed a tripartite strategic coopera- O teel E&T, held ceremony for the establish- Tiancheng tion agreement with Suzhou Emergency Management Bureau ment of its Academician Workstation. and Suzhou University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, and Sinosteel SEPRI Becomes held launching ceremony for the "teaching base" of Suzhou University a Key Technically Academician of Science and Technology (SUST), identifying Sinosteel SEPRI’s key role as a technically supporting organization. Supporting Organization Mr. Lu Pengcheng, Deputy General Manager of Sinosteel Workstation Corporation & Chairman of Sinosteel E&T, Hao Jiming, of Suzhou Emergency CAE (the Chinese Academy of Engineering) academician, Established u Guoping, President of Sinosteel SEPRI, Management Bureau and officials from Wuhan Municipal Government attend- Vice President Wang Zhi and Wang Xiao of ed the ceremony. More than 70 representatives from SEPRI, Wei Feng, Deputy Director of Suzhou Chinese universities and institutions, such as Tsinghua This is the only academician workstation focusing on Emergency Management Bureau, Xia Yang, University, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese ultra-low emission technology in the iron and steel industry X Dean of the School of Continuing Education Academy of Sciences(CAS), and Beijing University of in China. It aims to breed a group of excellent innovative of SUST, and Wang Dongtian, Director of Pursuant to the agreement, the three parties, holding Science and Technology, as well as executives from talents, transform high-tech achievements, improve the Graduate Work Department attended the the principle of "advantage complementarity, large-scale iron and steel enterprises attended the overall innovation ability and competitiveness of Sinosteel signing ceremony. integrated innovation and common development", ceremony. Tiancheng, and build a truly high-level R&D center. Based on will join hands on the following aspects: conduct the whole process of iron and steel technology, the acade- Aiming to strengthen cooperation among the three parties in the talents training for emergency management, reg- mician workstation will tackle some of the most urgent tech- fields of personnel training, discipline construction, scientific ularly organize exchange activities, enhance the nical problems of iron and steel makers, strive to achieve research, technology application and academic exchanges related frequency and criteria for risk inspection in terms technological breakthroughs and develop key scientific and to work safety and emergency management, the three parties will of emergency management, continuously increase technological products with independent intellectual prop- establish a regular communication mechanism for daily information the investigation of emergency management risks erty rights. exchanges and organization coordination, and study and explore and raise the overall capability of emergency mana- ways of further cooperation. gement and production safety. Hao Jiming, professor at the School of Environment of Tsinghua University, CAE academician and foreign member ince 2014, Sinosteel SEPRI has kept of NAE (the US National Academy of Engineering), has long providing Suzhou Municipal Government been following closely and supporting the development of and enterprises with services including Sinosteel Tiancheng. Professor Hao said in his speech, “I training and consulting on HSE technol- have been working closely with Sinosteel Tiancheng on S ogy and management, all of which have national research programs, talent cultivation and project generated good results and been highly cooperation for many years, including the recent set up of appraised, bringing about a long-term The ceremony was hosted by Xiong Shao- the ‘National Engineering Laboratory of Flue Gas Multi-Pol- strategic relationship. ming, Deputy Secretary General of Wuhan lutant Control Technology and Equipment’. From now on, the Academician Center & Vice Chairman Academician Workstation will play a pivotal role in the devel- of Wuhan Association of Science and Tech- opment of technology of ultra-low emission in non-electric nology. industries and concentrate both on R&D and application.”

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35 Project Spotlights

Learn about Sinosteel E&T’s latest projects in Metallurgy, Mining & Mineral Processing, Coal Chemical as well as Energy industry on the following pages, including one of the world’s biggest DRI plant built in Algeria, the very ﬁrst completed pelletizing plant adopting self- developed tech in China, the record-breaking coke oven project in India and how we proceed on the pillar-to-be Bolivian Mutun steel complex.

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n December 26 of 2019, the ject’s environmental and economic completion ceremony of benefits stand out. By producing Fujian Sangang Minguang 2 million tons of pellets per year, O Pelletizing Project was suc- it offsets the demand of importing cessfully held. Mr. Li Lizhang, pellets and sinters. At the same time, Chairman of Fujian Sangang Group it also reduces dust emissions by A Giant Step Forward: (abbr Sangang) announced that the 247 tons, sulfur dioxide emissions project was officially in operation, by 308 tons and nitrogen oxides China’s First Self- marking a big breakthrough ach- emissions by 246 tons per year, ieved by Sinosteel E&T. Mr. Dong Da, saving standard coal up to 56,000 Developed Travelling Director & Deputy General Manager tons per year. of Sinosteel E&T and Mr. Jia Jianping, Grate Pellet Plant Deputy General Manager of Sinosteel At the ceremony, Mr. Dong Da said, E&T attended the ceremony. “With continuous investment and in Operation efforts in technology innovation, C Sinosteel MECC has successfully M developed TGIOP technology and a Y The 2Mtpa pellet project, EPC complete set of equipment, applying 1

CM contracted by Sinosteel MECC, a the technology to projects both wholly-subsidiary of Sinosteel E&T, home and abroad, such as 2.5Mtpa MY has adopted the company’s indepen- in the Middle East and 4Mtpa for CY dently developed TGIOP (travelling Tosyali in Algeria. Since 2018, CMY grate iron ore pelletizing) technology. Sinosteel MECC has undertaken

K As the very first time of cooperation 2×4.8Mtpa pellet project of HBIS between Sinosteel MECC and Sangang,

Feature Laoting Co. Ltd., 4Mtpa pellet project the project’s successful completion of Fangchenggang Iron and Steel also marks that the very first TGIOP Base of Liuzhou Iron and Steel project in China was put into operation. Group and 2Mtpa pellet project of While smooth in operation, the pro- Fujian Sangang.

Mr. Dong Da 1 delivering speech

Mr. Jia Jianping 2 receiving an award

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K As the very first time of cooperation 2×4.8Mtpa pellet project of HBIS between Sinosteel MECC and Sangang,

Mr. Dong Da 1 delivering speech

Mr. Jia Jianping 2 receiving an award

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Minguang Pelletizing Project, starting test run on November 30, 2019, is in line with the target productivity and performances that was designed to achieve within less than one month after startup, which is not only the very first case in the industry, but also highlights Sinosteel's efficiency.

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41 SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter issue 2020 FEATURE IN THE FUTURE, WE WILL CONTINUE OUR INPUT IN FURTHER DEVELOPING THE TGIOP TECHNOLOGY VIA COMPUTER SIMULATION AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Among them, Sangang Minguang pellet project is the first one being completed and it is a giant step Since the start of civil work on forward for Sinosteel MECC. In the September 28, 2018, the Project future, we will continue our input in had confronted with many diffi- further developing the TGIOP tech- culties. Nevertheless, because nology via computer simulation and always upholding the value of artificial intelligence.” Customer First, Beyond Expec- tations, Sinosteel MECC team Apart from the advanced technolo- completed the project not only gy, Sinosteel MECC was also highly on schedule, but also with high praised by Sangang for its high quality. efficiency and diligent service and was awarded the Excellent EPC Contractor of Pelletizing Project by Sansteel. Mr. Jia Jianping received the Excellent EPC Leader Award of Pelletizing Project; Mr. Cao Pengfei was honored Excellent EPC Project Manager of Pelletizing Project.

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Fangchenggang steel production base is located in the southwestern PROJECT Chinese Guangxi Zhuang Autono- mous Region with a designed annual production capacity of 9.2 million tons. The base, owned by Guangxi Liuzhou Iron & Steel Group Co., Ltd., Projects under Construction consists of port, material stock yard, sintering plant, pellet plant, coke making plant, blast furnace, steel in Order at Fangchenggang Steel Base making plant and steel rolling, of which Sinosteel MECC and its subsidiary Sinosteel Tiancheng are selected to provide complete —— The plant is equipped with advanced environmental contracting service for 5 projects. KICK – technology and facility. —— The coke ovens & long steel production lines are equipped with the latest state-of-the A Coke oven battery & coal preparation consists of four coke OFF -art heating technologies. —— The phase I oven batteries, each comprising 60 large-capacity ovens with a chamber height of 7.5m. The ovens are equipped with the latest C state-of-the-art heating technologies including twin flue, air steel-making environmental dedusting stage heating, waste gas recirculation, coke oven gas under-jet Long steel production lines: com- and compound oven. The total annual output is to be 3.5 million posed of 3 high-speed wire rod project undertaken by Sinosteel Tiancheng tons. On November 28, 2019, coke oven No.3, China’s first 7.5m production lines and 4 rebar pro- large-capacity top-charging coke oven battery, was officially duction lines as well as the plant heated up. buildings, foundations and auxiliary is the largest of China’s steel industry. facilities. The main advanced technologies adopted include continuous —— Hot rolling rebars are conform to casting-direct rolling, controlled rolling and controlled cooling, China’s new national standard. —— It is the first time, modular mill, pass-free rolling, gapless rolling and oil-air lubrication, and a fastest manufacturing record in China and even enabling the customer to improve pollution control and production quality and thus reduce cost. in the world, that the technologies of four-girder six-rail The hot rolling and hot cooling tech- B nology, independently developed flexible end beam bridge, upper and lower trolleys have by Sinosteel MECC, used for rebar Travelling grate pelletizing plant: the state-of-the-art travelling rolling ensures that martensite and integrated synchronization technology on large casting grate pelletizing technology and equipment independently bainite transformation doesn’t occur developed by Sinosteel MECC are applied to produce 400 in surface layer, neither tempered bridge cranes. million tons of finished pellet products annually. The plant is martensite nor closed-loop struc- equipped with advanced environmental technology and facility ture different from ferrite-matrix in which form an independent and complete environmental base circle. The core surface hard- protection and management system. ness difference will be no more than 40HV. Rebar rolled with no microalloy addition and low manganese content conform to China’s new national standard for hot rolled rebar (GB/T1499.2 - 2018). The closed water cooling system prevents the escape of water or steam.

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45 Fangchenggang Iron and Steel Base ——— Travelling Grate Iron Ore Pelletizing Project 47 issue 2020 issue Projects Projects Kick-Off Marking a new a new Marking development of of development milestone in the milestone in Guangxi province history of industrial industrial of history SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter E&T SINOSTEEL of Liuzhou Iron and Steel and Steel Iron Liuzhou of Group is not only a model only a model is not Group Guangxi province, the steel province, Guangxi of industrial development of of industrial development of a key project of China’s West West China’s of project a key project of national industrial of project a new milestone in the history in the history a new milestone structural upgrading, but also but also upgrading, structural Region Development. Marking Marking Region Development. Complex Steel Fangchenggang complex is of great signiﬁcance. great is of complex Fangchenggang Iron and Steel Base ——— Travelling Grate Iron Ore Pelletizing Project 47 issue 2020 issue Projects Projects Kick-Off Marking a new a new Marking development of of development milestone in the milestone in Guangxi province history of industrial industrial of history SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter E&T SINOSTEEL of Liuzhou Iron and Steel and Steel Iron Liuzhou of Group is not only a model only a model is not Group Guangxi province, the steel province, Guangxi of industrial development of of industrial development of a key project of China’s West West China’s of project a key project of national industrial of project a new milestone in the history in the history a new milestone structural upgrading, but also but also upgrading, structural Region Development. Marking Marking Region Development. Complex Steel Fangchenggang complex is of great signiﬁcance. great is of complex KICK– SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter issue 2020 OFF SINOSTEEL MECC’S SELF-DEVELOPED TMCP FOUNDED IN 1986, JINXI GROUP IS NOW THE WORLD’S Projects under (THERMO-MECHANICAL CONTROL PROCESS) LARGEST PRODUCTION BASE OF SECTION STEEL, Construction in Order at WITH AN ANNUAL CAPACITY OF 11 MILLION TONS. Fangchenggang Steel Base WILL BE APPLIED TO THE PROJECT 3 Phase II of CDQ D Waste Heat Utilization The phase I steel-making environ- Project Launched mental dedusting project undertaken by Sinosteel Tiancheng is the largest of China’s steel industry. Sinosteel In June 2019, Hebei Risun Coking Co., Ltd. 2 awarded an EPC contract to Sinosteel Equip- Tiancheng’s patented pre-charged bag filtering technology with indepen- 1.3 MTPA Controlled Bar ment & Engineering Co., Ltd. to build the phase dent intellectual property rights Rolling Transformation II CDQ Waste Heat Utilization Project, covering is applied to totally 10 dedusting the construction of one supporting power systems, including the secondary Project Kicked Off generation system for a 150t/h CDQ unit. and tertiary dedusting of four 210t The Project officially kicked off on July 1, 2019. converters, LF furnace dedusting, Once completed, the project will achieve low hot metal pretreatment dedusting The 1.3Mtpa Bar Production Line emission, with dust concentration equal to or and underground bin dedusting. Renovation Project of Fujian Sangang E less than 10mg/m³, and SO2 concentration in Pre-charged bag filter is a high-effi- Group undertaken by Sinosteel the desulfurized exhausted gas equal to or less ciency composite filter developed Supply of 11 casting bridge cranes for MECC on EPC basis was officially than 50mg/m³. Red coke is scheduled to be put by Sinosteel Tiancheng under the steel making: two (380/100t-21.5m) commenced on September 18, 2019. into the CDQ unit in the second half of 2020. National High-tech R&D Program cranes for charging bay No. 1, three (863 Program). It is a new type of (380/100t-21.5m) for charging bay Sinosteel MECC’s self-developed high-efficiency filter that organically No. 2, two (400/100t-23.5m) for refi- TMCP (Thermo-Mechanical Control combines pre-charging and straight- ning bay, and four (400/ 100t-21.5m) Process) will be applied to the project. through uniform flow bag filter. Upon for receiving bay, equipped with sup- The continuous casting billets are completion of the project, it will not porting HV trolley lines and brackets heated in a reheating furnace and The construction of No.1 blast furnace of only meet the ultra-low emission as well as the associated main hook then transported to the entrance of the Equipment Upgrading and Renovation 2x2000m³ Blast Furnace standards of the steel industry and motors. So far, 4 cranes have been the rolling mills through a roller table Project of Jinxi Iron & Steel Group Co., Ltd. Project of Jinxi Group reduce the emission of dust particles delivered completely, and the remai- when their temperature meets the was officially commenced on April 1, 2019. by more than 0.1 MTPA, but also ning 7 cranes will be manufactured rolling requirement. After each billet The project, handed to Sinosteel MECC on EPC Kicked Off contribute to the construction of and delivered in succession. It is getting rolled in the 6-stand roughing basis, consists of two 2000m3 blast furnaces the green Fangchenggang Project. the first time, in China and even in the mill train (1H~6V) via the approach of involving facilities such as material feeding 4 By December 2019, the design and world, that the technologies of four- non-twist and micro-tension rolling before stock house, stock house, main feeding belt conveyor, furnace top, furnace proper, tuyere platform and cast procurement had been completed, girder six-rail flexible end beam bridge, mode and its head cropped by No.1 fly house, slag granulation ( including slag granulating water pump house ), hot blast stoves, raw gas dedusting, all equipment foundations of the main upper and lower trolleys are integrat- shear, it enters the 6-stand interme- pulverized coal preparation and injection, central circulating water pump station, gas bag filters, stock house line at the construction site had been ed with integrally-built gearbox of diate mill train (7H~12V) for rolling. dedusting, cast house dedusting and main control building. basically constructed, and the main low-speed shaft synchronization And then the rolled piece is head- equipment had been installed in an technology on large casting bridge cropped by No.2 fly shear and enters orderly manner as planned. Of which, cranes. A fastest manufacturing the 4-stand pre-finishing mill train Dry type gas bag filters and BPRT-based residual pressure recov- the main bodies of the filters of the record, which was only four months, (13H~16V) for rolling. A looper is instal- ery system are applied in the project, which is currently the most secondary dedusting system for No.4 to deliver one 380t casting bridge led between every two stands of pre- widely used method for blast furnace gas recovery and utilization converter, the tertiary dedusting crane was made in the end. finishing mills to allow tension-free in China. Compared with traditional methods, it raises energy re- system for No.2 converter and the rolling. A pre-water cooling device is covery and utilization ratio and cuts energy waste. The filters for cast dedusting system for underground designed after the pre-finishing mill house and stock house are designed with more stringent standard bins have been installed. The installa- train to control the temperature of than the ultra-low emission standard so to ensure the concentration of the remaining bag filters is rolled pieces, so as to improve their tion of discharged particles be less than 5 mg/Nm³. Moreover, carried on efficiently as planned, and mechanical property and strength to achieve the effect of non-visible smoke plume and less environ- the works of auxiliary line are expected grade. Therein, HRB400E deformed mental pollution, smoke plume eliminating facilities are used for the to be completed simultaneously. bars of φ25 and below are produced slag granulating unit to reduce smoke exhaust during slag granu- by means of thermo-mechanical lating. Besides, new domestic hot blast stove design is adopted to rolling without adding Nb, V, Ti or reduce energy consumption and increase blast temperature. other microalloy elements, reducing production cost.

49 KICK– SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter issue 2020 OFF SINOSTEEL MECC’S SELF-DEVELOPED TMCP FOUNDED IN 1986, JINXI GROUP IS NOW THE WORLD’S Projects under (THERMO-MECHANICAL CONTROL PROCESS) LARGEST PRODUCTION BASE OF SECTION STEEL, Construction in Order at WITH AN ANNUAL CAPACITY OF 11 MILLION TONS. Fangchenggang Steel Base WILL BE APPLIED TO THE PROJECT 3 Phase II of CDQ D Waste Heat Utilization The phase I steel-making environ- Project Launched mental dedusting project undertaken by Sinosteel Tiancheng is the largest of China’s steel industry. Sinosteel In June 2019, Hebei Risun Coking Co., Ltd. 2 awarded an EPC contract to Sinosteel Equip- Tiancheng’s patented pre-charged bag filtering technology with indepen- 1.3 MTPA Controlled Bar ment & Engineering Co., Ltd. to build the phase dent intellectual property rights Rolling Transformation II CDQ Waste Heat Utilization Project, covering is applied to totally 10 dedusting the construction of one supporting power systems, including the secondary Project Kicked Off generation system for a 150t/h CDQ unit. and tertiary dedusting of four 210t The Project officially kicked off on July 1, 2019. converters, LF furnace dedusting, Once completed, the project will achieve low hot metal pretreatment dedusting The 1.3Mtpa Bar Production Line emission, with dust concentration equal to or and underground bin dedusting. Renovation Project of Fujian Sangang E less than 10mg/m³, and SO2 concentration in Pre-charged bag filter is a high-effi- Group undertaken by Sinosteel the desulfurized exhausted gas equal to or less ciency composite filter developed Supply of 11 casting bridge cranes for MECC on EPC basis was officially than 50mg/m³. Red coke is scheduled to be put by Sinosteel Tiancheng under the steel making: two (380/100t-21.5m) commenced on September 18, 2019. into the CDQ unit in the second half of 2020. National High-tech R&D Program cranes for charging bay No. 1, three (863 Program). It is a new type of (380/100t-21.5m) for charging bay Sinosteel MECC’s self-developed high-efficiency filter that organically No. 2, two (400/100t-23.5m) for refi- TMCP (Thermo-Mechanical Control combines pre-charging and straight- ning bay, and four (400/ 100t-21.5m) Process) will be applied to the project. through uniform flow bag filter. Upon for receiving bay, equipped with sup- The continuous casting billets are completion of the project, it will not porting HV trolley lines and brackets heated in a reheating furnace and The construction of No.1 blast furnace of only meet the ultra-low emission as well as the associated main hook then transported to the entrance of the Equipment Upgrading and Renovation 2x2000m³ Blast Furnace standards of the steel industry and motors. So far, 4 cranes have been the rolling mills through a roller table Project of Jinxi Iron & Steel Group Co., Ltd. Project of Jinxi Group reduce the emission of dust particles delivered completely, and the remai- when their temperature meets the was officially commenced on April 1, 2019. by more than 0.1 MTPA, but also ning 7 cranes will be manufactured rolling requirement. After each billet The project, handed to Sinosteel MECC on EPC Kicked Off contribute to the construction of and delivered in succession. It is getting rolled in the 6-stand roughing basis, consists of two 2000m3 blast furnaces the green Fangchenggang Project. the first time, in China and even in the mill train (1H~6V) via the approach of involving facilities such as material feeding 4 By December 2019, the design and world, that the technologies of four- non-twist and micro-tension rolling before stock house, stock house, main feeding belt conveyor, furnace top, furnace proper, tuyere platform and cast procurement had been completed, girder six-rail flexible end beam bridge, mode and its head cropped by No.1 fly house, slag granulation ( including slag granulating water pump house ), hot blast stoves, raw gas dedusting, all equipment foundations of the main upper and lower trolleys are integrat- shear, it enters the 6-stand interme- pulverized coal preparation and injection, central circulating water pump station, gas bag filters, stock house line at the construction site had been ed with integrally-built gearbox of diate mill train (7H~12V) for rolling. dedusting, cast house dedusting and main control building. basically constructed, and the main low-speed shaft synchronization And then the rolled piece is head- equipment had been installed in an technology on large casting bridge cropped by No.2 fly shear and enters orderly manner as planned. Of which, cranes. A fastest manufacturing the 4-stand pre-finishing mill train Dry type gas bag filters and BPRT-based residual pressure recov- the main bodies of the filters of the record, which was only four months, (13H~16V) for rolling. A looper is instal- ery system are applied in the project, which is currently the most secondary dedusting system for No.4 to deliver one 380t casting bridge led between every two stands of pre- widely used method for blast furnace gas recovery and utilization converter, the tertiary dedusting crane was made in the end. finishing mills to allow tension-free in China. Compared with traditional methods, it raises energy re- system for No.2 converter and the rolling. A pre-water cooling device is covery and utilization ratio and cuts energy waste. The filters for cast dedusting system for underground designed after the pre-finishing mill house and stock house are designed with more stringent standard bins have been installed. The installa- train to control the temperature of than the ultra-low emission standard so to ensure the concentration of the remaining bag filters is rolled pieces, so as to improve their tion of discharged particles be less than 5 mg/Nm³. Moreover, carried on efficiently as planned, and mechanical property and strength to achieve the effect of non-visible smoke plume and less environ- the works of auxiliary line are expected grade. Therein, HRB400E deformed mental pollution, smoke plume eliminating facilities are used for the to be completed simultaneously. bars of φ25 and below are produced slag granulating unit to reduce smoke exhaust during slag granu- by means of thermo-mechanical lating. Besides, new domestic hot blast stove design is adopted to rolling without adding Nb, V, Ti or reduce energy consumption and increase blast temperature. other microalloy elements, reducing production cost.

49 SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter issue 2020 KICK–OFF IT IS BELIEVED TO BECOME A PILLAR OF BOLIVIAN INDUSTRIALIZATION

The project was officially

started on January 16, 2019. Mutun Steel Complex ———

Projects Up till now, the introduction of water Bolivian Mutun Kick-Off and electricity, as well as the construction of the concrete mixing plant Steel Complex and camp has been completed, civil Officially Started construction in the on-spot beneficiation section has been started, and over half of the long-cycle equipment has been processed. Since the project It is the world’s is located in the nature reserve of only steel complex Bolivia, no sign of modernization can be seen, and quite a number of indi- powered by isolated genous people live in the region. grid and supplied by Ever since its presence in the region, the project team of Sinosteel MECC long-distance raw has been showing great respect to Projects water transmission local culture, protecting natural envi- Kick-Off ronment, interacting with local resi- pipeline dents via various activities. Meanwhile, local government officials have been Ever since its presence in invited to join project’s celebrations. the region, the project team Bolivia of Sinosteel MECC has been Based on both the planning and the showing great respect current situation, a large number of to local culture, protecting The electric furnace smelting process jobs will be created during both cons- natural environment, inter- is applied to the complex. The scope truction period and commercial acting with local residents of Sinosteel MECC covers 820,000tpa operation period of the project. And via various activities. concentration plant, 400,000tpa Sinosteel MECC has reached an The Bolivian very first integrated pellet plant, 250,000tpa DRI plant, agreement with the Ministry of Labor steel complex constructed on EPC 200,000tpa EAF, 200,000tpa LF, of Bolivia that those expected human basis by Sinosteel MECC is a key two-strand 150x150mm billet caster, resources will be chosen through project of Bolivian government’s 200,000tpa rolling mill, 100MW isola- open recruitment and recommended Plan of National Development (PND) ted grid power generation system list provided by the ministry, which is Program. It is also the world’s only as well as the auxiliary system including believed to improve the employment steel complex powered by isolated raw water long-distance pipeline environment & economic development. grid and supplied by long-distance reaching a length of 120 kilometers. raw water transmission pipeline, with On September 25, 2019, Embassy of a construction period of 30 months Since it is a DRI+EAF mini mill, the The People's Republic of China in the and operation period of 12 months. project is expected to be environmen- Pluri-national State of Bolivia, toge- Recently, the complex was officially tal friendly, with low carbon emission ther with Rationality News, a Bolivian kicked off. and clean production. Besides, the pro- national newspaper with the largest duction capacity and equipment con- circulation, jointly published a special Expected to integrate rich iron ore figurations of all systems are well issue for celebrating the 70th anni- resource and natural gas resource selected and carefully organized; versary of the founding of the People’s in Bolivia, once completed, the Mutun the general layout is compatible with Republic of China. One full page of steel complex will reverse the pas- the minimum material transfer fre- the special issue covers the project sive situation that Bolivia had long quency. The equipment ensures prime of Mutun steel complex. been dependent on import of steel quality and reliable configurations. products. And it is believed to become a pillar of Bolivian industrialization.

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The project was officially

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51 Record atSDISLaiwu480m Record Sinosteel MECC Set Fastest Construction in an extremely short time,onlyhalfofthescheduled. in anextremely short by SinosteelMECConEPCbasissettheconstructionrecord by finishingtheworks for ShandongIron &SteelCorporation Laiwu Branch (abbr. SDISLaiwu) undertaken On December25,2019,No.1SinteringMachineofthe Upgrading Project SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter 2 SinteringProject IN utilities, including two 480m environmental dedusting system and gas desulfurization anddenitration, supporting facilities suchas flue efficiency sintering machinesand friendly, energy-saving, andhigh- truction of large-scale environment- The project mainly involves the cons- complying with the original schedule. the team to push forward the project mid-July, it was almostimpossible for June, finished screening buildingin fuel crushingbuildingat the endof mid-June, batching buildingand the PROGRESStion of that, because foundation construc- the ground until May 21. Apart from treatment, the team didnot break unprepared siteleveling andsubgrade start work by March 2019, delayed by Though the project team planned to building, etc. warehouse, finished product screening tering machines,asupporting fuel

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environment. dinated development of economy and All of this serves the target of coor- oxides, as well asrecycled byproducts. matter, sulfur dioxide andnitrogen of pollutants suchasparticulate produce sinter with lower emission put into operation, itisexpected to plant heating. Oncecompletedand generation, andheat recovery for cooler waste heat recovery power end treatment technology; annular production technology andefficient equipment inChina,suchasclean the mostadvanced technology and consumption, the project adopted friendly, low carbon andlow energy ligent manufacturing,environmental- Designed with the concepts of intel- naged to proceed with highefficiency. and refined management, the team ma- tackling problems, through optimized Nevertheless, facing difficulties and

Record atSDISLaiwu480m Record Sinosteel MECC Set Fastest Construction in an extremely short time,onlyhalfofthescheduled. in anextremely short by SinosteelMECConEPCbasissettheconstructionrecord by finishingtheworks for ShandongIron &SteelCorporation Laiwu Branch (abbr. SDISLaiwu) undertaken On December25,2019,No.1SinteringMachineofthe Upgrading Project SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter 2 SinteringProject IN utilities, including two 480m environmental dedusting system and gas desulfurization anddenitration, supporting facilities suchas flue efficiency sintering machinesand friendly, energy-saving, andhigh- truction of large-scale environment- The project mainly involves the cons- PROGRESScomplying with the original schedule. the team to push forward the project mid-July, it was almostimpossible for June, finished screening buildingin fuel crushingbuildingat the endof mid-June, batching buildingand the tion of that, because foundation construc- the ground until May 21. Apart from treatment, the team didnot break unprepared siteleveling andsubgrade start work by March 2019, delayed by Though the project team planned to building, etc. warehouse, finished product screening tering machines,asupporting fuel

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environment. dinated development of economy and All of this serves the target of coor- oxides, as well asrecycled byproducts. matter, sulfur dioxide andnitrogen of pollutants suchasparticulate produce sinter with lower emission put into operation, itisexpected to plant heating. Oncecompletedand generation, andheat recovery for cooler waste heat recovery power end treatment technology; annular production technology andefficient equipment inChina,suchasclean the mostadvanced technology and consumption, the project adopted friendly, low carbonandlow energy ligent manufacturing,environmental- Designed with the concepts of intel- naged to proceed with highefficiency. and refined management, the team ma- tackling problems, through optimized Nevertheless, facing difficulties and

SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter issue 2020 IN ABOUT 400KM EAST OF THE ALGERIAN CAPITAL ALGIERS, THE AQS STEEL COMPLEX IS DESIGNED WITH THE PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF 2 MILLION TONS ANNUALLY.

PROGRESS 2 The project will make One of World’s Largest full use of local natural DRI Project Undertaken by Sinosteel MECC gas resource, achieving Completed Test Run low-carbon emission and low energy consumption.

On December 2, 2019, Algerian Qatari Steel (abbr. AQS) DRI Project contracted by Sinosteel MECC completed the complete plant integrated test run.

Located in Bellara industrial zone in El-Milia, about 400 km east of the Algerian capital Algiers, the AQS steel complex is designed to produce 2 million tons of steel annually. Once completed, it can not only meet the local demand of steel products, but can export products to surrounding and overseas markets. The complex plays an essential role in boosting economic development of the eastern region of Algeria and impro- By adopting MIDREX process, the proving industrial structure. As an important ject will make full use of local natural section of the complex, the 2.5 Mtpa DRI gas resource, achieving low-carbon Projects is one of the world’s largest DRI project. emission & low energy consumption. In Operation In 2016, Sinosteel MECC stood out in com- petitions with many competitive engineer- Different from EPC contracting pro- ing companies and won the bid of AQS DRI ject, the AQS DRI project selects project by virtue of its excellent manage- different subcontractors for design, ment and execution capabilities. According supply and construction. Particularly, Sinosteel MECC started Spanish consulting company IDOM to the contract, Sinosteel MECC under- civil works on January 8, takes all the civil engineering, the work of was contracted for the overall mana- installation of structures, machines, pipe- gement of the complete complex 2017, conducted complete lines, and electric instruments as well as project, which requires Sinosteel plant commissioning material supply, customs clearance and MECC to coordinate with local re- on May 14, 2019 and logistics transportation of part of equip- sources and global supply chain, completed the integrated ment and materials. The major equipment other than to orderly implement is composed of a reduction furnace with the project through optimization of test run by December 2 the height of 137 meters, a reforming manpower, material and resource, of the same year. furnace, compressor, water system, gas worldwide procurement and loca- analysis system, oxidized pellet conveying lized operation. system and DRI product cold-state/hot- state conveying system.

55 SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter issue 2020 IN ABOUT 400KM EAST OF THE ALGERIAN CAPITAL ALGIERS, THE AQS STEEL COMPLEX IS DESIGNED WITH THE PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF 2 MILLION TONS ANNUALLY.

On December 2, 2019, Algerian Qatari Steel (abbr. AQS) DRI Project contracted by Sinosteel MECC completed the complete plant integrated test run.

57 issue 2020 issue BPM Tubular Belt Belt Tubular BPM Project Conveyor Run Trial Started

The Tubular Belt Conveyor Project undertaken by Sinosteel Sinosteel by undertaken Project Conveyor Belt Tubular The started Minéralier Béthioua Port Algeria-based SPA for MECC belt tubular first the is It 2019. run in November trial off-load on EPC basis, MECC Sinosteel by line contracted conveyor one. first Algeria's and also conveyor to build a 10.89-kilometer-long aiming The Project, consists complex, the steel port Béthioua and between system among conveyors, belt tubular and 4 conveyors belt 7 ordinary of 500mm- adopting long. By is 3.7 kilometers tubular LT3 the which line is capable each conveyor belt, conveyor tubular diameter the to the port from one materials: of conveying two-way of a conveying with complex, steel the in yard storage material the raw from the other hour; tons per to 4,000 up capacity to 2,000 up with a capacity the port, to yard storage material hour. tons per THE FIRST TUBULAR BELT CONVEYOR LINE CONVEYOR TUBULAR BELT THE FIRST ON MECC SINOSTEEL BY CONTRACTED ONE. FIRST ALGERIA'S ALSO AND EPC BASIS, 3 PROGRESS IN SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter E&T SINOSTEEL

Algerian Qatari Steel ——— DRI Plant

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BPM Tubular Belt Belt Tubular BPM Project Conveyor Run Trial Started

system between port Béthioua and the steel complex, consists complex, the steel port Béthioua and between system among conveyors, belt tubular and 4 conveyors belt 7 ordinary of 500mm- adopting long. By is 3.7 kilometers tubular LT3 the which line is capable each conveyor belt, conveyor tubular diameter the to the port from one materials: of conveying two-way of a conveying with complex, steel the in yard storage material the raw from the other hour; tons per to 4,000 up capacity to 2,000 up with a capacity the port, to yard storage material hour. tons per The Tubular Belt Conveyor Project undertaken by Sinosteel Sinosteel by undertaken Project Conveyor Belt Tubular The started Minéralier Béthioua Port Algeria-based SPA for MECC belt tubular first the is It 2019. run in November trial off-load on EPC basis, MECC Sinosteel by line contracted conveyor one. first Algeria's and also conveyor to build a 10.89-kilometer-long aiming The Project,

THE FIRST TUBULAR BELT CONVEYOR LINE CONVEYOR TUBULAR BELT THE FIRST ON MECC SINOSTEEL BY CONTRACTED ONE. FIRST ALGERIA'S ALSO AND EPC BASIS, 3 PROGRESS IN SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter E&T SINOSTEEL

Algerian Qatari Steel ——— DRI Plant 5 in the market. They are characterized by the most flexible, economical,andefficient membrane sealing,large-volume, andalso The gasholders are single-stage,rubber pleted aheadof schedule. the bodiesof two gasholders were com- basis. Installation andcommissioningof LD converter for JSW Dolvi Works onEPC Type Gas Holder for BF andanother for to supply a100,000m3 dry-seal Wiggins Sinosteel MECC was awarded the contract facilities, as well assupportingutilities. by-product plant, auxiliary production of 190t/h CDQ facilities together with a chamber height of 6.25m,and2units batteries, eachcomprising62cokes with for JSW inIndia, including4coke oven coke oven batteries &by-product project the bid for the 3Mpta stamp-charging In August 2018, Sinosteel MECC won IN JSW under Construction Product Project for Indian Coke OvenBatteries&By- the 3Mtpa Stamp-Charging Refractory Bricking for for BF &LDConverters Sinosteel MECC Highly

and Commissioningof PROGRESS Dry-Seal GasHolders Finishing Installation Bodies of 100,000m Recognized by JSW: Ahead of Schedule

chain. Advanced stamping,char- and down-stream of the industry of relations covering the upstream an impetus to the in-depth growth MECC and JSW, but alsoprovide relationship between Sinosteel solidate the strategic cooperation project will not only further con- mentation andcompletionof the 3Mtpa coke products. The imple- gle-phase production capacity of Sinosteel MECC inIndia, with sin- making project undertaken by It is the largest by-product coke installation andcommissioning. for the design, equipment supply, Sinosteel MECC isresponsible cessful operation of the facilities of the pistonstructure. The suc- ging requirement on the strength 260 tons, which alsosetschallen- of the piston weight by about to 2,000 Pa leads to areduction verter gasholder from 3,000 Pa working pressure of the LDcon- strength. As aresult, lowering the reduced due to the restriction of the latter cannot endlessly be a lighter piston weight; however, A lower working pressure means lowest inChinaisonly 3,000 Pa). is about 2,000 Pa (currently the of the LDconverter gasholder Meanwhile, the working pressure bear a weight of over 500 tons. BF in Chinais6,000-8,000 Pa), the 10,000Pa (currently the highest working pressure reaching nearly and maintenance. Besides, with a mance and facilitated operation simple structure, reliable perfor- SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter gasholder's pistonmembers

EMPLOYEE 2019” BY JSW. “BEST SAFETY CONSCIOUS PROJECT TEAM HONORED SINOSTEEL MECC’S IN RESPECT OF SAFETY, opportunities to JSW." I believe the project will bringmore model for JSW andeven the industry. will definitely make the project a ciency andexcellent performance completing the work with higheffi- said "Sinosteel MECC successfully recognized by JSW asaboard member 2019). The highefficiency was highly (from November 2018 to November converter gasholder within one year bodies of the BF gasholder and the LD tion andcommissioningof the main project team completed the installa- gas holder. However, Sinosteel MECC's installation andcommissioningof a it takes 2-3 years to complete the design by Sinosteel MECC.Normally, is justasolidproof of the advanced bricking of coke ovens started. completed and the mainrefractory construction of Oven A andB were By the endof 2019, the foundation through pipelinesby pumps. and liquidproducts are transported is packagedinbags,andother gas scraper coke discharger. Solidsulfur chutes, and the coke wharf by a by mechanized belt conveyors and terial andproducts are transported mechanical equipment. The raw ma- to ensure the stableoperation of core ging andpushingmachinesare used

160t/h

NOx <200mg/Nm factory’s CEcertification. its completionneeds to obtain the is required to getEU's CEcertification, Besides, while itsinstallation process has passed the EU's CEcertification. tured inline with ASME standard and The boiler equipment was manufac- than 200mg/Nm³. NOx emissionconcentration isless tion isless than 50mg/Nm³, and the 45 barg, the COemissionconcentra - steam is450℃ The temperature of superheated 160t/h andaboiler efficiency of 89.1%. fuel, with anevaporation capacity of gas, coal tar andother mediumas furnace gas,coke oven gas,natural completed. The boiler usesblast by Sinosteel MECC hasnow been fuel fired boiler of Erdemir, contracted manufacturing for the 160t/hmulti- The equipment procurement and

6 of Erdemir Completed for No.6 Boiler Project ment &Manufacturing Equipment Procure- CO <50mg/Nm multi-fuel ﬁred boiler evaporation capacity emission concentrations e ciency boiler 89.1% , the steampressure is ³ ³ steam superheat 450Cº

Chemical Technology Co.,Ltd. technology independently developed by Shanxi Woneng glycol. The tail gas will bepurifiedandextracted by applying gas andconverter gas) to make high value-added ethylene The project adopts the comprehensive tail gas(coke oven lene glycol andLNG fueled by coke oven gasandconverter gas. ethylene glycol andLNG, with the aimof coproducing ethy- construction of the COproduction project of 300,000 tpa Sinosteel MECC undertakes the equipment procurement and Woneng Chemical Co-Production Equipment Installation of Shanxi Project for 300,000 tpa Ethylene issue 2020 59 Glycol &LNGCompleted value-added ethylene glycol. prehensive tail gas to produce high world’s first plant taking useof completed, the project will become the has been fully completed.Oncecom- At present, the equipment installation hydrogen to produce ethylene glycol. lene glycol devices andreacts with devices. DMOisdelivered to the ethy- and the product COisused for DMO the mixture isdelivered to PSA-CO, desulfurization &decarburization, then temperature swing adsorption, fine ed gas to PSA-CO after tar removal, The COgasismixed with the convert- be used for ethylene glycol devices. subjected to PAS-H2 purification to separation produces H2after being gas produced through cryogenic the LNGproduct, andhydrogen-rich and decarburization to separate out swing adsorption, fine desulfurization subjected to tar removal, temperatur cryogenic separation after being The coke oven gassubjected to H2/CO 7 e 5 in the market. They are characterized by the most flexible, economical,andefficient membrane sealing,large-volume, andalso The gasholders are single-stage,rubber pleted aheadof schedule. the bodiesof two gasholders were com- basis. Installation andcommissioningof LD converter for JSW Dolvi Works onEPC Type Gas Holder for BF andanother for to supply a100,000m3 dry-seal Wiggins Sinosteel MECC was awarded the contract facilities, as well assupportingutilities. by-product plant, auxiliary production of 190t/h CDQ facilities together with a chamber height of 6.25m,and2units batteries, eachcomprising62cokes with for JSW inIndia, including4coke oven coke oven batteries &by-product project the bid for the 3Mpta stamp-charging In August 2018, Sinosteel MECC won IN JSW under Construction Product Project for Indian Coke OvenBatteries&By- the 3Mtpa Stamp-Charging Refractory Bricking for for BF &LDConverters Sinosteel MECC Highly

and Commissioningof PROGRESS Dry-Seal GasHolders Finishing Installation Bodies of 100,000m Recognized by JSW: Ahead of Schedule

160t/h factory’s CEcertification. its completionneeds to obtain the is required to getEU's CEcertification, Besides, while itsinstallation process has passed the EU's CEcertification. tured inline with ASME standard and The boiler equipment was manufac- than 200mg/Nm³. NOx emissionconcentration isless tion isless than 50mg/Nm³, and the 45 barg, the COemissionconcentra - steam is450℃ The temperature of superheated 160t/h andaboiler efficiency of 89.1%. fuel, with anevaporation capacity of gas, coal tar andother mediumas furnace gas,coke oven gas,natural completed. The boiler usesblast by Sinosteel MECC hasnow been fuel fired boiler of Erdemir, contracted manufacturing for the 160t/hmulti- The equipment procurement and NOx <200mg/Nm 6 of Erdemir Completed for No.6 Boiler Project ment &Manufacturing Equipment Procure- CO <50mg/Nm emission concentrations multi-fuel ﬁred boiler evaporation capacity e ciency boiler 89.1% , the steampressure is ³ ³ steam superheat 450Cº

Woneng Chemical Co-Production Equipment Installation of Shanxi Project for 300,000 tpa Ethylene

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Glycol &LNGCompleted value-added ethylene glycol. prehensive tail gas to produce high world’s first plant taking useof completed, the project will become the has been fully completed.Oncecom- At present, the equipment installation hydrogen to produce ethylene glycol. lene glycol devices andreacts with devices. DMOisdelivered to the ethy- and the product COisused for DMO the mixture isdelivered to PSA-CO, desulfurization &decarburization, then temperature swing adsorption, fine ed gas to PSA-CO after tar removal, The COgasismixed with the convert- be used for ethylene glycol devices. subjected to PAS-H2 purification to separation produces H2after being gas produced through cryogenic the LNGproduct, andhydrogen-rich and decarburization to separate out swing adsorption, fine desulfurization subjected to tar removal, temperatur cryogenic separation after being The coke oven gassubjected to H2/CO 7 e SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter issue 2020

Sinosteel MECC Stood up to Challenges & Delivered I N Best Performances: Indian JSPL 1.9 Mtpa Coke Ovens & 3 Mtpa By-Product Project in Operation OPERATION ——— On November 29, 2019, the last coke oven battery of Indian Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. (abbr JSPL) 1.9 million-ton coke ovens and 3 Mtpa by-product project was completed under EPC contracting asting for almost a decade, con- lthough problems and challenges of Sinosteel Equipment & Engineering (abbr Sinosteel MECC). fronting various unprecedented kept emerging in the whole im- obstacles and difficulties, it is plementation process, the team With the coke pushing of the last battery under the witness of surely a moment worth memo- of Sinsoteel MECC tackled them L rizing for Sinosteel MECC. The Aone by one. According to the team project teams and Mr. Naveen Jindal, company once again proved itself leader, Sinosteel MECC succeeded in to be outstanding by meeting strict meeting challenges and fulfilling flexi- requirements on project execution, ble requirements, “we took full consi- Chairman of JSPL, the project has renewed problem solving and coordinating deration of Indian character, like abilities. Earlier at bidding phase, JSPL a tailor-make working system, formu- many records in the coking history of compared European technology and late an orderly site schedule, organize equipment with Chinese ones, also personnel training and dispatch in a who are accustomed to holidays always India: the AS process of 3Mtpa by-product taking sister companie’s feedbacks reasonable manner, and guarantee place a high value to “life quality” and into consideration, and finally went the logistics of every on-site person- they take such habits into project imple- plant reaches standard in the shortest time with the latter. Sinosteel MECC won nel, all of which helped push the project mentation. This made a sharp contrast the bidding. The contract was signed forward.” He said. to the staff of in the history of Indian coke making industry. in 2008, yet the project was not star- Taking discrepan- Sinosteel MECC ted until 2014. cy on technical who put work ef- It only took 9 months from commencement issue as an ex- ficiency first. With The project was originally located in ample, whenever the unremitting to completion for each single 4.3m 72-hole Petradu, a place about 500 kilometers encountering encouragement away from the port. However, with such situation, and help from more and more materials and equip- Sinosteel MECC Sinosteel team, coke oven battery, setting a new record ment keep arriving, the project site’s team assembled Indian fellows’ logistics disadvantages began to directors from attitude began of India's fastest coking construction. The three coke ovens in opera- reveal. It was not until then did JSPL design institute, to change. decide to change location. The acqui- manufacturer, on-site service team tion achieved the designed capacity and over-fulfillment of the sition of a piece of large industrial and technical support team to offer land parcel in India was never eas y a proper solution through consider- daily output of 72-hole coke oven. JSPL felt so grateful and excited and time-consuming. Year entering ate and overall discussion. Another 2012, the project team finally could key factor worth mentioning is that Harvinder Pal Singh, and placed a "FASTEST PROJECT EVER" plaque right in front of resume working in the new site, namely team of Sinosteel MECC always under- Angur. In the process of transferring stands the importance of cultural assistant general manager, the coke ovens. equipment & materials to the new site, awareness. They believe that respec- said that thanks to Sinosteel new problems came up. Hand in hand, ting and understanding differentiated team, our people gradually Sinosteel MECC and JSPL well dealt values and beliefs from the two sides became more and more moti- with financial issues & other problems would increase the chance of making vated, “We tried to keep the encountered. In the year of 2014, the insightful decisions and improve project finally went back on track. mutual-trust. For instance, Indians same pace with them,” he said.

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61 India Jindal Steel and Power 63 issue 2020 issue Projects Projects Being one In Operation In as the 1990s. as “going global”, “going entered Indian Indian entered of the pioneers pioneers the of Sinosteel MECC Sinosteel market as early as early market

SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter E&T SINOSTEEL elopment & collaboration, up to up & collaboration, elopment 1990s.Through decades of dev- dev- of decades 1990s.Through “going the pioneers eing one of entered MECC Sinosteel global”, the as as early market Indian

has success- MECC Sinosteel now, with stable partnerships built fully such as giants steel well-known and Indian SAW JINDAL JSPL, JSW, such as SAIL enterprises state-owned and NMDC.

The successful completion of 1.9 Mtpa 1.9 completion of The successful - demon JSPL of batteries oven coke increasing MECC’s Sinosteel strates and reliability, cooperation efficiency, to support its dedication and especially services. with life-cycle the customers

to challenges, satis- tanding up and requirements fying strict of high efficiency maintaining MECC’s Sinosteel the project, also JSPL, but from recognition won only not performances great and TV Phoenix from attention drew Phoenix from media. Reporters other pro- special for project the visited exec- Rohra, Bharat filming. Mr. gram told Phoenix JSPL, of director utive colla- by that the interview during TV proved MECC Sinosteel boration, partner to be a great themselves with cooperate definitely will and “we he said. again,” Sinosteel the comple- long after not addition, In MECC Sinosteel the project, tion of from appreciation of a letter received pro- K.K. Mishra, the letter, JSPL. In “Sinosteel that, stated ject director tech- engineering and the as MECC very has displayed supplier nology good expertise in an evident manner manner in an evident good expertise the for guidance while providing team has been extre- Their project. and knowledgeable, dedicated, mely pace in case project faster for helpful Nº3.” battery of S India Jindal Steel and Power 63 issue 2020 issue Projects Projects Being one In Operation In as the 1990s. as “going global”, “going entered Indian Indian entered of the pioneers pioneers the of Sinosteel MECC Sinosteel market as early as early market

SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter E&T SINOSTEEL “going the pioneers eing one of entered MECC Sinosteel global”, the as as early market Indian dev- of decades 1990s.Through to up & collaboration, elopment has success- MECC Sinosteel now, with stable partnerships built fully such as giants steel well-known Indian and SAW JINDAL JSPL, JSW, such as SAIL enterprises state-owned and NMDC. Mtpa 1.9 completion of The successful - demon JSPL of batteries oven coke increasing MECC’s Sinosteel strates and reliability, cooperation efficiency, to support its dedication and especially services. with life-cycle the customers B

to challenges, satis- tanding up and requirements fying strict of high efficiency maintaining MECC’s Sinosteel the project, also JSPL, but from recognition won only not performances great and TV Phoenix from attention drew Phoenix from media. Reporters other pro- special for project the visited exec- Rohra, Bharat filming. Mr. gram told Phoenix JSPL, of director utive colla- by that the interview during TV proved MECC Sinosteel boration, partner to be a great themselves with cooperate definitely will and “we he said. again,” Sinosteel the comple- long after not addition, In MECC Sinosteel the project, tion of from appreciation of a letter received pro- K.K. Mishra, the letter, JSPL. In “Sinosteel that, stated ject director tech- engineering and the as MECC very has displayed supplier nology manner in an evident good expertise the for guidance while providing team has been extre- Their project. and knowledgeable, dedicated, mely pace in case project faster for helpful Nº3.” battery of S SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter issue 2020 I N

OPERATION Material Supply and Return System HIGH QUALITY, HIGH YIELD, Project for No.1 Blast Furnace of LOW CONSUMPTION, LONG LIFE Ningbo Steel Running Effectively & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 3

On July 25, Hangzhou Iron & Steel Group and Ningbo Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. (Ningbo Steel) held a completion ceremony for No.1 Blast 2 Furnace at its cast house platform, marking the official startup of the trial production stage. The Material Supply and Return System Shenglong Reno- Project for Nº.1 Blast Furnace was constructed by Sinosteel MECC. vation & Technical Transformation The project is mainly composed of coke feeding system before stock house, newly-built sinter conveying system, material returning Project Started system, supporting dedusting system, electrical room and automatic Operation remote control system, telecommunication system, as well as zonal pipelines and the safety and fire protection system.

On December 16, 2019, all works Since the commencement of the July 18. Additionally, about 8,000 veying system J300, J302 and J304 of the Renovation and Technical project on April 30, 2018, Sinosteel tons of coke, various lump ores and coke conveying systems, among Transformation Project built by MECC's project team have been fully sinter have been successfully trans- which the K300 and J300 tubular Sinosteel MECC on EPC basis for dedicated to the steady progress of ported with equipment working in belt conveyors are located in the Guangxi Shenglong Metallurgical the whole project and succeeded in good order, which laid the founda- existing plant. In order to bypass Co., Ltd. was successfully put into At the same time, the project team fulfilling several key stages: equip- tions for the operation and ignition of the structures of the existing system, operation. The project consists of pool their know-how using efficient ment’s individual test run on May 21, No.1 Blast Furnace. Taking advantage Sinosteel MECC has come up with an stockyard, sintering, iron making, and direct communications to en- the off-load integral trail run of the of the industry’s leading process, optimized design, which helped over- steel making, steel rolling and auxi- sure the safety, quality, progress coke supply line on June 23, com– the project adopts the advanced and coming the difficulties in the process liary facilities of the plant. and cost saving of the project. missioning on July 1, the off-load environment- friendly transportation of equipment manufacturing and For example, the iron making works integral trail run of ore supply line technology of tubular belt conveyor commissioning. Shenglong Technical Transforma- are constructed in accodance with pulverized coal injection. As statistics on July 9, and commissioning on in the newly-built K300 sinter con- tion Project is one of the large-scale the guidance of "high quality, high show, the blast furnace reaches a domestic projects undertaken by yield, low consumption, long life and national advanced level in respect of Sinosteel MECC, sticking to the environmental protection". And de- main technical and economic indexes principle of green, environmental sign of blast furnace is based on the and equipment level. So far, every protection, high efficiency and principle of "advanced, reasonable, project unit is in well operation, with Sintering Project sustainable development for both economical, applicable and safe", indexes conforming to the design of Jinnan Steel design and construction. Since the ensuring the adoption of advanced specifications and reaching the requi- signing of the contract in March 2018, smelting technology and technical rements of evaluation, among which Put into Operation Sinosteel MECC has conducted equipment such as concentrate ma- the coefficient of utilization of comprehensive, in-depth and pain- terials, high blast temperature, high sintering and blast furnace reaches 4 staking work for preparation and top pressure, oxygen enrichment and China’s advanced level. coordination. All project In October 2019, the whole line of the 2x220m 2 departments were well sintering works of the Renovation and Technical equipped with elite ex- Transformation Project contracted by Sinosteel pert team, proceeding MECC on EPC basis for Shanxi Jinnan Iron & Steel with refined manage- Group was put into operation. ment sector by sector.

Located in the new plant of Jinnan layout and transportation, power commenced in mid-September Steel, Quwo County, Shanxi Pro- supply and distribution, water 2018 and Nº.1 sintering machine vince, the newly-built sintering supply and drainage, automation, started operation on July 23, production line includes two telecommunication, ventilation 2019 delivering excellent perfor- 220m2 sintering machines, with a and dedusting, waste heat and mances with stable operation total annual output of 4.8 million fuels. In terms of design, the pro- and record-high output, which tons of sinter. Sinosteel MECC ject team has adopted reliable earned Sinosteel MECC recog- undertakes the complete line as process and technical equip- nition and praise from the client. well as the matching utility and ment, in line with a practical auxiliary facilities such as general automation. The construction was

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65 SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter issue 2020 I N Sinosteel MECC ~ Sangzhang 15MW VAM Liberty Ostrava Steel Mill in Czech OPERATION SINOSTEEL MECC MADE A DETAILED and Low Concentration BREAKDOWN OF EACH PROCESS AND Liberty Ostrava finally agreed to use CMM Oxidization Power the conversion scheme proposed by USED CNC MACHINE TOOLS FEATURING Sinosteel MECC on the premise that Generation Project for HIGHER EFFICIENCY FOR PROCESSING. chemical compositions, heat treat- 8 Yangquan Coal Industry The Huoqiu Steel ment and others reaching the required standards. The whole project Group Was Formally Put Complex Project involves large number of components into Production Completed and parts, mainly including 840 5 grates, 420 chain rings and 210 1.2Mtpa Metallurgical frames, covering all links of mecha- In 2016, Sinosteel MECC was awarded Heat supply started in November 2018. Limestone Production nical processing and manufacturing the Sangzhang VAM and Low Concen- In 2019, the project was formally Line of Liunan Flux such as casting, flaw detection, tration CMM Power Generation Project handed over in June. Before then, welding, heat treatment, machining, for Yangquan Coal Industry Group in the power generation commissioning The Huoqiu Iron Ore Deep Process- Put into Operation painting and assembly. In order to 2016. The project, consisting of 6 Re- took place in February and grid con- ing Project, contracted by Sinosteel ensure a well-organized production, generative Thermal Oxidation (RTO) nection was done in May. According MECC on EPC basis is composed Sinosteel MECC made a detailed devices, 53.5t/h waste heat boiler and to the testing result of SGS China, of two 1780m³ blast furnaces and breakdown of each process and 15MW turbine generators, covers the the destruction rate of methane supporting utility and auxiliary works, used CNC machine tools featuring scope of engineering, equipment and reached 99.92%. 2x65-oven 5.5m stamp-charging higher efficiency for processing, material supply, construction, equip- coke ovens as well as by-product and together with the assembly carried ment installation and commissioning, supporting utility and auxiliary faci- out by multiple teams and shifts. As a as well as technical service. The pro- lities, with an annual output of 1.3 6 result, Sinosteel MECC delivered the ject combines VAM mixing system, million tons of total CDQ, two high- Successfully project on time. VAM oxidization system and waste heat speed wire production lines with an power generation system. Drained low output of 600,000 t/a and two bar Contracted by Sinosteel MECC on Delivers All 210 Since it is the first cooperation concentration CCM is captured and production lines (with an output of EPC basis and invested by Liuzhou Straight-Grate between the two companies, Liberty mixed into VAM, resulting in mixed 1 mtpa and 0.8 mtpa respectively) Shanhai Technology Co., Ltd., the Cooler Pallets for Ostrava has visited the manufacturer methane concentration of 1.2%. The and supporting utility and auxiliary 1.2Mtpa Metallurgical Limestone twice for inspection and acceptance mixed methane is transported to RTO facilities. Both blast furnaces and Production Line Project employs 7 check during commissioning and devices and totally oxidized, exporting No. 4 Production coke ovens were put into operation Maerz parallel flow regenerative lime Line of Liberty pre-delivery acceptance stages 950°C hot air. High temperature and in December 2019, and the high- kiln with a suspended cylinder struc- respectively. Each time, Sinosteel pressure (9.8MPa, 540°C) water steam speed wire and bar production lines ture, which is the up-to-date lime kiln Ostrava Steel MECC’ team was there to guarantee is generated from the hot air after were completed & started operation production technology. The technol- Mill in Czech on-site communications, providing heat exchange in waste heat boiler, on June 30, 2019. ogy, which not only calcines standard solutions whenever a technical for power generation. Heat-electricity particles of 40-90mm, but also in question was raised by the customer. co-generation enables the replace- smaller or larger sizes, is becoming Besides, its workmanship, production ment of coal fired boilers for heat increasingly important in China due capacity and patient communica- supply in winter. With the oxidization to the growing shortage of natural In July 2019, Sinosteel MECC signed tions were highly appraised by the utilization of VAM, the project reduces resources (including limestone). a contract with Liberty Ostrava customer, and team member from greenhouse gas emission by 830,000 The project construction was officially Steel Mill for manufacturing 210 the two companies even became tons CO2 per year. Under the national commenced on November 1, 2017, straight-grate cooler pallets for its good friends. During New Year's policy of energy saving and emission and the ignition and hot test started No. 4 Sintering Line. This project Day, Chinese Spring Festival and reduction, this project will become a on January 26, 2019. By the end of marks the first contract between other holidays, Sinosteel MECC's new development direction for coal June 2019, the hot commissioning of Sinosteel MECC & Liberty Ostrava project team has always received mining enterprises. all 6 kilns were completed, followed by Steel Mill, and it is also the first time emails full of sincere wishes from successful performance test. The lime that Liberty Ostrava purchases the customer. When the project pas- kilns are currently boasting the high- Chinese made straight-grate cooler sed the acceptance with good qua- est output among similar Maerz lime pallet products. lity on schedule, Sinosteel MECC kilns around the globe, reaching the also gained trust from Liberty design capacity rapidly with quality Given that there is no direct conversion Ostrava by virtue of its perfect org- products and setting a record of standards for manufacturing, while anization, professional production destruction rate of methane completing hot test of three Maerz based on the customer's technical capability and excellent product kilns within one month. requirements and took into considera- quality. In November 2019, Sinosteel tion the customer’s previous standards MECC won a new order on a total of and designations, Sinosteel MECC’s 305 Type-C pallets from the custo- technical team has done comparative mer. Ostrava Steel Mill, originally analysis of the chemical compositions affiliated to ArcelorMittal Group of the materials and selected the and sold to Liberty Group in 2019, 99.92% matching standard Chinese designa- is Czech’s largest steel complex. tion of RTCr. After several rounds of efficient and detailed consultations,

67 SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter issue 2020 I N Sinosteel MECC ~ Sangzhang 15MW VAM Liberty Ostrava Steel Mill in Czech OPERATION SINOSTEEL MECC MADE A DETAILED and Low Concentration BREAKDOWN OF EACH PROCESS AND Liberty Ostrava finally agreed to use CMM Oxidization Power the conversion scheme proposed by USED CNC MACHINE TOOLS FEATURING Sinosteel MECC on the premise that Generation Project for HIGHER EFFICIENCY FOR PROCESSING. chemical compositions, heat treat- 8 Yangquan Coal Industry The Huoqiu Steel ment and others reaching the required standards. The whole project Group Was Formally Put Complex Project involves large number of components into Production Completed and parts, mainly including 840 5 grates, 420 chain rings and 210 1.2Mtpa Metallurgical frames, covering all links of mecha- In 2016, Sinosteel MECC was awarded Heat supply started in November 2018. Limestone Production nical processing and manufacturing the Sangzhang VAM and Low Concen- In 2019, the project was formally Line of Liunan Flux such as casting, flaw detection, tration CMM Power Generation Project handed over in June. Before then, welding, heat treatment, machining, for Yangquan Coal Industry Group in the power generation commissioning The Huoqiu Iron Ore Deep Process- Put into Operation painting and assembly. In order to 2016. The project, consisting of 6 Re- took place in February and grid con- ing Project, contracted by Sinosteel ensure a well-organized production, generative Thermal Oxidation (RTO) nection was done in May. According MECC on EPC basis is composed Sinosteel MECC made a detailed devices, 53.5t/h waste heat boiler and to the testing result of SGS China, of two 1780m³ blast furnaces and breakdown of each process and 15MW turbine generators, covers the the destruction rate of methane supporting utility and auxiliary works, used CNC machine tools featuring scope of engineering, equipment and reached 99.92%. 2x65-oven 5.5m stamp-charging higher efficiency for processing, material supply, construction, equip- coke ovens as well as by-product and together with the assembly carried ment installation and commissioning, supporting utility and auxiliary faci- out by multiple teams and shifts. As a as well as technical service. The pro- lities, with an annual output of 1.3 6 result, Sinosteel MECC delivered the ject combines VAM mixing system, million tons of total CDQ, two high- Successfully project on time. VAM oxidization system and waste heat speed wire production lines with an power generation system. Drained low output of 600,000 t/a and two bar Contracted by Sinosteel MECC on Delivers All 210 Since it is the first cooperation concentration CCM is captured and production lines (with an output of EPC basis and invested by Liuzhou Straight-Grate between the two companies, Liberty mixed into VAM, resulting in mixed 1 mtpa and 0.8 mtpa respectively) Shanhai Technology Co., Ltd., the Cooler Pallets for Ostrava has visited the manufacturer methane concentration of 1.2%. The and supporting utility and auxiliary 1.2Mtpa Metallurgical Limestone twice for inspection and acceptance mixed methane is transported to RTO facilities. Both blast furnaces and Production Line Project employs 7 check during commissioning and devices and totally oxidized, exporting No. 4 Production coke ovens were put into operation Maerz parallel flow regenerative lime Line of Liberty pre-delivery acceptance stages 950°C hot air. High temperature and in December 2019, and the high- kiln with a suspended cylinder struc- respectively. Each time, Sinosteel pressure (9.8MPa, 540°C) water steam speed wire and bar production lines ture, which is the up-to-date lime kiln Ostrava Steel MECC’ team was there to guarantee is generated from the hot air after were completed & started operation production technology. The technol- Mill in Czech on-site communications, providing heat exchange in waste heat boiler, on June 30, 2019. ogy, which not only calcines standard solutions whenever a technical for power generation. Heat-electricity particles of 40-90mm, but also in question was raised by the customer. co-generation enables the replace- smaller or larger sizes, is becoming Besides, its workmanship, production ment of coal fired boilers for heat increasingly important in China due capacity and patient communica- supply in winter. With the oxidization to the growing shortage of natural In July 2019, Sinosteel MECC signed tions were highly appraised by the utilization of VAM, the project reduces resources (including limestone). a contract with Liberty Ostrava customer, and team member from greenhouse gas emission by 830,000 The project construction was officially Steel Mill for manufacturing 210 the two companies even became tons CO2 per year. Under the national commenced on November 1, 2017, straight-grate cooler pallets for its good friends. During New Year's policy of energy saving and emission and the ignition and hot test started No. 4 Sintering Line. This project Day, Chinese Spring Festival and reduction, this project will become a on January 26, 2019. By the end of marks the first contract between other holidays, Sinosteel MECC's new development direction for coal June 2019, the hot commissioning of Sinosteel MECC & Liberty Ostrava project team has always received mining enterprises. all 6 kilns were completed, followed by Steel Mill, and it is also the first time emails full of sincere wishes from successful performance test. The lime that Liberty Ostrava purchases the customer. When the project pas- kilns are currently boasting the high- Chinese made straight-grate cooler sed the acceptance with good qua- est output among similar Maerz lime pallet products. lity on schedule, Sinosteel MECC kilns around the globe, reaching the also gained trust from Liberty design capacity rapidly with quality Given that there is no direct conversion Ostrava by virtue of its perfect org- products and setting a record of standards for manufacturing, while anization, professional production destruction rate of methane completing hot test of three Maerz based on the customer's technical capability and excellent product kilns within one month. requirements and took into considera- quality. In November 2019, Sinosteel tion the customer’s previous standards MECC won a new order on a total of and designations, Sinosteel MECC’s 305 Type-C pallets from the custo- technical team has done comparative mer. Ostrava Steel Mill, originally analysis of the chemical compositions affiliated to ArcelorMittal Group of the materials and selected the and sold to Liberty Group in 2019, 99.92% matching standard Chinese designa- is Czech’s largest steel complex. tion of RTCr. After several rounds of efficient and detailed consultations,

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IN Projects OPERATION In Operation THE FIRST CASE OF DESULFURIZATION, DENITRATION & DEDUSTING OPERATION BY SINOSTEEL TIANCHENG IN THE SUBDIVISION FIELD OF GAS-FIRED BOILERS. Sinosteel Safety and Environmental Protection Research Institute Co., Ltd. (Sinosteel SEPRI), a subsidiary Sinosteel Tiancheng Successfully of Sinosteel E&T has succeeded Handed-over Desulfurization and in providing HSE consultation Denitration Technical Renovation services for four overseas Project of Fulun Steel mine projects of Wanbao 9 Minerals Co., Ltd. in 2019.

others were made, with a total of 385 The dedulfurization and denitration technical renovation project Sinosteel SEPRI potential dangers and problems found contracted by Sinosteel Tiancheng Environmental Protection Succeeded in Providing during the consultation. Moreover, they Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (abbr Sinosteel Tiancheng) for exchanged views and answered various Shandong Fulun Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. (Fulun Steel) started opera- HSE Services for difficult questions raised by mine tion with flue gas treatment on August 29, 2019 and handed over Overseas Projects owners regarding the policy and tech- after 168h continuous trial running on October 2. nical levels. Furthermore, a series of 14 C 10 trainings were conducted for different

M team, which included Vice President Sinosteel Tiancheng reformed the desulfurization and denitration levels, covering a total of 358 partici- Wang Xianhua as the chief in charge, pants. After the on-site consultation, Y devices and supplied new dedusting device for three 100t/h paying visits to each site of the four led by Vice President Wang Xianhua, CM gas-fired boilers, so as to meet the emission standard stipulated Sinosteel Safety and Environmen- mine projects during August to Dec- Sinosteel SEPRI presented a special for the phase IV of 2020 (SO2 < 35mg/m³, NOx < 50mg/m³, and MY tal Protection Research Institute ember 2019. Those projects included report to Wanbao Minerals and brought dust < 5mg/m³). Apart from that, SCR denitration technology is Co., Ltd. a subsidiary of Sinosteel Kamoya Copper-Cobalt Mine of forward solutions to the issues of major CY adopted for denitration devices and DRT technology (patented) Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd. Comika Mining and Pumpi Copper- concern in the four mines. CMY for desulfurization devices and membrane bag filter technology has succeeded in providing HSE Cobalt Mine of Lamika Mining in Congo K for dedusting devices. consultation services for four (DRC), and Monywa Copper Mine L and overseas mine projects of Wanbao S&K Mine of Yangtze Mining Limited Minerals Co., Ltd. in 2019. in Myanmar. During each inspection, on-site consultation and technical The whole project Services include the followings: services were provided as well. was successfully put A to identify and analyze risks and weaknesses of current HSE systems Identification of comprehensive risks into operation, reaching in overseas projects and come up and hazards and investigation of po- contractual requirements with targeted control measures. tential dangers in respect of safety and gaining customer’s B to assist HSE management teams management, mining methods, slope of overseas in fulfilling the work of management, blasting management, recognition. Denitration, "duty performance and empower- road transportation, gravel processing, desulfurization and ment" and promoting the implemen- electrical equipment, occupational dedusting systems have tation of HSE management system hazards, environmental pollution and been running smoothly by a series of trainings. Wanbao Minerals is a wholly-owned C to summarize, com- subsidiary of China Norinco Co., Ltd. for nearly half a year. pare and refine the Owning a number of subsidiaries of current situation of mining entities overseas, it has gra- projects’ HSE mana- dually developed into an international gement and to form a mining company with advanced tech- tailor-made manage- nologies in exploration, mining, mineral ment mode for Wanbao processing and smelting as well as Minerals. Sinosteel first-class management capabilities. SEPRI conducted refi- The successful cooperation with ned organization and Wanbao has laid Sinosteel SEPRI arrangement in the first a solid foundation for building new place, with the expert- technical service and operation model.

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SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter issue 2020 IN The Jinwu Bridge, located over the Sinosteel SEPRI Blasting Institute have Wuyi River in Jinhua City, Zhejiang had several times of in-depth discus- OPERATION Province, was completed and opened sions and successfully solved the key to traffic in December 1997. The bridge, technical problems by theoretical 260 meters in length, 24.7 meters in calculation, numerical simulation and deck width and 64 meters in tower making similar models. Taking into height, was the first cable-stayed account the structural characteris- bridge in Jinhua. Operating for two tics, surrounding environment and decades and bearing long-time excess engineering requirements of the bridge load, the bridge is now subject to poten- and for the purpose of ensuring the tial risks. Worse still, the rolling of safety of the surrounding buildings overloaded vehicles and the scouring and the full collapse of the upper struc- of floods in rainy season have caused ture, the main technical approaches much damage to the bridge structure taken are specifically as following: to varying extents. Although getting repaired and reinforced many times, a in-hole and out-of-hole delayed initiation the bridge still cannot meet the surging technology is adopted to realize initiation needs of traffic flow. To this end, the in one time and make the main tower project of bridge demolition has been collapse perpendicularly to the bridge launched and the task was assigned deck and towards the north (downstream). to Sinosteel SEPRI. B collapse blasting scheme of main The whole blasting project is the first piers and bridge deck in situ. blasting demolition of a single-tower and single-cable-plane prestressed C set the blasting sequence from main cable-stayed bridge in China. The blas- tower to beam block & to the main piers. ting environment is particularly com-

C plicated — a newly-built temporary The successful completion of the

M steel bridge 19 meters upstream, blasting project of the Jinwu Bridge a main river-crossing water pipeline manifests Sinosteel SEPRI's strong Y 27 meters downstream, and a number research and innovation capability in CM of residential and business districts blasting technology, and also marks

MY locating on both sides. Meanwhile, the commencement of the reconstruc- to ensure a safe blasting stands for tion project of the new bridge. In pos- CY extremely high technical requirements session of key technologies such as CMY — in the case of large -unit-consump- blasting demolition and protection of

K tion blasting, the absolute safety of high-rise structures, sinking well assis- the upstream temporary steel bridge ted underwater blasting, safe blasting and the downstream main tap water equipment, response of steel medium 11 pipe must be guaranteed, and anxiety to explosion load and large chamber and concern of nearby citizens must blasting, Sinosteel SEPRI has com- be soothed. Given the complicated pleted more than 1,000 blasting pro- Sinosteel SEPRI Successfully Implementing situation, the expert team from jects of all types up till today. the First Directional Blasting Demolition of A Cable-Stayed Bridge in China

In December 2019, the Jinwu Bridge, located at the intersection of Jinhua Develop- ment Zone, Wucheng District and Jindong District, collapsed to the direction as planned with the main tower towards downstream, marking that Sinosteel Safety and Environmental Protection Research Institute Co., Ltd. (SEPRI), a subsidiary of Sinosteel Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd., has successfully fulfilled the first directional blasting demolition of a cable-stayed bridge in China.

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As a leading technology-driven engineering company, Sinosteel E & T always places great value C of technology innovations. M In the section of Technology Y & Solutions, we are outlining CM some of our recent breakthroughs MY on metallurgical process such CY as TMCP, TGIOP and Coke Oven CMY Battery, environmental protection K and additive manufacturing. These technological breakthroughs have well served the needs of our customers and provided them the best solutions.

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Application of Numerical Simulation in Pellet Production Process of Travelling Grate

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Sinosteel Engineering several domestic travelling grate pellet Introduction projects have been awarded to the C & Technology Co. Ltd. company. With the continuous deve- M (Sinosteel E&T) has The production process of travelling lopment of the project, the technical grate is the main process of pellets pro- advantages of Sinosteel E&T’s TGIOP Y independently developed Travelling Grate Iron Ore duction. In recent years, China has put technology becomes increasingly pro- CM Pelletizing (TGIOP) Technology, forward a series of new environmental minent. The achievements are the reward MY protection strategies and thus set stric- of the company’s long-term focus on including software and ter standards for iron and steel produc- technology research & development, CY main process equipment tion. Under such background, travelling as well as its continuous introduction

CMY which is manufactured grate machine plays a pivotal role in of new research methods and instru- pellets production by virtue of its green ments. Based on the theoretical models K completely in China. production features. At present, in the of heat transfer, heat and mass transfer world’s oxidation pellet market, the pellet in porous media and hydrodynamics, production capacity of travelling grate the CFD simulation technology is used is 205 million tons per year, accounting to solve problems related to the flow As a whole equipment, travelling grate for 66.07% of the world's total, the pellet field, temperature and combustion can effectively shorten the distance production capacity of grate kiln is reaction in the travelling grate, as well as between each process section and 80.6 million tons per year, accounting pelletization process of travelling grate. greatly reduce the resistance of for 26.57%, and the pellet production material transfer and energy transfer. capacity of shaft furnace is 23 million At the same time, the working con- tons per year, accounting for 7.36%. CFD Technical Idea ditions of each process section and the operation of the whole furnace and Solve Loop are highly coupled. Therefore, it is ﬁg.1 very difficult to predict the influence The travelling grate is a closed system of the parameter variation of a certain which can realize the circulation of hot process section on other sections of air. The drying, preheating, firing, after the furnace. In order to better under- firing and cooling of pellets are all com- stand the production performance pleted in one equipment. It is very and coupling effect of travelling difficult to monitor and collect the data grate, Sinosteel E&T has introduced in the production process. However, such computational fluid dynamics (CFD) shortcoming can be complemented via into R&D. Through establishment of a CFD. The basic idea of using CFD to Production capacity of complete, three-dimensional steady- dierent process in the world analyze mass and heat transfer pheno- state travelling grate model, simula- mena is to use a set of variable values tion of the temperature and flow field Sinosteel E&T has been committed to on a series of finite discrete points to distribution under actual working the research and application of the tra- replace the continuous physical quantity conditions, the rationality of the velling grate technology in recent years. field in space domain, such as velocity production process were verified Following the successful application field and temperature field. Then, the and the technical parameters of the of the technology and its matching algebraic equations of the relations process were optimized. equipment in Middle East and Algeria, between the field variables of these

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the temperature distribution to guide Calculation Model & the selection of refractory materials T.U. Technology Updates and structural design, ‘targeted’ Boundary Conditions design reduces the consumption of high-quality refractory materials and Because of symmetric distri- saves the manufacturing cost. finite volume method and finite analysis bution of burners on both sides Streamlines of flow method are widely used in the numeri- of the travelling grate and the 3 Combustion flame in travelling grate fig.2 cal method of fluid mechanics. In the parameter characteristics of process of calculation, the value of the natural gas at the inlet, K-ω The main energy of the pellet prod- The idea of using CFD each discrete point variable representing turbulence model is selected to uction by the travelling grate comes fig.4 the field variable is calculated iteratively calculate the flow field. The boun- from the combustion reaction of to analyze mass and heat under the condition that the above dary conditions are based on natural gas or mixed gas. The gas is three sets of equations are met, until the actual working conditions, injected through the burners on both transfer phenomena is to the error between two immediate itera- mainly including the air volume, sides and mixed with heated air from tions reaches the allowable range, it is air pressure,composition and primary cooling section. Then the hot use a set of variable values regarded as the calculation convergence, temperature at the inlet & outlet fume flows through the material layer Technologies that is, the equation group has obtained of the updraft drying section, from above and heats the mat- Technology on a series of finite discrete the effective solution. downdraft drying section, the erial layer to the firing temp- Updates primary cooling section and the erature. In this process, it is points to replace the conti- secondary cooling section as necessary to strictly control nuous physical quantity Discretization Model well as the inlet of the circulating the shape of the flame to fan. In addition, the parameters, prevent the pellet from over- Numerical simulation can be field in space domain, such of Travelling Grate such as pellets bed resistance, burning due to the local high used to calculate the amount of pellets heat transfer coefficient temperature. Therefore, the flame pollutants produced in the pellets as velocity field and temp- When using numerical method to solve and porosity, are all based on the shape shall be be simulated by CFD, the control equation, we must use experimental data. While setting as shown in Fig. 6, to guide the control production process by travelling grate, erature field. some means to discrete the control the pellets bed as porous me- of gas composition, injection speed which is of great significance in the equation in the space, and then get dium, convection heat transfer and pressure. context of achieving low emission C CFD solution flow chart the discrete equations. In the domain, is taken into consideration. and protecting environment. M the grid must be used to discretize the discrete points are established in a by numerical method, transform the control equations, and the discrete Y points correspond to the grid nodes certain way, and the approximate values partial differential equation as the Simulation Results >>>>>>>> Through calculation of the temp- CM one by one, so the good grid quality of the field variables are obtained by control equation into the algebraic erature field, it can guide the material solving the algebraic equations. CFD equation (discrete equation) connecting determines the accuracy and speed 1 Flow field Conclusion MY selection and structure design of the can be regarded as the numerical simu- the relationship between the function of the solution. Generally speaking, refractory, eectively reduce the amount CY lation of flow under the control of basic values to be solved on the nodes, and the structural grid is more regular in The internal flow field of the tra- >>>>>>>> Through the flow field simulation of the refractory and save the cost. space, and the calculation accuracy velling grate is a whole device, of the travelling grate, the zone with large CMY flow equations (mass conservation solve the established algebraic equation equation, momentum conservation to obtain the node values of the solu- and efficiency are higher than the and the energy is recycled among air flow resistance loss can be calculated, >>>>>>>> The calculation of combustion K equation, energy conservation equation function. The values of other un- structured grid, so the structured the process sections with the air which is conducive to the optimization of flame is helpful to control the temperature tion). Through this numerical simulation, positions in the calculation domain are grid is used to obtain the accurate flow as the carrier. The flow field the equipment structure and the reduction distribution above the bed and improve the distribution of basic physical para- determined according to the fractional simulation results. Fig. 3 shows portion distribution inside the travelling of kinetic energy loss. the quality of pellet. meters (such as velocity, pressure, assumption between nodes and the of the discrete grid in the travelling grate can be obtained by simu- temperature, concentration, etc.) in discretization equation.The main diffe- grate model. lation calculation, and the flow the flow field is obtained. The solution rence between different numerical field is represented by streamline process is shown in Fig. 2. methods lies in the way of solving as shown in Fig. 4. regional discretization and the way of fig.3 fig.5 controlling equation discretization. At the same time, the velocity Governing Equations Finite difference method, finite element and pressure of the air flow in method, boundary element method, any position of the travelling Solved by CFD grate can be analyzed through the post-processing of the flow The governing equations are a set of Continuity Equation: (1) field. Based on this, the reason- equations that must be satisfied in the able optimization of the internal process of numerical simulation, inclu- structure of the travelling grate ding continuity equation, momentum can be carried out, so as to redu- temperature distri- equation and energy equation, which Momentum Equation (N-S Equation): (2) ce the loss of air flow resistance bution of downcomer correspond to the laws of mass conser- and improve the utilization coef- of travelling grate vation, momentum conservation and ficient of air fan. energy conservation respectively. For the partial differential equation 2 Temperature field fig.6 established in the solution domain, the analytical solution can be obtained After calculation, the temperature theoretically, but the problems to be distribution in any position insi- dealt with are often quite complex, de the travelling grate is obtained. which makes it hard to obtain the ana- In the post-processing, the tem- lytical solution. Therefore, it is necessary Energy Equation: (3) perature distribution can be to divide the continuous solution Structural grid used in characterized by cloud chart, flame shape domain into grid or element sub region travelling grate model as shown in Fig. 5. According to

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of the original rolling line and guide are main- T.U. Technology Updates II tained unchanged. 300t/d Each unit is individually driven by two capacity of the rolling line sets of main motors through gearbox. The gearbox adopts welded housing, and the Core Equipment gear inside adopts gear with hard tooth flank. Development and Application of Thermal- of Modular Mill Gear and shaft are subject to surface magnetic M particle, ultrasonic flaw test and dynamic 50 mechanical Controlled Processing and balance test. annual economic beneﬁt in Yuan Matched Key Equipment for Long Product Modular mill is the one which is independently researched, developed and manufactured completely by Sinosteel E&T, and currently only a few foreign top companies grasp relevant technology and equipment. Research and development team of Sinosteel E&T Controlled conquers series of technology difficulties of Innovation of closed martensitic structure. The differ- inter-stand tension control to realize indivi- Rolling & Cooling ence between surface hardness and core dual drive and eventually develops and manu- hardness will not exceed 40HV. At the same factures modular mill which is the core time, it can meet the requirement of equipment of the company. In modular mill, The key of controlled rolling and controlled Quenching and Self-Tempering Ribbed two stands share one roll magazine. The drive With years of study cooling is to control the temperature of stock Bars for the Reinforcement of Concrete of two stands includes two types: individual and technological in different stages of production. In heating (GB 13014-2013) and British standard drive, or one common drive for two stands. innovation, Sinosteel E&T stage, the heating shall be uniform, and BS1499 for export product. The structure characteristics of modular heating temperature as well as heating time mill are described as follows: has developed the shall be controlled strictly according to steel Currently intensive pressure water cooling state-of-the-art grades. At start of rolling stage, temperature equipment is regarded as necessary equip- C Thermal-mechanical shall be controlled strictly according to steel ment for the wire rod and bar rolling line.

M Controlled Processing grades. Water cooling unit is arranged after It is the most effective means for controlling The roller box adopts insert struc- (TMCP) and core pre-finishing mill —— to control the tempera- incubation phase of phase transformation, ture and cantilever roll collar. Inside the roll Y ture of stock entering into finishing mill, and and adjusting properties of bar and wire rod, Compared with conventional equipment with magazine eccentric sleeve mechanism is ﬁnishing mill with centralized drive, CM independent intellectual finishing mill —— to control the cooling rate and it is also necessary equipment for pro- installed to adjust roll gap. Oil film bearing after rolling. Thus controlled rolling and duction of ribbed bar of 400MPa – 500MPa the modular mill features The modular mill was suc- MY property rights for rebar and roll shaft are installed inside eccentric the following advantages: cessfully tested in a plant in controlled cooling are achieved with grade (including 460MPa grade in British sleeve, and the roll collar is fixed by taper CY and wire rod production. Shanxi in 2017, and since then, temperature control of the whole rolling standard). The water cooling equipment socket at the cantilever roll shaft end. line so as to improve internal structure which is independently researched and the equipment operation has CMY and property of product. developed by Sinosteel E&T adopts the Optimization of process technology: been smooth, and the capacity K latest spray nozzle design instead of the Bevel gearbox consists of housing, Modular mill adopts individual drive and of the rolling line has been Controlled rolling and For conventional wire rod and bar rolling, conventional venturi cooling method of drive shaft, helical bevel gear pair, skew axis is capable of achieving low temperature increased by 300t/d; the alloy controlled cooling process: the rolling start temperature will be taken bar, and it is capable of adjusting cooling gear pair and input gear pair. All gears adopt rolling. All finished products are rolled addition has been reduced, as 1000~1050°C as normal temperature, capacity. With the combination of flexible ground gear with hard tooth flank, with tooth from the last two stands of modular mill production cost has been Improve the steel properties and the roughing mill and intermediate mill cooling and homogenization control, it can modification, and the accuracy is class 5 to and it is capable of realizing controlled reduced, and product pro- whilst reduce its alloy content will adopt conventional rolling. The tempe- ensure quick drying and uniform tempera- ensure high-speed smooth running. rolling and controlled cooling process. perties have been improved. as well as the cost and con- rature of stock will be cooled to the tem- ture restoring after stock comes out of Through its application, an sumption, and consequently perature zone (780~ 850°C) of two-phase water tank, high uniformity of entire bar. High product accuracy & high yield: economic benefit of 50 million enhance its competitiveness. zone through the pre-cooling unit before Meanwhile, it features stably controllable Roller box is directly connected with Yuan is gained annually. finishing mill; sufficient total deformation head end non-cooling function to ensure bevel gearbox through bolt. For assembling, Individual drive of modular mill can realize Key Equipment: will be applied through rolling passes of fi- successful application of downstream low part of roll magazine extends into bevel rolling with controlled tension. The size nishing mill, and fine grain size will be obtain- temperature rolling process. gearbox so that the gears of roll shaft are deviation of stock tail end is reduced Individually-driven reducing mill. ed through strain-induced ferrite reaction engaged with two synchronous gears in through tension after entering into modu- Compared with conventional and strain-intensified phase transformation Currently this equipment has been suc- bevel gearbox respectively. Roll magazine lar mill, featuring small size deviation, centralized driven mill, high mechanism to improve tensile strength of cessfully applied in several steel plants and bevel gearbox are retained through two less cutting of tail end and high yield. locating pins. rolling force of modular mill ribbed bar and improve final structural in Shanxi and Guangxi of China, and it The successful application can achieve low-temperature property. Microalloy elements such as Nb, features considerable cost and consump- Low Production cost: rolling process, high rolling V and Ti will not be added or will be added tion reduction effect. It is estimated and verification of the Axial endplay of roll shaft is effect- It is achieved in two ways: one is reduced stability, high speed, flexible with less amount on basis of 20MnSi to meet through operation practice that, the appli- modular mill in Shanxi has ively eliminated through thrust bearing at power consumption (it will not start when control, high accuracy of pro- the requirement specified in newly-revised cation of advanced controlled rolling and laid a solid foundation for end of roll shaft to ensure size accuracy is dummied for some sizes), and the other duct, high yield and low cost. national standard GB1499.2-2018. controlled cooling technology can lead to Sinosteel E&T’s cooperation of stock. one is reduced roll consumption. Modular grade promotion of product grain size by mill adopts individual drive, and roll can be with other steel plants in Intensive pressure water cooling process is 2 grades. Moreover, it cancels the addition used from the biggest size to the smallest China. It is not a surprise applied quickly after rolling to limit the quick of expensive microalloy elements such as Roll gap is adjusted by rotating one size to reduce consumption of carbide roll. that the company has growth of austenite grain after last finishing Nb, V and Ti, the specific Mn alloy con- lead screw with left and right screw threads obtained several equipment pass. Meanwhile, through quick cooling sumption per ton of steel is reduced from and nut so that two units of eccentric after rolling, ribbed bar will quickly enter 1.4% to 0.6%, and the specific production sleeves rotate relatively. The interval of High Production efficiency: supply contracts from a into phase transformation preparation cost per ton of steel can be reduced by 100 two roll shafts symmetrically moves relative Roll magazine and bevel box are inter- good many steel giants in I zone to improve mechanical property of Yuan approximately, featuring considerable to rolling line with the eccentricity of eccen- China, and it is highly praised changeable, featuring fast change and finished product and prevent the occurrence cost and consumption reduction effect. tric sleeve to change gap and the positions consequently high production efficiency. by different owners.

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1 Coke charging car air flow segregation, improves heat 2 Gas collecting system exchange efficiency of checker brick Dust-free coal charging is realized by the and decreases waste gas temperature. The opening and closing of water- combination of HP ammonia jet and sealed lid and valve in ascension pipe Technology Updates ground dedusting station of coal char- C The 7.66m coke oven battery adopts T.U. as well as the reversing of HP and LP ging. Coke charging car is functioned double-side waste gas duct to ensure ammonia are controlled completed with automatic coal weighing. even air flow distribution of regenerator and facilitate control and adjustment automatically by pneumatic. Auto- 2 Coke pusher car in operational production. matic pressure adjusting system for gas collecting ducts ensures the even Development Research and Development of 7.66m High- The coke pusher car is equipped with end D CDQ or total CDQ is matched to re- pressure of coking chambers. Auto- Background dust collecting device for pusher side. duce coke crack, improve coke strength, matic bleeding ignition device is equip- Capacity Top-Charging Coke Oven Battery Position detection and memorizing sys- ensure uniform grain size, reduce coke ped for gas collecting ducts. tem is available for door opening mecha- moisture content and completely im- nism which also features door and door prove coke quality. 3 Auto positioning system frame cleaning. Pusher car is capable of weighing residual coal which is collected With the application of the technolo- With the development of iron Capable of automatic travelling, integrates various up-to-date techno- 2 Gas collecting system during coal leveling of each oven chamber. gies, coke produced from the 7.66m and steel industry in China, logies of different types of coke oven coke oven meet the criteria of grade I equipped for coke oven machine enables position detection of coke the trend of large-scale batteries in China and abroad with simu- a U-shaped collecting main, provided 3 Coke guide car metallurgical coke to satisfy the de- oven machine, oven identification, blast furnace, shortage lation calculation and experiment study, with automatic adjusting system and mand of high quality coke for 3000m3 Coke guide car, combined with automatic positioning and interlocking of high-quality coking coal with consideration of actual opera- bleeding ignition device, and 3 aspira- blast furnaces and above. pushing ground dedusting station, control. Information sent from dif- tional experiences of coke producers. tors are arranged at pusher side of and stricter requirement collects the end dust of coke side ferent cars are collected, analyzed and ovens. Single oven chamber pressure of environmental protection to reduce pollution. The door open- processed by central control room 1 Coke Oven Structure adjustment device is available subject leads to the demand ing mechanism features position where control command is gene- to customer’s requirement. for coke oven battery detection and memorizing. rated according to the coke pushing The 7.66m high-capacity coke oven ﬁg.1 technology development: schedule to direct cars operation. battery, a modernized jumbo combina- B Ascension pipe is equipped with 4 Door servicing car tion battery with the largest single waste heat recovery device and water- The coke ovens are equipped with 4 Energy Saving and 1 oven volume in China, adopts twin flue, sealed lid. Gooseneck is connected with High-capacity door servicing car for door repair- Environmental Protection coke oven battery waste gas recirculation, coke oven gas water-sealed valve by water-sealed TURN POINT under-jet, side feeding of lean gas structure. ing, which eliminates fume and C and air, compartmented regenerator, flame escaping due to untight door a The ultra-high capacity coking M 2 High quality coke and section-wise supply of lean gas C Opening and closing of water-sealed under particular conditions. chamber considerably reduces the lid and valve of ascension pipe as well Y and air. pollutant emission by decreasing as switching of HP and LP ammonia are AIR OF 3 Mechanized and the number of pushes, charges and CM controlled by pneumatic actuator. Technology SECTION III quenching as well as their pollutant automatic coke making Innovation of 7.66m MY emissions generated. 3 Heating reversing system Coke Oven Battery. CY WASTE GAS b 4 Advanced energy-saving The combination of waste gas recirculation and air stage heating CMY & environmental protection a The coke ovens are provided with 1 Increase in AIR OF optimizes combustion and effectively technology. two heating systems fueled by COG Coke Output SECTION II K Table 1: structural parameters of coke ovens reduces generation of NOx while im- and mixed gas respectively. Automatic The output of single oven is 44.1 tons proving heat efficiency and saving gas flow adjustment device and LP and annual output of coke per ope- gas consumption. The optimization of At present, the only ultra-large coke 2 Process Equipment emergency nitrogen makeup system COG rating unit can reach 2.1 million tons. bracings extremely improves the sea- oven batteries over 7 meters, the 7.63 are equipped. Additional heating sys- WASTE GAS ling of coking chamber and eliminates meter coke oven batteries, that have Coke ovens are equipped with bracings, tem with independent adjustment is 2 Improved CIRCULATING the pollutant leakage at door. been put into operation in China are gas collecting system, heating revers- arranged for end flue. Coke Quality AIR OF introduced from Germany with the HOLE SECTION I ing system, coke quenching system and c Dry type ground dedusting station designed capacity of 2 million t/a per a Air stage heating technology coke oven machine. B Waste gas reversing valve is control- is used for dedusting flue gas of coal operating unit. Whilst, the maximum is incorporated with waste gas recir- led by rising stem, enabling COG and charging, coke pushing and pusher designed capacity of 7m coke oven culation system. As shown in , mixed gas to be reversed automatically. ﬁg. 1 side end block. The efficiency of bag independently in China can only the partition wall of combustion Branch flue is adjusted by automatic filter dedusting reaches 99.5% and reach 1.5 million t/a per operating chamber is provided with staged damper and main flue is equipped dust collection rate reaches 95% for unit limited by coke oven machine air and gas feeding holes and the with automatic opening closing gate in end block dust exhaust. operation time. The frequent charging coordination with desulfurization and arrangement of section height and open- and pushing also leads to increased denitration system. ing size are optimized through experiment Schematic diagram of section-wise d CDQ or total CDQ recovers the emission of intermittent dust. Given and simulation calculation. By adjusting heating and waste gas circulation sensible heat of hot coke, improves

the above situation, Sinosteel E&T has Table 2: main technological parameters of coke ovens the distribution ratio of air-gas flow of energy utilization efficiency and developed the 7.66m high-capacity Coke Oven Machine each section, combustion temperature 3 Comprehensively prevents the pollutant generated top-charging coke oven battery with 1 Bracings is effectively controlled and NOx genera- Improved Automation Level from coke wet quenching process. coke output of 2Mtpa per operating The machines are equipped with auto- tion is decreased while heating uniformity of Coking Production unit in 2016. Oven door adopts spring-loaded knife mated operation management system is achieved at coke oven height. e Waste gas desulfurization and edge, adjustable web, spring-loaded and oven identification system. Sophis- denitration further reduce the pollu- latch, and suspension air-cooled door, ticated interlocking control and fault B Regenerator adopts adjustable com- 1 Heating reversing system tant emission of in waste gas including Technical Characteristics while leveler door is movable and deta- alarm system are used for internal ope- partment and checker brick. Adjustable sulfide and NOx so as to meet the of 7.66m Coke Oven Battery chable top-opening type. Flashing plate rations. Unattended operation will be checker brick is arranged at bottom of Equipped with two heating systems requirements of regulations and is I-beam large type. Longitudinal achieved with further technical develop- the regenerator, and heating uniformity fueled respectively by COG and mixed standards for pollutant emission. The 7.66m high-capacity top-charging anchor and top cross tie rod are equipment and improvement of automation along coke oven length is realized by gas, which can be automatically coke oven battery, with complete intel- ped with hydraulic unit for adjustment. level ( only one monitoring operation adjusting section size of checker brick switched over at any time, the coke lectual property right by Sinosteel E&T, personnel at pusher ). hole. Compartmented regenerator ratio- owens optimize the utilization of the nalizes air flow distribution, reduces BFG and COG in steel complex.

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Technology and Equipment for Dust charging device Controlling PM 2.5 Emission in Kiln Dust of Iron & Steel Industry >>> Inlet air

Inlet air >>>

Straight-through bag filter GREENIntroduction Sinosteel Tiancheng and put into production in Dec. 2014, Environmental Protection has become a model project. Being a Major Study & Technology Co., Ltd. symbol of the technology application Results (abbr. Sinosteel Tiancheng), and outstanding operation, the project a subsidiary of Sinosteel was honored the second prize of the Engineering & Technology Co. Ltd., Environmental Protection Award by The results of the study mainly the Ministry of Ecology and Environ- is a leading environmental include the following four aspects: ment of the People’s Republic of China protection company with a in 2017 and the Second Prize of 2018 1 Pre-charged high-eciency cluster of model projects and Hubei Technology Progress Award. PM2.5 control technology also ranked as a front runner and equipment in developing green solutions for iron & steel makers. According to the study, the dust layer Background forms on the surface of the filter bag Sinosteel Ticheng has undertaken The emission of PM2.5 in iron & steel is porous sponge-like, with obvious the 863 Project of “Technology and industry causes air pollution in cities mushroom-shaped accumulation of Equipment for the Control of PM2.5 and regions of China. Compared with fine particulates. Such special struc- from Iron and Steel Kilns” in China the control of ordinary particles, the ture strengthens the capturing effects national 12th Five-year Plan and has capture of PM2.5 is relatively more during filtration, such as screening and achieved significant results, making difficult, with much lower efficiency. diffusion. As a result, the efficiency of a breakthrough in the ultra-low Coupled with the new requirements of capture is improved and the dust layer emission technology and application environmental protection transforma- bears strong permeability, which can for controlling PM2.5 emissions in kiln tion and technological upgrading, dev- reduce the resistance of filtration. dust of iron and steel industry. eloping technology and equipment for controlling PM2.5 has become a major The process of equipment develop- To help steel producers meet needs issue. In this context, with strong ment includes not only the confirmation of environmental protection and technical strength and outstanding of key elements such as equipment ultra-low emission of flue gas from engineering performance, Sinosteel structure, method of power supply kilns, Sinosteel Tiancheng has Tiancheng undertakes the R&D task. and technical parameters, but also conducted several key study pro- the manufacturing. grams focusing on the capture of PM2.5. As a result, technologies such ﬁg.1 Upon the successfully application of as pre-charging technology, PM2.5 both technology and its matching filter with superfine fiber layer, pre- equipment for the first time at home charged bag filters and the operating and abroad, operation results show condition test on PM2.5 of industrial that the equipment, installed at the flue gas have all been developed and inlet of the bag filter is relatively small strengthened, and also quickly applied and achieve excellent charging effect. See Figure. 1 in the industry. Among them, the 180t BOF Gas De-dusting Revamping Project of Ansteel Group, EPC contracted by Sinosteel Tiancheng Dust precharging equipment

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Model project of G.T. Green Technology ﬁg.6 Anshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.

2 PM2.5 filter material 3 Composite pre- While achieving ultra-low with ultra-fine fiber layer charged bag filter emission and energy-saving, Filter material is the core component The research finding is a combination Sinosteel Tiancheng’s self- of bag filters. Study shows that the of the dust pre-charged technology, developed technology and finer the fiber of the filter material, filter material with ultra-fine surface, the higher the purification efficiency. the bag filter, air distribution technolo- equipment have been verified. Sinosteel Tiancheng has come up with gy and dedusting technology, forming The project has also become a superfine fiber, namely “sea-island an integrated device. fiber” and continued the design work the very first case of industrial of a three-dimensional filter material In order to solve the problems such application of the study result, structure with ultra-fine high-density as complex structure, high operation fig.7 surface. Upon overcoming issues of resistance, high valve failure rate and both home and abroad, under spinnability in the blending of different high air leakage rate, Sinosteel Tian- China National 863 Program. Pre-charged bag filter installation of dedusting fibers, the filter material with ultra-fine cheng has innovatively re-designed It marks not only technical and system for 180T converter of Fangda Special layer based on sea-island fibers has the structure of traditional bag filter, Steel Technology Co., Ltd. Jiangxi Province been developed, and related products and come up with a straight- through equipment support, but also successfully produced. Test shows that uniform-flow new structure, featuring a successful case for Chinese Technical and by using such ultra-fine filter material, advantages of short flow, low flow capturing rate of PM2.5 reaches up resistance and longer life span, as well steel makers for achieving green Economic Analysis to 96.9%, and capturing efficiency of as reduction of energy consumption development in the future. fine particulate is significantly improved. by 40% and failure points by 70%. Consequently, large-scale production Based on air processing volume 3 C and industrial application of the filter As the project, adopting Sinosteel of 600,000m /h, the following material products have been achieved, Tiancheng’s technology and equip- table shows the comparing results M fig.5 meeting market demand in time. ment, running smoothly, it keeps between Sinosteel Tiancheng’s Y See Figure 2 - 4 Outline drawing of the pre-charged bag filter making a stir within the industry. technology with the traditional one With more and more steel producers in terms of technical economy. CM paying visit, the technology enjoys Obviously, the emission content of Dust charging device MY greater and greater popularity. the pre-charged bag filter is far lower fig.2~4 >>> Inlet air CY than that of the traditional one, and Inlet air >>> By the end of 2019, Sinosteel Tian- energy consumption is reduced by CMY fig.2 cheng’s technology and equipment 54%. Besides, the filtering installa- CNY Straight-through bag filter K have been successfully applied in tion has achieved significant eco- various projects of enterprises inclu- nomic benefits by saving electricity CNY ding Rizhao Steel Holding Group Co., cost of 1.1 million CNY/year, so that Ltd., HBIS Group Tangsteel Company, investment cost can realize its return Xinyu Iron & Steel Group Co., Ltd., within 3 years. Fangda Special Steel Tech. Co., Ltd., CNY Liuzhou Iron & Steel Group Co., Ltd. Comprehensive comparison of the two technical schemes 2 Solve prominent envi- benefits in terms of environmental Promotion and application cases ronmental issues in the protection and energy-saving. of pre-charging technology Ultra-fine fiber layer Fine fiber layer 4 Model project & application Environmental, steel industry and achieve 3 Bring significant economic Application environmental benefits All the research findings have been Nº Name of Entity Object and Scale Economic, and benefits and promote the Integral Steelmaking Purification of the Plant of Anshan development of environmen- applied in various iron & steel projects, 1 flue gas of 180T converter The upgrading and reconstruction Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. Social Benefits achieving a quick industrialization. of dust filter as well as realization of tal protection industries Thick fiber layer Base cloth Rizhao Steel Holding Purification of the fig.3 In December 2014, the technology 2 Group Co., Ltd. of Shandong flue gas of 210T converter, ultra-low emission in the steel industry Iron & Steel Group Co.,Ltd. a total of 11 pieces (sets) 1 Promote the improvement was applied in Ansteel Group’s 2x180t have become urgent needs in recent As steel enterprises facing a new Qinglong Furnace Material of technology for PM2.5 Purification of the flue gas of Co.,Ltd. of HBIS Group round of reconstruction and upgrad- BOF Gas De-dusting Revamping 3 2 millions t/a sintered pelltizing years. They are also hard-nut problems Tangsteel Company controlling in China Project, with an air processing volume in the industry. Sinosteel Tiancheng’s ing, the research findings can be used Dedusting and flue gas purifi- Xinvu Iron & Steel not only in the steel industry, but also cation of the tail of the sintering of 2x600,000m³/h. During three years 4 Group Co., Ltd. The technology and equipment dev- study has developed technical equip- machine and finished products of operation, all equipment were in eloped by Sinosteel Tiancheng is an ment with advanced technology, in nonferrous, cement, mechanical Dedusting and modification Xinvu Iron & Steel 2 and chemical industries. The demand good performance and running stably. 5 Group Co., Ltd. of the 360m tail of the effective way of controlling flue gas significant energy saving performance, sintering machine The third-party test showed that emis- particulates. As a new research stable operation, and fair price to of the steel industry for PM2.5 filter- The upgrading and reconstruction Xinvu Iron & Steel ing equipment is expected to be four project of the secondary dedusting sion of PM2.5 was less than 10mg/m³, 6 Group Co., Ltd. finding with intellectual property, meet the demands of the market in system of Nº1 Steelmaking plant with a capturing efficiency over 99%, the technology holds more than time. The application of the achieve- billion CNY/year, and the demand of Steelmaking Plant The transformation project the non-electric industries in China is reaching the requirement of ultra-low 7 of Fangda Special Steel of the tertiary dedusting system 8 patents while reaching world’s ment can reduce the emission content Technology Co., Ltd. fig.4 emission. Meanwhile, the equipment for 180T converter leading level. It is also expected to from the current 30-50mg/m 3 to over ten billion CNY/year. Therefore, Secondary dedusting Liuzhou Iron and Steel Sinosteel Tiancheng’s PM 2.5 emission of Nº4 ~ Nº5 converters 3 resistance fell between 700 ~ 950Pa, 8 Group Co., Ltd. push forward the development of below 10mg/m , reduce total PM2.5 of the converter plant controlling technology has a broad : Sea-island fibers | : Structure and the operating energy consump- technology in air pollution control emission by about 75%, and reduce fig. 2 fig. 3 Fangchenggang Iron & market prospect. of the filter material with ultra-fine surface tion was reduced by 40%, compared 9 Steel Base of Liuzhou Dedusting project for the and enhance China’s competitive- operating energy consumption by Iron & Steel Group Co., Ltd. steelmaking environment fig.4: Filter material with ultra-fine surface. with the traditional bag filter. >>> ness in the field. more than 40%, bringing significant

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Technologies SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter Manufacturing Co.,Ltd. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY COMPOSITE ————————————ADDITIVE CASTING invested and founded a hi-techcompany focusing onmetal Tianyu Intelligent parts repairing, is by Sinosteel E& T. 3D-printing and Abstract ——— FORGING tors are above average forgings andmostindica exceeds the standards for the mechanical performance CFMC. Testing shows that have been obtained using performance than forgings microstructure andbetter with equiaxed fine-grained green manufacturingmodel. and low pressure makes CFMCa metal wire, integrated equipment facturing process achieved by using The streamlined andlow-cost manu standard x-ray inspection and test. which haspassed the European and anaeroengine transition section parts, astainlesssteel propeller, titanium alloy aeronautical levels. Trial products include plete remove defects andcom- porated into this process to micro-roller. Millingisincor- forging isachieved with and continuous semi-solidin-situ comings. Synchronous arc welding source, well solve the present short the efficient andcheaparc as the heat additive manufacturing, which uses forging-milling composite(CFMC) a new technology, known ascasting cost, Tianyu independently developed accuracy andefficiency, andhigh- the part. Workpieces T H E T H Given the fact that current in producing forgings, low such aspoor performance ing hasseveral drawbacks, metal additive manufactur issue 2020 89 -

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Technologies SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter Manufacturing Co.,Ltd. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY COMPOSITE ————————————ADDITIVE CASTING invested and founded a hi-techcompany focusing onmetal Tianyu Intelligent parts repairing, is by Sinosteel E& T. 3D-printing and Abstract ——— FORGING the mechanical performance CFMC. Testing shows that have been obtained using performance than forgings microstructure andbetter with equiaxed fine-grained tors are above average forgings andmostindica exceeds the standards for plete remove defects andcom- porated into this process to micro-roller. Millingisincor- forging isachieved with and continuous semi-solidin-situ comings. Synchronous arc welding source, well solve the present short the efficient andcheaparc as the heat additive manufacturing, which uses forging-milling composite(CFMC) a new technology, known ascasting cost, Tianyu independently developed accuracy andefficiency, andhigh- green manufacturingmodel. and low pressure makes CFMCa metal wire, integrated equipment facturing process achieved by using The streamlined andlow-cost manu standard x-ray inspection and test. which haspassed the European and anaeroengine transition section parts, astainlesssteel propeller, titanium alloy aeronautical levels. Trial products include the part. Workpieces T H E T H Given the fact that current in producing forgings, low such aspoor performance ing hasseveral drawbacks, metal additive manufactur issue 2020 89 -

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Technologies Manufacturing process Numerical Simulation Intelligent I.T. Manufacturing The stress variations in the free- fig.5 form welding deposition (FWD) and Casting- Forging-Milling composite additive manufac- ment. This technology applies to by additive manufacturing, online non- turing technology (CFMC) speci- a variety of metals, such as titanium destructive testing must be conducted mens were simulated by ABAQUS. It performs alloys, stainless steels, nickel-based during welding deposition to examine Fig. 5 shows the contours of casting and forging fig.1 superalloys, austenite-bainite steels, the welding parameters and surface maximum principal stress in and medium-carbon steel which has morphology of welding bead. During the two specimens. It is clear simultaneously and can relatively low weldability. forming, infrared thermography and from the figure that the maxi- ultrasonic testing can be used to mum principal stress in the produce forgings with identify the size, location, nature, and welding deposition specimens a hyperfine aquiaxed quantity of defects in workpiece, such was primarily distributed in its The CFMC additive as surface and near-surface cracks, central part and along the two grain structure. lack of fusion, voids, and slag inclusions. long edges at the bottom. The The characteristics of arc column and manufacturing CFMC additive manufacturing Contours of maximum principle shape of welding pool can be detected specimen had a greater surface stress in FWD & CFMC specimens by using a system for image capture area after forging and the defor- process includes and computer graphic analysis and mation region created by forging Microstructural diagnosis. A real-time data acquisition mainly experienced compressive Properties the following steps: system is used to monitor forming stress. The central part of the process parameters like arc current, surface of the welding bead Medium-Carbon Steel • Welding deposition voltage, track and velocity of motion experienced compressive stress, of tool /workpiece, and wire feed rate. while tensile stress occurred in The microstructures of FWD We have used cameras and infrared the lateral parts. After forging, and CFMC specimens were • Micro-rolling devices to track and monitor the whole compressive stress arose in the compared. Figs. 7 & 7C show process of CFMC additive manufactur- region that was originally under the morphology of crystals in • Milling ing Fig. 4 shows the thermograms tension after welding deposition. the FWD specimen. X-section produced. It is clear from the figure Vertically, plastic deformation image Fig. 7a reveals the initial that the specimen’s temperature field occurred throughout the height distribution pattern of crystal had a uniform distribution. of CFMC additive manufacturing. grains along the height of depo- Given that tensile stress is the sition: crystals grew from the fig.2 major cause of crack initiation vicinity of fusion lines, along and growth, it is reasonable to the direction indicated by maxi- infer that micro-rolling can effec- mum temperature gradient, Flow chart of CFMC additive manufacturing tively inhibit initiation of cracks. towards to the central part, fig.3&4 The evolution of the microstruc- resulting in a columnar micro- The second step is in-situ rolling, tures of the two specimens was structure. Along the fusion line, which uses a computer-controlled modeled using MATLAB simula- the columnar crystals became they met micro-rolling mechanism to apply a tion program and the results were coarser with increasing height. the adjacent rolling force to the metal Fig. 2. Then illustrated in Fig. 6. The rolling They were approximately per- rapidly-grow- the metal undergoes plastic deforma- process increased dislocation pendicular to the fusion lines. ing grains before tion and its columnar crystals break density and induced dynamic Temperature gradients were they developed well, into fragments. Due to the effects of recrystallization, which generated large during welding cooling. so their growth was plastic deformation and heat input, Schematic of casting and forging ultra-fine grains. This altered Grains that were oriented in the restrained. Ultimately, the metal recrystallizes into equiaxed the developed columnar crystal same direction as the maximum the columnar crystals showed roughly the same fine grains, and forgings are then structure resulting from welding temperature gradient grew rap- orientation. The coarse columnar crystals obtained. Meanwhile, the on-line Equipments & Devices deposition. idly. As crystals oriented in other revealed in the figure were arranged in a den- monitoring system performs data directions grew at slower rates, dritic pattern and had a diameter of nearly acquisition via the camera and data The equipment used in this technology 150 µm. As displayed by the Y-section of the analysis and then feedbacks the includes a gantry-type arc welding and FWD specimen Fig. 7c, the initial crystal grains results to the defect treatment casting-forging-milling system equip- fig.6 in different welding beads were largely colum- module. Next, the defect treatment ped with numerical control system, • Equipment for CFMC additive manufacturing nar, but only those in the same welding bead an automatic positioning system with • Monitoring of CFMC additive manufacturing mechanism treats the defects by by infrared thermography were uniform in orientation, i.e. perpendicular means of automatic adjustment of two executable units and an external to the corresponding fusion line. The orienta- process parameters, milling, etc. control shaft, an automatic tool tion of columnar crystal in the Y-section varied Then milling is performed to improve changer, and a hydraulic micro-forging between welding beads and the grains near forming accuracy and roughness. system. The whole manufacturing each fusion line differed significantly in size. The composite manufacturing pro- system is highly flexible: it can perform 100µm Figs. 7b & 7d show the morphology of grains cess employs two cooling sources: welding deposition, forging, milling, in the CFMC specimen. In the X-section Fig. 7b micro-roller and substrate. Normally, and other operations, and the maximum the original columnar crystals nearly disap- the first layer cools at the fastest rate dimensions and weight of workpiece peared, because most of them had been and the rate of cooling decreases as that can be processed are 5000mm* shaped by micro-rolling to equiaxed grains. the layer number increases. In order 3000mm*2000mm and 15 tons, res- Compared to the initial grains in the X-section to ensure the cooling rate does not pectively Fig. 3. To guarantee the of the FWD specimen Fig. 7a, the crystal vary across layers, additional cooling stable performance and reliable? grains in the CFMC specimen had much equipment is needed as a comple- quality of the high-end parts fabricated smaller sizes. The image of the Y-section

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Microstructural Properties, Widmanstatten and locally 2 Titanium Alloy Mechanical properties of medium-carbon steel Medium-Carbon Steel basketweave microstructures. Nickel-based

tion. As each heating process 100µm “GH4169 alloy bars, forgings and during welding is equivalent to a rings” (GB/T 25137-2010), except post-heat treatment, the welding the value of impact roughness, area’s temperature tended to which is provided by the standard (a) FWD 50x (b) CFMC 50x C exceed the point at which the “GH4169 alloy rods for aerospace”. (a) FWD X-section 100µm (b) CFMC X-section β-phase transformation began, M thus facilitating the formation The high tensile & yield strengths >>>>>>> High Eciency & Low Cost of Arc Y of the Widmannstatten micro- of the FWD specimens of nickel- Conclusions structure. In contrast, the tem- 10µm based superalloy suggest relati- CM The most popular techniques of metal perature in the heat-affected vely high plasticity. Their average >>>>>>> It performs casting and forging additive manufacturing all use laser MY region was far below the phase impact roughness was 7.7% simultaneously and can produce (c) FWD Y-section (d) CFMC Y-section and powder based methods. Lasers are transformation point, allowing (c) FWD 50x (d) CFMC 50x higher than the standard value forgings with a hyperﬁne aquiaxed CY the most expensive devices used in the crystal grains within it to for forgings. The specimens grain structure. Comparison of crystal grains metal additive manufacturing and CMY continue growing. Therefore, Comparison of crystalline obtained from CFMC+heat treat- in the FWD and CFMC CFMC can reduce the anisotropy most lasers need to be imported. Widmannstatten microstructure phases of nickel-based ment showed substantial impro- K superalloy specimens of parts’ interior structures and For a given power level, using arc as was not distributed throughout vements in comprehensive produced by FWD & CFMC ﬁg.9 increase their toughness, which gua- the heat source can reduce cost undeformed specimen. The annea- mechanical properties. The heat Titanium Alloys rantee uniformity of materials and by 90% compared to the cost of ling at 850Cº only homogenized treatment process included thereby improve components’ fatigue laser-based manufacturing. In arc welding, repeated heating the interior microstructure, but heating at 1090Cº for 1-2 hours, life and reliability. It is able to pro- can easily cause structural did not remove the β-phase coarse air cooling at + 950Cº for 1 hour, 50µm duce not only thin-walled metal parts, >>>>>>> Shorter Production Cycles heterogeneity of welding beads. grains that spread throughout air cooling at + 72Cº for 8 hours, but also parts with non-uniform wall Therefore, proper heat treat- the height of the specimen and furnace cooling at a rate of Because CFMC can control parts’ thicknesses. ment and deformation amount the Widmannstatten micro-struc- 50Cº/h to 620Cº, and air cooling dimensions, shape, microstructures (a) FWD 50x (B) CFMC 50x can play a significant role in ture. Since the Widmannstatten for 8 hours. In this process, the >>>>>>> Less or no use of huge tradi- and properties, it can offer a deposi- ensuring structural homogeneity. microstructure has poor plasticity, specimen went through homo- tional casting and forging equipment tion rate of 5-15 kg/h and a double- Titanium has two crystal struc- it is necessary to remove it during Mechanical Properties genization, solution hardening, wire deposition rate of 20-30 kg/h. tures: hexagonal close-packed heat treatment of titanium alloys. and two-stage aging treatment. CFMC will combine the separate units Thus a record decrease of 60% in lead structure, or α form, and body- The CFMC specimen displayed 1 Medium-Carbon Steel After the heat treatment, the for casting, forging, welding, and time can be achieved. centered cubic structure, or β finer equiaxed β-phase grains but interior crystal grains in the CFMC milling in conventional heavy equip- form. The former structure not continuous α phase along grain The mechanical properties of for- specimens changed to aquiaxed ment manufacturing into an integrat- >>>>>>> Energy-ecient Green occurs at room temperature boundary. Its micro-structures gings listed in the table above are grains of varying sizes through ed manufacturing unit, thus achieving Manufacturing and then changes to the latter included uniformly distributed sourced from the Chinese stan- recrystallization. The recrystalli- light-equipment manufacturing with As the production equipment needs a at 882Cº or above as a result equiaxed α and transformed β dard “Steel forgings for aviation” zation process was accompanied shorter processes, higher energy effi- power supply of only 50 kW, its energy of phase change. The micro- micro-structures. The α micro- (HB 5024-89). The rolled parts by crystal twinning. Due to the ciency, and lower pollutant production. consumption per unit time is about structures of titanium alloys split structure outnumbered the trans- outperformed those obtained by presence of aquiaxed crystals, only 2‰ of that of a huge pressing into the following types: α+β formed β microstructure and the welding deposition in mechanical the specimens can attain excel- >>>>>>> High Rate of Material Utilization machine. Therefore, CFMC can provide equiaxed microstructure, α+β latter showed smaller inter-layer properties. Compared to the stan- lent comprehensive mechanical an effective solution to the problems duplex microstructure, and α+β spacing. Overall, the CFMC dards for forgings, the rolled parts performance with higher tensile Using metal wires as the raw material, of huge energy consumption and high basketweave microstructure, specimen consisted primarily of had significantly improved mecha- strength, yield strength, tough- CFMC can guarantee a rate of ma- pollutant emissions in traditional and Widmanstatten microstruc- duplex microstructures, which nical properties, with a 16.5% in- ness, and hardness than corre- terial utilization higher than 70%. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING. ture. The experimental research combined the advantages of equi- crease in tensile strengh, +31.4% in sponding standards for forgings. The prices of wire materials are about found that titanium alloy speci- axed and basketweave micro- yield strength, +80% in elongation, only 1/10 of those of powder materials, >>>>>>> Future work will focus on forging men that remained undeformed structures and guaranteed high +8.1% in hardness, +15% in shrink- which are widely used in common & milling optimisations, manufacturing after annealing at 850Cº had plasticity and toughness. age and +8.0% in impact toughness. additive manufacturing techniques titanium alloy & nickel-based superalloy that involve laser melting of powder. parts in for the aeronautical industry.

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Microstructural Properties, Widmanstatten and locally 2 Titanium Alloy Mechanical properties of medium-carbon steel Medium-Carbon Steel basketweave microstructures. Nickel-based

Fig. 7d reveals that the original The specimen that was deformed superalloys After annealing at 850Cº, the crystal growth pattern in which by rolling did not exhibit α phase titanium alloy attained optimal the parallel grains were perpen- at crystal boundaries, but increa- Nickel-based superalloy wires were mechanical properties. As shown dicular to the fusion lines had sed equiaxed α phase; its interior tested by arc welding deposition in the table below, the mechani- been heavily damaged, leaving a part showed a α + basket-weave and CFMC separately. The speci- cal properties of the titanium few small-sized columnar grains + transformed β triplex micro- mens produced by the two pro- alloy specimens created by FWD locally in the CFMC specimen. structure, which can give the alloy cesses were compared in terms were above the standard values While the crystal grains in the good comprehensive performance. of structural and mechanical for forgings except yields trength. Mechanical properties of titanium alloy regions within about 200 µm of Fig. 8 demonstrates that the properties. Fig. 9 reveals that the The specimens obtained from the fusion lines maintained their undeformed specimen had a dendritic crystal structure in the CFMC + heat treatment (anneal- fig.10 initial columnar shape, crystals coarse columnar crystal micro- interior of the CFMC specimen ing at 850Cº) exhibited the best outside these regions were all structure and the columnar was damaged and the slender mechanical properties. Their broken and some of them exhi- crystal had a thick α phase columnar grains that were obser- tensile strength, yield strength, The mechanical properties bited shear distortion. A com- boundary. In terms of micro- ved in the FWD specimen were elongation, and impact roughness of forgings listed in the table are sourced from the Chinese parison of the Y-section images structure, the continuous α phase replaced by equiaxed grains as a increased by 18.3%, 16.7%, 57%, standard “Titanium & titanium of the two specimens also along this boundary contained result of dynamic recrystallization. and 61.1% respectively, compared alloy forgings” (GB/T 25137-2010). reveals finer grain sizes in the parallel α clusters that grew with the standard for forgings, CFMC specimen. inward, a typical Widmannstatten and were up by 8.5%, 17.8%, 37.7%, Mechanical properties of titanium alloy microstructure. The main contri- Comparison of crystalline & 39.2% from the FWD specimens. phases of titanium alloys butor to this micro-structure is fig.8 the insufficient heat treatment The mechanical properties of for- of the β phase titaniumalloy or gings presented above are sour- fig.7 inadequate amount of deforma- ced from the Chinese standard tion. As each heating process 100µm “GH4169 alloy bars, forgings and during welding is equivalent to a rings” (GB/T 25137-2010), except post-heat treatment, the welding the value of impact roughness, area’s temperature tended to which is provided by the standard (a) FWD 50x (b) CFMC 50x C exceed the point at which the “GH4169 alloy rods for aerospace”. (a) FWD X-section 100µm (b) CFMC X-section β-phase transformation began, M thus facilitating the formation The high tensile & yield strengths >>>>>>> High Eciency & Low Cost of Arc Y of the Widmannstatten micro- of the FWD specimens of nickel- Conclusions structure. In contrast, the tem- 10µm based superalloy suggest relati- CM The most popular techniques of metal perature in the heat-affected vely high plasticity. Their average >>>>>>> It performs casting and forging additive manufacturing all use laser MY region was far below the phase impact roughness was 7.7% simultaneously and can produce (c) FWD Y-section (d) CFMC Y-section and powder based methods. Lasers are transformation point, allowing (c) FWD 50x (d) CFMC 50x higher than the standard value forgings with a hyperfine aquiaxed CY the most expensive devices used in the crystal grains within it to for forgings. The specimens grain structure. Comparison of crystal grains metal additive manufacturing and CMY continue growing. Therefore, Comparison of crystalline obtained from CFMC+heat treat- in the FWD and CFMC CFMC can reduce the anisotropy most lasers need to be imported. Widmannstatten microstructure phases of nickel-based ment showed substantial impro- K superalloy specimens of parts’ interior structures and For a given power level, using arc as was not distributed throughout vements in comprehensive produced by FWD & CFMC fig.9 increase their toughness, which gua- the heat source can reduce cost undeformed specimen. The annea- mechanical properties. The heat Titanium Alloys rantee uniformity of materials and by 90% compared to the cost of ling at 850Cº only homogenized treatment process included thereby improve components’ fatigue laser-based manufacturing. In arc welding, repeated heating the interior microstructure, but heating at 1090Cº for 1-2 hours, life and reliability. It is able to pro- can easily cause structural did not remove the β-phase coarse air cooling at + 950Cº for 1 hour, 50µm duce not only thin-walled metal parts, >>>>>>> Shorter Production Cycles heterogeneity of welding beads. grains that spread throughout air cooling at + 72Cº for 8 hours, but also parts with non-uniform wall Therefore, proper heat treat- the height of the specimen and furnace cooling at a rate of Because CFMC can control parts’ thicknesses. ment and deformation amount the Widmannstatten micro-struc- 50Cº/h to 620Cº, and air cooling dimensions, shape, microstructures (a) FWD 50x (B) CFMC 50x can play a significant role in ture. Since the Widmannstatten for 8 hours. In this process, the >>>>>>> Less or no use of huge tradi- and properties, it can offer a deposi- ensuring structural homogeneity. microstructure has poor plasticity, specimen went through homo- tional casting and forging equipment tion rate of 5-15 kg/h and a double- Titanium has two crystal struc- it is necessary to remove it during Mechanical Properties genization, solution hardening, wire deposition rate of 20-30 kg/h. tures: hexagonal close-packed heat treatment of titanium alloys. and two-stage aging treatment. CFMC will combine the separate units Thus a record decrease of 60% in lead structure, or α form, and body- The CFMC specimen displayed 1 Medium-Carbon Steel After the heat treatment, the for casting, forging, welding, and time can be achieved. centered cubic structure, or β finer equiaxed β-phase grains but interior crystal grains in the CFMC milling in conventional heavy equip- form. The former structure not continuous α phase along grain The mechanical properties of for- specimens changed to aquiaxed ment manufacturing into an integrat- >>>>>>> Energy-ecient Green occurs at room temperature boundary. Its micro-structures gings listed in the table above are grains of varying sizes through ed manufacturing unit, thus achieving Manufacturing and then changes to the latter included uniformly distributed sourced from the Chinese stan- recrystallization. The recrystalli- light-equipment manufacturing with As the production equipment needs a at 882Cº or above as a result equiaxed α and transformed β dard “Steel forgings for aviation” zation process was accompanied shorter processes, higher energy effi- power supply of only 50 kW, its energy of phase change. The micro- micro-structures. The α micro- (HB 5024-89). The rolled parts by crystal twinning. Due to the ciency, and lower pollutant production. consumption per unit time is about structures of titanium alloys split structure outnumbered the trans- outperformed those obtained by presence of aquiaxed crystals, only 2‰ of that of a huge pressing into the following types: α+β formed β microstructure and the welding deposition in mechanical the specimens can attain excel- >>>>>>> High Rate of Material Utilization machine. Therefore, CFMC can provide equiaxed microstructure, α+β latter showed smaller inter-layer properties. Compared to the stan- lent comprehensive mechanical an effective solution to the problems duplex microstructure, and α+β spacing. Overall, the CFMC dards for forgings, the rolled parts performance with higher tensile Using metal wires as the raw material, of huge energy consumption and high basketweave microstructure, specimen consisted primarily of had significantly improved mecha- strength, yield strength, tough- CFMC can guarantee a rate of ma- pollutant emissions in traditional and Widmanstatten microstruc- duplex microstructures, which nical properties, with a 16.5% in- ness, and hardness than corre- terial utilization higher than 70%. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING. ture. The experimental research combined the advantages of equi- crease in tensile strengh, +31.4% in sponding standards for forgings. The prices of wire materials are about found that titanium alloy speci- axed and basketweave micro- yield strength, +80% in elongation, only 1/10 of those of powder materials, >>>>>>> Future work will focus on forging men that remained undeformed structures and guaranteed high +8.1% in hardness, +15% in shrink- which are widely used in common & milling optimisations, manufacturing after annealing at 850Cº had plasticity and toughness. age and +8.0% in impact toughness. additive manufacturing techniques titanium alloy & nickel-based superalloy that involve laser melting of powder. parts in for the aeronautical industry.

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96 Preview 06 E&F 97 Review SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter issue 2020 Events & Fairs Events & Fairs TUBE & WIRE 2020: Trade Fair for Foundry, Foun- dry Technology and Melting Sinosteel E&T Brings Furnace (GIFA), International Innovative Techno- Therm Process Summit and logies to Dusseldorf NEWCAST Casting Trade Fair, is the most influential and largest international casting and metallurgy exhibition in the world. Under the theme of The Bright World of Metals, METEC 2019 emphasized the concepts of intelligent manufacturing (industry

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The Tube & Wire trade fair, Experts from Sinosteel a key international event E&T will present the latest India, Switzerland, Austria, makers, both home and in the wire, tube and pipe in- developments and applica- Angola, Japan, etc. At the abroad, with optimized pellet- dustry held every two years, tions of long product rolling fair, Mr. Wang Jian met with izing technology to achieve will take place in Dusseldorf technologies. Visitors will senior executives of JINDAL safer, environment friendly, from Dec. 7 to 11, 2020. have the opportunity to have Group and TOSYALI Group, & more economical results. Sinosteel Engineering & an overall information about of whom were partners and Technology Co.Ltd. (abbr the service and business of While deliberating the TMCP Sinosteel E&T) will show up Sinosteel E&T. We look for- old friends, exchanging views on future cooperation. technology and its matching as a leading solution supplier ward to seeing you there. equipment, the other expert at Booth F16, Hall 7A. At ESTAD, technical experts showed to the audience that from Sinosteel E&T gave on the basis of reducing the speeches on two advanced addition of microalloy ele- Sinosteel E&T erials (abbr MMMM) is India's metallurgy. MMMM 2020, technologies which were in- ments (cancel Nb and V, and largest comprehensive the 13th edition in the series dependently developed by the lower the content of Mn), Will Attend The exhibition in the field of of the event, is scheduled company, known as travelling it realized fine grain rolling MMMM 2020, India metallurgy. Began in 1996, on 17 - 19 December 2020 grate iron ore pelletizing through deformation indu- the biennial international at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, EYE-CATCHING: technologies and concepts, process (TGIOP) and Thermo ced ferrite transformation trade fair has been success- India. Marking its 10th time so as to keep abreast with Mechanical Controlled Pro- and deformation-enhancing fully held for 12 times. MMMM of participation, Sinosteel Sinosteel E&T the times while being man- cessing (TMCP) technology. transformation, to improve has become a prestigious Engineering & Technology at METEC 2019 kind-oriented. The trade fair One expert of Sinosteel the internal structure and trade show and gained wide- Co., Ltd. will be at Stand covered a total area of more demonstrated TGIOP tech- strength of the products, Pragati Maidan spread recognition in the M090, HALL A3 by the time than 40,000 square meters, nology from its technical as well as reduce production New Delhi - India industry. It also serves as and look forward to seeing bringing together more than characteristics to perfor- cost. At the same time, with an important B2B platform everyone. 2,000 enterprises from 120 mance and highlighted the matching equipment, the Dec. 17 > Dec. 19, 2020 in the field of global steel countries and attracting more the application prospect. rolling speed & output could Stand M090, Hall A3 than 80,000 professionals. be increased. METEC 2019 TMCP, together During the six-day trade fair, with the relev- The International Exhibition Dusseldorf - Germany led by Director and President ant equipment, and Conference on Minerals, June 24 > June 29, 2019 Mr. Wang Jian, Sinosteel E&T’s could not only Metals, Metallurgy & Mat- delegation demonstrated the reduce the glo- metallurgical full-process bal consumption The 10th International METEC engineering technology and of alloy minerals, 2019 was held in Düsseldorf, services guided by scientific energy such as Germany. Sinosteel E & T and technological innova- mining & smelt- participated in METEC 2019, tion, covering energy-saving ing and carbon demonstrating its latest and environmental protec- emissions in the technological development. tion solutions, intelligent entire produc- The company also attended manufacturing technology, The process is a well combi- tion chain, but also help pro- the European Steel Tech- etc., attracting a large num- nation of several processes, mote green, environmental nology and Application Days ber of professionals in the advanced computer simula- friendly and high-quality (ESTAD) held at the same metallurgical and related tion and optimization design. development of metallurgical time, with its self-developed industries. The participants Along with the in-depth industry both in China and technology on TGIOP & TMCP had in-depth exchanges and development of computer around the globe. attracting great attention. discussions with more than modeling and artificial intel- METEC, held every four years 40 companies from Germany, ligence for pelletizing, Sino- together with International Italy, Russia, South Africa, steel E&T will provide steel

97 SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter issue 2020 Events & Fairs Events & Fairs TUBE & WIRE 2020: Trade Fair for Foundry, Foun- dry Technology and Melting Sinosteel E&T Brings Furnace (GIFA), International Innovative Techno- Therm Process Summit and logies to Dusseldorf NEWCAST Casting Trade Fair, is the most influential and largest international casting and metallurgy exhibition in the world. Under the theme of The Bright World of Metals, METEC 2019 emphasized the concepts of intelligent manufacturing (industry

Dusseldorf - Germany review 4.0), ecological metals, sus- Dec. 07 > Dec. 11, 2020 tainable development as well

Preview as the integration of tradi- Booth F16, Hall 7A tional industries with new

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Metal Expo 2019, the 25th International Industrial Exhi- bition was held on at VDNHa Fairgrounds, Moscow, Russia, during which Sinosteel MECC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sinosteel E&T, showcased a brand new look. This was also the 14th year that Sinosteel MECC attended the Russian Exhibition. Being increased yearly by scale, the jubilee exhibition has become one of dience, highlighting the com- the world’s significant plat- pany’s strength, capability forms for exhibiting key and experience in sintering, products, technologies and coking, blast furnaces and solutions of steel producers, other process before iron equipment manufacturers, making. The exhibition booth service and raw materials has attracted a large num- providers and engineering ber of professionals from companies. This year, 600 ex- metallurgical industries. hibitors from 34 world coun- The delegation also met with tries (nearly 90 from China) executives from MMK Group, exhibited their best solutions with the two sides exchang- on the exhibition space of ing views on the proceeding more than 27k sqm, attracting coking and sintering pro- more than 40,000 steel projects as well as plans for fessionals. Besides, nume- further cooperation. The two rous seminars, conferences, companies not only shared roundtables and other forms a long-standing cooperation of professional and technical history, but also become old communications were held friends of mutual reliance. in parallel to the exhibition. The delegation also held in- depth exchanges and nego- During the four-day exhibit, tiations with customers from Sinosteel MECC demonstra- more than 10 countries and ted its latest development regions, including Russia, and technology to the au- Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbe- kistan and the Middle East. Guided by China’s Belt and Road Initiative, Sinosteel MECC will continue to seize development opportunities, reinforce communications and connections, and conso- lidate cooperation with partners in the years to come. SINOSTEEL E&T Newsletter Events & Fairs Gained A Full Basket Of Accom- plishments At The METAL EXPO 2019

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