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Improving productivity and reducing costs at the blast furnace - The experience of TKS -

Improving productivity and reducing costs at the blast furnace - The experience of TKS -

Authorship

PETERS, MICHAEL; SCHMÖLE, PETER; KORTHAS, BERND; RÜTHER, PETER

PETERS, MICHAEL

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SCHMÖLE, PETER

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KORTHAS, BERND

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RÜTHER, PETER

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DOI

10.5151/2594-357x-34Red-903-918

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Abstract

After a restructuring process of the steel industry in the Rhine/Ruhr region in the last ten years, ThyssenKrupp Stahl is today in an excellent situation to produce up to 12 million t hot metal in one integrated plant. This presentation will focus on the evolution of ironmaking practice at TKS and highlight the main aspects to optimise the hot metal costs: Raw material logistics at ThyssenKrupp Stahl; New coke oven plant and the quality requirements for coke; Sinter plant and the requirements for ferrous burden materials; The blast furnaces at ThyssenKrupp Stahl; The operational experiences of the TKS blast furnaces; Zero waste concept; Blast furnace hot metal production – further outlook.

After a restructuring process of the steel industry in the Rhine/Ruhr region in the last ten years, ThyssenKrupp Stahl is today in an excellent situation to produce up to 12 million t hot metal in one integrated plant. This presentation will focus on the evolution of ironmaking practice at TKS and highlight the main aspects to optimise the hot metal costs: Raw material logistics at ThyssenKrupp Stahl; New coke oven plant and the quality requirements for coke; Sinter plant and the requirements for ferrous burden materials; The blast furnaces at ThyssenKrupp Stahl; The operational experiences of the TKS blast furnaces; Zero waste concept; Blast furnace hot metal production – further outlook.

Keywords

raw material logistics, blast furnace operation, cost reduction, zero waste, ironmaking

raw material logistics, blast furnace operation, cost reduction, zero waste, ironmaking