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Danieli to Supply Turnkey Direct Reduction Plants in MENA Region
Jan. 27, 2010 After the successful startup of the 1.6 million tonnes per year Energiron DRI plant at Emirates Steel Industry (ESI) minimill #1 in Abu Dhabi, Danieli is supplying two more new DRI plants under the Energiron technology worldwide license agreement.
With site establishment in October 2008, the advanced erection stage of the DRI plant at ESI minimill #2 will lead to production startup of both DRI and meltshop within 2010.
The other DRI plant, which has a design capacity of 1.9 million tonnes per year, will be supplied to the Ezz Group and installed in Ain Soukna to feed the existing flat product minimill, which is being expanded into a flat and long product minimill complex. The new caster and mill for long products as well as the meltshop upgrade are from Danieli.
The two Abu Dhabi Energiron DRI installations feature the HiTemp® pneumatic hot DRI charge system for energy saving and cost reduction in the electric arc furnace.
The company notes that all of the mentioned DRI-based minimill complexes for long and flat products are supplied on a turnkey basis.