6/8/2011 - Direct-reduced iron (DRI) plants
Jindal Steel selects Energiron for four new DR plants
stahl und eisen - Tenova HYL and Danieli & C SpA as a consortium have agreed with Jindal Steel & Power Ltd, New Delhi, India to supply the Energiron ZR DR technology for direct-reduced iron (DRI) plants to be installed in Angul and Raigarh sites in India. The project consists of the installation of four plants using the reformerless Energiron ZR process with a design capacity of 2.75 million-t-per-year each. The source of reducing gas will be syngas from coal gasification, with the flexibility to operate with natural gas (or alternate gas), when available, taking advantage of the unique feature of Energiron technology of using different energy sources for the same scheme configuration. The Energiron ZR modules are of similar module design as the one currently under implementation for Nucor Steel in Louisiana, which is set to start up in first half of 2013 and will be the largest single DR module in the world to date.
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (JSPL) intends to construct the DR plants at various locations with a combined direct-reduced iron production capacity exceeding 10 million t of highly metallized DRI to supply to its steel plants. These plants foresee the installation of the HYTEMP System for transport of hot DRI to the meltshop, which has been proven to be of oustanding reliable operation in the DR/EAF plants at ESI in Abu Dhabi and Ternium in Mexico.
The Energiron ZR process provides low plant operating costs and allows the selective capture of carbon dioxide, which can be commercialized as a valuable by-product. The plant also will comply with the strictest environmental regulations.
JSPL is a leading transnational player in Steel, Power, Mining, Infrastructure and Oil & Gas sectors, spread across Asia, Middle East, Africa, South America & Georgia. JSPL has a total capacity of more than 7 MTPA DRI Capacity which is under operation / installation at its plant in Raigarh & Angul in India, Oman and Bolivia.
Source: Tenova, New Delhi, India