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LOI Italimpianti Tenova to Supply Heating Hoods to Liuzhou

Liuzhou Iron & Steel (Group) Co. has awarded a contract to LOI Thermprocess GmbH for a phase II extension of a new HPH® (high-performance hydrogen) bell-type annealing plant, following its completion. Installation work on the plant is scheduled to be completed by mid-2010.

In phase II, an additional six bases and three heating hoods are to be supplied to Liuzhou. The furnaces will be designed for annealing stacks weighing up to 120 tonnes with heights up to 5400 mm and coil outer diameters of 2050 mm. Steel qualities from CO to DDQ will be treated, as well as micro-alloyed steels (HSLA).

The heating hoods will be gas-fired and equipped with on-off control and process firing systems. LOI Italimpianti Tenova’s scope of supply also includes the Siemens S7-300 PLC control system and an advanced ProView® control computer system.


LOI Italimpianti Tenova
is a leading supplier of industrial furnaces and services for the metal industry. Tenova designs and supplies advanced technologies, products and services for the metal and mining industries, operating close to its customers through a network of 33 companies based on five continents.