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MAEGMA Minerals Turns to Primetals Technologies for MIDREX Flex Plant
06/11/2025 - Primetals Technologies announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with MAEGMA Minerals to establish a MIDREX Flex plant in collaboration with Midrex Technologies Inc. in Lumut, Perak, Malaysia.
The company said the new plant will enable MAEGMA to meet the growing demand for hot briquetted iron (HBI) in Southeast Asia.
The MIDREX Flex technology can operate at various ratios of natural gas and hydrogen, up to 100% hydrogen. The plant will begin with a mix of natural gas and hydrogen and feature hydrogen-ready equipment and piping.
Features include three stages of process gas compressors, a MIDREX shaft furnace with a 7.15 m diameter and a 19-bay MIDREX reformer with 280 mm reformer tubes. The company estimates there will be a carbon footprint reduction of more than 50% compared to blast furnace ironmaking.
“This technology allows MAEGMA to scale up hydrogen usage based on market conditions while significantly reducing carbon emissions compared to conventional methods,” said Andreas Viehboeck, executive vice president and head of global business unit upstream at Primetals Technologies.
Primetals Technologies said it will supply a complete basic automation system, an advanced process optimization system with the DRIpax expert system, and additional digitalization solutions. A notable innovation is a conveyor system that reuses fine ore residues from the briquetting process.
The plant will be powered by locally sourced natural gas provided by a reputable gas supplier through the public grid and by green hydrogen produced from off-grid renewable energy and a planned solar park. The pellet feed will be sourced from a global mining company with operations near the site for reduced transportation costs, the company said.
The MIDREX Flex technology can operate at various ratios of natural gas and hydrogen, up to 100% hydrogen. The plant will begin with a mix of natural gas and hydrogen and feature hydrogen-ready equipment and piping.
Features include three stages of process gas compressors, a MIDREX shaft furnace with a 7.15 m diameter and a 19-bay MIDREX reformer with 280 mm reformer tubes. The company estimates there will be a carbon footprint reduction of more than 50% compared to blast furnace ironmaking.
“This technology allows MAEGMA to scale up hydrogen usage based on market conditions while significantly reducing carbon emissions compared to conventional methods,” said Andreas Viehboeck, executive vice president and head of global business unit upstream at Primetals Technologies.
Primetals Technologies said it will supply a complete basic automation system, an advanced process optimization system with the DRIpax expert system, and additional digitalization solutions. A notable innovation is a conveyor system that reuses fine ore residues from the briquetting process.
The plant will be powered by locally sourced natural gas provided by a reputable gas supplier through the public grid and by green hydrogen produced from off-grid renewable energy and a planned solar park. The pellet feed will be sourced from a global mining company with operations near the site for reduced transportation costs, the company said.
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