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SMS Demag to Supply Conarc Plant for Bhushan Steel

08/01/2005 - Bhushan Steel and Strips Ltd., New Delhi, India, has awarded SMS Demag AG, Germany, a contract to supply an electric steelmaking plant. The new 1.95 million tonne/year facility will include a twin hot metal desulphurization plant, CONARC® furnace unit, two ladle furnaces and an RH vacuum degasser.

Bhushan Steel and Strips Ltd., New Delhi, India, has awarded SMS Demag AG, Germany, a contract to supply an electric steelmaking plant. The new 1.95 million tonne/year facility will include a twin hot metal desulphurization plant, CONARC® furnace unit, two ladle furnaces and an RH vacuum degasser.

The CONARC design concept combines the conventional BOF process with electric steelmaking in a single production unit, which consists of two identical vessels.

The steelmaking process in a CONARC unit is consequently split up into two main phases —

  • The electric arc furnace process to melt down all cold charge materials (using electrical energy) and to superheat them up to tapping temperature.
  • The converter process to oxidize (decarburize) the liquid hot metal by top lance injection of oxygen.

SMS Demag has two CONARC reference plants — Saldanha Steel in South Africa and Ispat Industries at Dolvi, India.

SMS Demag’s scope of supply includes engineering services, core components, dedusting plants, and the electrical and automation equipment including Level 2. SMS Demag will also provide erection and commissioning supervision.

Commissioning of the steelmaking plant is scheduled for mid-2007. Bhushan have also ordered from SMS Demag the supply of a slab caster and a downstream hot rolling mill.

Bhushan Steel and Strips produce high-quality steel for the automotive industry and demanding pipe grades, both for the Indian market and for export.

SMS Demag AG forms part of the Metallurgical Plant and Rolling Mill Technology Business Area of the SMS group. SMS GmbH is the holding for a group of companies internationally active in plant construction and mechanical engineering relating to the processing of steel, non-ferrous metals and plastics. The group is divided into the Business Areas of Metallurgical Plant and Rolling Mill Technology, Tube, Long Product and Forging Technology and Plastics Technology. In the year 2004 some 9,500 employees worldwide generated a turnover of about EUR 2.20 billion.