EUROPEAN STEEL TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATION DAYS 2017 - ESTAD 2017

The blast furnace - converter route is dominant in European steelmaking. Investments are being made to modernise hot metal production plants in Europe. The coking plants, sinter units and blast furnaces are powerful and environmentally friendly. In view of the demands for massive reductions in CO2 emissions in Europe, however, it will be necessary to work on solutions regarding whether, and how, the carbon-based blast furnace - converter route can meet such demands. Iron making in blast furnace plants has changed from “old economy” to “factory of the future”: Clean, highly performing, environmental friendly and socially sustainable.