EUROPEAN STEEL TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATION DAYS 2017 - ESTAD 2017

**Climate issues are inseparably linked with energy and industrial topics.** For (European) steel industry and in particular for voestalpine, this refers one the one hand to our **customers and markets** (nearly two thirds of Group revenue are generated with the segments energy and mobility), and on the other hand―equally important―to our **production processes and products,** which are...

Today, one of the main goals in optimization of the iron and steel making processes is the consideration of environmental protection and energy saving in every plant area. Not only the processing from iron ore, reducing agents and additives has to be taken into consideration but also the handling and conveying of the materials between the different process steps. This paper provides some...

Fire hazard in the steel industry is not a new topic and the steel industry is taking any possible efforts to lower the fire hazard in its production plants. Fire hazard is present in several different forms, but fires induced and intensified by mineral oil based lubricants are notorious and feared. For hydraulic fluids several alternatives are available, but for lubricating greases fire...

The sustainability of the electric steelmaking route is affected by several factors, such as the electric energy consumption, the waste production, the CO2 emission, as well as by the consumption of freshwater and the amount of wastewater. The improvement of the water management in the electric steelworks can lead to a reduction of their water footprint and impact on the surrounding...

Explosions due to the entrapment of water by molten iron, steel, or slag pose a very serious safety risk in the industry, and can occur during any of the several molten stage processes involved in iron & steel making. Although prevention of these explosions is the primary objective, understanding the overpressure resulting from an explosion is important for worker protection, and to the...

Driven by the global megatrend of CO2 reduction and improvement of energy efficiency there is also shift of energy systems ongoing which will also influence the way of steel production in Europe. The EU roadmap for a low carbon economy suggested even a reduction of CO2 emissions of 80% between time period from 2005 to 2050. New CO2 lean iron making technologies like natural-gas based...

The demand for increasing energy efficiency and CO2 reduction is one of the global megatrends of our time. Although the steel industry suffers from a volatile economic environment, the steel plants are interested to find opportunities for sustainable cost reduction and put efforts into healthy solutions for the environmental. Integrated steel plants are trying to cut electrical power and...