2016 AIST Basic Oxygen Furnace Roundup

2016 AIST Basic Oxygen Furnace Roundup

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Industry Roundup
2016 AIST Basic Oxygen Furnace Roundup
Roundup data is based on actual 2015 operating data.
Facility information
Converter information
Main line
Year of
start-up
Furnace
type
Annual capacity
(million metric
tons/year)
No.
converters
New working
volume (m3)
Heat size
(mt/heat)
Avg.
campaign
life (heats)
Flat
1972
LD
3.1
3
156
216
3,850
Long
1964
LD
1.2
2
100
130
3,200
Flat, IF
1972
LD
2.7
2
220
280
6,000
Long
1957/1985 LD
1.2 2 98 130 3,500 Flat
1983
LD
7
3
220 (No. 1 and
No. 2), 280
(No. 3) 315
6,000
CSN
Volta Redonda, R.J.
Flat
1977
LD
5.6
3
189
230
4,200
Gerdau Açominas
Ouro Branco, M.G.
Flat and bar
1986
LD
4.5
2
186
224
5,300
ThyssenKrupp CSA
Santa Cruz, R.J.
Flat
2010
LD
5.2
2
340
330
2,600 Usiminas Intendente
Câmara No. 2
Ipatinga, M.G.
Flat
1975
LD
3.4
2
134
166
4,332
Flat
1963
(1981 rev.)
LD
1.1
3
58
75
2,262
Usiminas José Bonifácio de
Andrada e Silva Mill
Cubatão, S.P.
Flat
1986
LD
4.5
3
153
160
5,500
Vallourec do Brasil
Belo Horizonte, M.G.
Tube
1978
LD
0.7
1
59
80
1,500
Long and
round
1986
KOBM
0.6
1
75
115
1,800
ArcelorMittal Dofasco Inc.
Hamilton, Ont.
Flat
1978
KOBM
2.6
1
187
320
4,200
Essar Steel Algoma
Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
Flat
1972/1973
LD
3.15
2
203
238
12,000
U. S. Steel Canada
Hamilton Works
Hamilton, Ont.
Flat
1971
LD
2.4
3
110
149
6,500
Company and location
Argentina
Ternium Siderar
San Nicolás, B.A.
Australia
Arrium Mining and Materials
Whyalla, S.A.
BlueScope Steel Ltd.
Port Kembla, N.S.W.
Brazil
ArcelorMittal
Monlevade
João Monlevade, M.G.
Tubarão
Vitória, E.S.
Câmara No. 1
Ipatinga, M.G.
Rio Tinto
Sorel-Tracy, Que.
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KOBM = combined blowing basic oxygen furnace; SL = sublance; OG = offgas test; IB = in-blow drop sensor (bomb); TD = turndown test;
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