CISDI to design and supply a blast furnace rebuild for ArcelorMittal

Ukraine is the latest destination for CISDI’s teams.

ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steel producer, has placed an order for the rebuild of blast furnace 9 at the Krivoy Rog Steelworks in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

BF9 was originally built in 1974 by a Soviet workforce and was one of the world’s first mega blast furnaces, with a volume of 5,000 cubic metres.

The rebuild will optimise production and improve its competitiveness.

CISDI will modernise the blast furnace proper, plus the top and casthouse, and provide package-supply for the slag granulation system, cooling staves and plates, tuyeres and valves.

ArcelorMittal ranks as the only truly global steelmaker. It operates out of more than 60 countries, has 55 blast furnaces around the globe and has led the consolidation of the world’s steel industry.

The company’s presence in Europe, Asia, Africa and America gives the group exposure to all the key steel markets, and it is looking to develop positions in the high-growth Chinese and Indian markets.

ArcelorMittal purchased Krivoy Rog Steelworks in 2005 to strengthen its competitiveness in Eastern Europe.

CISDI has designed, package-supplied and built 172 blast furnaces of various volume levels across the world’s steel hot spots – China, Brazil, India, Vietnam, Turkey and Malaysia.

Its unique high-efficiency, low-consumption mega blast furnace expertise has seen 27 successful references globally, boasting a world-leading energy consumption indicator.

Overseas, CISDI was contracted by TATA Steel in 2015 for the design of its Kalinganagar blast furnace to a volume of 5,873 cubic metres, plus some core equipment package supply.

This Eastern European 5,000-cubic-metre blast furnace order reaffirms the CISDI’s strengths in blast furnace ironmaking.

Blast furnace expertise

CISDI’s critical technology for high-efficiency, low-consumption, long-campaign and eco-friendly mega blast furnaces is a prime example of the company’s expertise in related process theory, system design, core equipment and intelligent control.

CISDI’s patented technology for blast furnace tops, hot stoves and slag granulating drums has broken through the technological monopoly long-held by its overseas competitors.

Today, 27 references have been achieved in China, Southeast Asia and South America, accounting for over 60 per cent of new blast furnaces of a similar size created in overseas markets over the last five years. The market share ranks CISDI top on the list of global steel engineering partners.

Applications have demonstrated remarkable energy and cost savings - CISDI’s technology can save 396,000 tonnes of standard coals and reduce carbon emissions by approximately 1.045 million tonnes a year, leading to an increase in profits of some US$47.7 million a year.

Typical references for CISDI’s high-efficiency, low-consumption mega blast furnace critical technology

Formosa Ha Tinh Steel’s twin blast furnaces in Vietnam were built by CISDI to an EPC mode. Both have a volume of 4,350m³ – the world’s largest single contractual volume of its kind

Baowu Group’s Zhanjiang twin 5,050m³ blast furnaces in China are among the country’s most advanced blast furnaces. Their critical technology and equipment was package-supplied by CISDI

TATA Steel Kalinganagar’s 5,873m³ blast furnace 2 in India is the world’s largest new blast furnace currently under construction. It is designed and partially package-supplied by CISDI