04
Mar
00:00
PCI technology cuts costs at Russia's NLMK, as it carries out 2 more BF upgrades
Russia’s NLMK claims it made savings of Rbs 425 million ($6.8m) last year by using pulverized coal injection (PCI) technology at two of its blast furnaces at Novolipetsk. PCI involves co-injecting natural gas and fine thermal coal particles into the BF resulting in lower natural gas and coke consumption.
This enables the mill to replace expensive feedstock, like natural gas and coke with cheaper steam coal, which cuts the cost of making pig iron.…
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