October 13, 2008

Linde Gas to install annealing furnace at Dongbei Special Steel

Gas World reported that Dongbei Special Steel Group, located in Liaoning province of China has awarded the Gases Division of The Linde Group a contract for the installation of a new annealing furnace for stainless steel wire. The commissioning of the world’s first REBOX® DST furnace in this application is scheduled for September 2008.

The installation will be the world’s first application of oxyfuel technology in stainless steel wire treatment and demonstrates the wide range of applications that can be improved with this technology.

The new annealing furnace for stainless steel wire will combine two of Linde’s leading technologies, DST and REBOX oxyfuel solutions, and the use of oxyfuel will further improve important parameters such as fuel consumption, throughput capacity, and emission levels.

Compared to air fuel solutions, oxyfuel can boost production throughput up to 50%, equally reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emission by 50%.

Founded in 1905 as Dalian Steel, Dongbei Special Steel Group is a leading manufacturer of high added value specialty steel products. In an ambitious program, Dongbei Special Steel Group is investing EUR 800 million in a Greenfield specialty steel plant.