Heraldo de Aragón has reported that Spanish long steel producer Megasa will invest EUR 100 million in 2023-2024 in a new preheating furnace at the Megasider Zaragoza plant. The company will also replace its existing rolling mill with equipment based on environmentally-friendly heating technology. The new facility will be designed to produce a wide range of merchant bar. The upgrade has already been awarded to SMS Group. The project includes a walking beam furnace with capacity of 120 tonnes per hour. In addition, the company will supply the so-called SMS Prometheus Level 2 control, which ensures uniform temperature distribution and low oxidation and carbon enrichment of steel. It will also provide the SMS DigiMod combustion management system and ZeroFlame HY2 burners. These are capable of operating with both natural gas and a blend of natural gas and hydrogen in any ratio, making this furnace hydrogen-ready. Megasider Zaragoza produces merchant bar, as well as a wide range of dimensions and grades of rebar and steel sections. Megasider’s production was almost 500,000 tonnes in 2022
Heraldo de Aragón has reported that Spanish long steel producer Megasa will invest EUR 100 million in 2023-2024 in a new preheating furnace at the Megasider Zaragoza plant. The company will also replace its existing rolling mill with equipment based on environmentally-friendly heating technology. The new facility will be designed to produce a wide range of merchant bar. The upgrade has already been awarded to SMS Group. The project includes a walking beam furnace with capacity of 120 tonnes per hour. In addition, the company will supply the so-called SMS Prometheus Level 2 control, which ensures uniform temperature distribution and low oxidation and carbon enrichment of steel. It will also provide the SMS DigiMod combustion management system and ZeroFlame HY2 burners. These are capable of operating with both natural gas and a blend of natural gas and hydrogen in any ratio, making this furnace hydrogen-ready. Megasider Zaragoza produces merchant bar, as well as a wide range of dimensions and grades of rebar and steel sections. Megasider’s production was almost 500,000 tonnes in 2022
