Russian steel maker Metalloinvest’s Lebedinsky GOK has produced the 50 millionth tonne of hot briquetted iron, a low-carbon raw material that can significantly reduce emissions from steel production in electric furnaces. The production of this type of iron ore products at the enterprise began 20 years ago. Currently, the three operating HBI plants at Lebedinsky GOK produce 4.6 million tonnes of briquettes per year. The second and third complexes for the production of hot briquetted iron with a capacity of 1.4 million and 1.8 million tons per year were commissioned at LGOK in 2007 and 2017.In October of this year, Metalloinvest signed a contract with a consortium of Primetals Technologies and Midrex Technologies for the supply of equipment for the HBI-4 complex. The design capacity will be 2.08 million tons of HBI per year. The launch of production is scheduled for the first quarter of 2025.The new plant will be built using the latest technology. High quality HBI will be produced using the natural gas-based direct reduction process Midrex NG, the most sustainable iron making technology. In the future, replacing natural gas with "green" hydrogen will achieve even greater emission reductions.
Russian steel maker Metalloinvest’s Lebedinsky GOK has produced the 50 millionth tonne of hot briquetted iron, a low-carbon raw material that can significantly reduce emissions from steel production in electric furnaces. The production of this type of iron ore products at the enterprise began 20 years ago. Currently, the three operating HBI plants at Lebedinsky GOK produce 4.6 million tonnes of briquettes per year. The second and third complexes for the production of hot briquetted iron with a capacity of 1.4 million and 1.8 million tons per year were commissioned at LGOK in 2007 and 2017.In October of this year, Metalloinvest signed a contract with a consortium of Primetals Technologies and Midrex Technologies for the supply of equipment for the HBI-4 complex. The design capacity will be 2.08 million tons of HBI per year. The launch of production is scheduled for the first quarter of 2025.The new plant will be built using the latest technology. High quality HBI will be produced using the natural gas-based direct reduction process Midrex NG, the most sustainable iron making technology. In the future, replacing natural gas with "green" hydrogen will achieve even greater emission reductions.
