<p>Leading technology supplier SMS group has been chosen by Jindal Stainless Limited to build a new blast furnace at their Kalinganagar unit in India. The blast furnace will have a production capacity of 2 million tonnes of hot metal per year. The contract for the equipment, to be designated Blast Furnace Number 1, was signed between SMS group company Paul Wurth & Jindal Stainless Limited in November 2021. The scope of agreed work includes the blast furnace, hot blast stoves, a dry gas cleaning plant, a pulverized coal injection and an INBA slag granulation plant, to be supplied on an Engineering and Procurement basis. The commissioning of the new plant is expected by the end of 2023</p><p>This blast furnace will be the first in the JSL’s new stainless steel complex, which is currently based on electric arc furnace technology. The new blast furnace will be the core of JSL’s Kalinganagar plant expansion. With an inner volume of 2,307 cubic meters, the furnace will be equipped with modern copper and cast iron staves, two tap holes with complete TMT machines, and a 46 cubic meters MIDI central feed Bell-Less Top.</p><p>Furthermore, a number of auxiliary plants will be installed, including internal combustion stoves incorporating all the latest efficiency improvements, a fully dry gas cleaning system of axial cyclone& bag filter and an INBA slag granulation plant based on cold water technology.</p><p>All the units will be connected to a Level 1 automation system designed and supplied by SMS group company Paul Wurth. For the Level 2 automation, the customer will rely on BFXpert, the integrated Level-2 process control and operator guidance system for superior blast furnace operation.</p>
<p>Leading technology supplier SMS group has been chosen by Jindal Stainless Limited to build a new blast furnace at their Kalinganagar unit in India. The blast furnace will have a production capacity of 2 million tonnes of hot metal per year. The contract for the equipment, to be designated Blast Furnace Number 1, was signed between SMS group company Paul Wurth & Jindal Stainless Limited in November 2021. The scope of agreed work includes the blast furnace, hot blast stoves, a dry gas cleaning plant, a pulverized coal injection and an INBA slag granulation plant, to be supplied on an Engineering and Procurement basis. The commissioning of the new plant is expected by the end of 2023</p><p>This blast furnace will be the first in the JSL’s new stainless steel complex, which is currently based on electric arc furnace technology. The new blast furnace will be the core of JSL’s Kalinganagar plant expansion. With an inner volume of 2,307 cubic meters, the furnace will be equipped with modern copper and cast iron staves, two tap holes with complete TMT machines, and a 46 cubic meters MIDI central feed Bell-Less Top.</p><p>Furthermore, a number of auxiliary plants will be installed, including internal combustion stoves incorporating all the latest efficiency improvements, a fully dry gas cleaning system of axial cyclone& bag filter and an INBA slag granulation plant based on cold water technology.</p><p>All the units will be connected to a Level 1 automation system designed and supplied by SMS group company Paul Wurth. For the Level 2 automation, the customer will rely on BFXpert, the integrated Level-2 process control and operator guidance system for superior blast furnace operation.</p>
