Our innovative extrusion technology enables us to produce high-quality pellets from a wide range of residual materials, which can be used as fuel or raw materials in various industries. This helps to reduce waste volumes and reuse resources sensibly. The process is not only environmentally friendly, but also extremely efficient. Our technology is versatile as it can be adapted to a wide range of material properties.
Our unique process ensures that almost no air is trapped in the pellets. This increases the density, quality and strength of the pellets to the highest possible level and ensures that the pellets can be handled and processed with less dust and fines generated.
Reducing binders, especially cement, not only improves the CO2 balance of the pellet, but also maximizes the proportion of raw materials in the pellet composition. Less binder means less slag and therefore less energy consumption in the furnace (higher productivity) and higher yields.
With our technology, we are setting new standards in pellet production. We offer an environmentally friendly solution that not only reduces the amount of waste, but also delivers a high-quality, high-performance end product.
The plant had ready access to fines from its DRI process, as well as wet, carbon-rich LD sludge and blast-furnace dust imported from Australia. STEELE provided key process equipment and start-up support to produce approximately 60,000 tons per year of engineered feedstock. Today, the plant produces 100% stiff extruded briquettes.
The homogeneous blend of iron oxide fines and fine carbon particles has resulted in a reduction in coke rates of more than 20%.
The carbon content of the briquettes has reduced the need for imported carbon from Australia for both the mill and the customer's mill, while improving the performance of the sintered strands (stiff extrusion removes the fines that cause problems with sintering).
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