Celsa Atlantic, a rolling and processing plant in northern Spain controlled by Celsa Steel, is working on a new energy efficiency plan for its plant in Larache, Kallanish notes.
The steel mill is updating its environmental permit and considering the possibility of reusing hot gases from the main electric arc furnace to reduce natural gas consumption, reduce carbon dioxide emissions, and harness the energy potential of existing infrastructure.
"We are conducting tests and calculations to implement a system that will redirect the hot gases released from Furnace No. 1 and use them to preheat the workpieces before they enter the rolling mill," the company's Integrated Environmental Certification (AAI) report says.
"According to this measure, gases will no longer be released directly, but instead will pass through the preheating chamber before exiting through the chimney of furnace No. 2," the report says.
The Laracha plant is currently operating well below its installed capacity. The company has two rolling mills and two furnaces with a total steel production capacity of 1 million tons per year. However, due to poor market conditions, Furnace No. 2 was shut down, which led to a decrease in the load of the installation to about 28%, the report says.
Celsa Atlantic produces light long products for the construction sector, mainly rolled billets produced at the group's electric steelmaking plant in France.
Author: Todor Kirkov Bulgaria
Kallanish.com
