Three converters and two RH-plants
For Dragon Steel Corporation in Taiwan, SMS group commissioned two converters in the carbon steel mill at the Taichung works. The meltshop is designed for an annual production of 6 million tons.
The 230-ton converter is equipped with a lamella suspension system, bottom stirring equipment and robot-operated sublance. In addition to the two converters, SMS group's supply included the complete bin system for ferroalloys, the gas cleaning plant with primary dedusting unit, as well as the gas recovery system, all vehicles, ladles and slag pots. The basic engineering for the concrete structure as well as basic and detail engineering and supply of the structural steelwork were also implemented by SMS group.
The RH-TOP plants from SMS group are used in particular for the treatment of special steel grades for the automotive industry and transformer steels.
Impressions
Main data
| Capacity | 6 million t/year |
Scope of supply
- 3 x 230 t BOF converter
- 2 x 210 t RH-TOP plant
- X-Pact® Electric and automation systems
- Gas cleaning system with primary dedusting
- Gas recovery equipment