Notícias

Danieli Corus BV has signed a contract with Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) for the design and supply of carbonaceous material for the March 2009 reline project of CSN's No. 2 Blast Furnace in Volta Redonda, RJ, Brazil.

The scope of the contract includes design services and supply of refractories for major parts of the hearth, bosh and belly areas.

In Volta Redonda, CSN operates two Blast Furnaces at its "Usina Presidente Vargas", for an annual production of 5.8 million tons of steel per annum. Blast Furnace No. 2, a 9 meters hearth diameter furnace, was first blown in in 1954.

Danieli Corus Inc. has signed a contract with the Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) for two Hot Metal Desulphurisation Units for the Steel Melt Shop No 2 at Bokaro Steel Plant in Bokaro, Jharkhand, India. The Hot Metal Desulphurisation Units will operate on 300 ton convertors. The order is another major breakthrough for Danieli Corus in India. This is the second order that was won together with Tata Projects Limited (TPL), who is the leader of our consortium.

Bokaro Steel Plant is one out of five integrated steel plants owned by SAIL. The plant operates five Blast Furnaces and two BOF Plants.

Danieli Corus BV and Tata Projects Ltd have signed a contract with the Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) for the greenfield Blast Furnace No 5 project at Rourkela Steel Plant in Rourkela, India. The Blast Furnace will have an inner volume of 4,060 m³ and will be capable of producing an average of 8,000 THM/day.

For Danieli Corus, this will be the first greenfield Blast Furnace project for SAIL. The order was won in consortium with Tata Projects Limited (TPL). The facility will be built by the consortium on Turn-key basis.

Rourkela Steel Plant is one of the five integrated steel plants owned and operated by SAIL. The current four Blast Furnaces at RSP are capable of producing an annual 2 million tonnes of hot metal.

Danieli Corus Sublance Technology has made a successful re-entry in the North American market. A contract for the design and supply of three Sublance Systems was awarded by a major steel producer located in the Great Lakes area. This is the first contract for Sublance equipment in the North American market since 1987. This breakthrough order confirms Danieli Corus leadership.

Danieli Corus B.V. has received an order from Compañía Siderúrgica Huachipato S.A. (CSH), Chile, for a design upgrade for the bosh and lower stack of their No. 1 Blast Furnace. The order also includes supply of the graphite materials and copper plate coolers.

Danieli Corus BV has signed a contract with Baosteel Group Shanghai Meishan Co., Ltd for the design, supply and supervision of construction for two Sublance Systems. Baosteel Meishan is a subsidiary of Baosteel Group, the largest steelmaker in China.

The sublances will be installed in the newly built No. 2 Steelmaking Plant. At this plant, Baosteel Meishan is planning to produce up to 4.50 million tons of steel per year after completion. The steel shop, consisting of 250 tons top-bottom combined blowing converters, is planned to be put into operation at the end of May 2010.

So far 53 sublance systems have been sold in China and 88 world wide.

Previous contracts for Sublance Systems were awarded to Danieli Corus in 2001 and 2007. This third consecutive order brings the total number of sublance systems sold to Baosteel Meishan to five. In addition, orders for a gascleaning system and two de-sulphurization projects were awarded in the past.

Danieli Corus Canada Inc. has signed the Contract for the engineering, equipment supply and site services for the No. 3 Hot Metal Desulphurization Station for Ningbo Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., located in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, P. R. of China. This brings the total number of Danieli Corus desulphurization stations in China to 37.

Danieli Corus Inc. has signed a contract for a third Hot Metal Desulphurization station for Benxi-Beiying Iron and Steel Group Co. Ltd. (Beitai). The scope of work includes engineering, equipment supply, and site services.

This is a repeat order from Beitai for the hot metal desulphurization technology after the first contract signed in 2004. The order award demonstrates the excellent relationship between Beitai and Danieli Corus Inc. established during the previous project. This brings the total number of Danieli Corus desulphurization stations in China to 36.

Beitai is located in Benxi, Liaoning Province and has an annual production capacity of 6 million tons of pig iron, 6 million tons of con-casting billets, and 4.5 million tons of steel.

Danieli Corus has signed a contract with POSCO Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd., Korea, for the engineering and part supply of a new cyclone dustcatcher, including an automatic dust removal system, for Blast Furnace No. 4 located at POSCO Gwangyang Works in Korea.

The new cyclone will replace the old gravity dustcatcher and will enable the recovery of 80% of Blast Furnace dust in dry form, ready to be recycled through the sinter plant.

This project is a breakthrough for Danieli Corus gas cleaning technology, being the first supply to Korean steelmaker POSCO.

Danieli Corus has signed a contract US Steel Košice, Slovakia, for the wngineering of a new gas cleaning system including a scrubber and demister for their Blast Furnace No. 3 in Košice.

The new gas cleaning system, built in parallel with the existing system, will replace the old gas cooler and venturi scrubbers, both suffering from accelerated chloride corrosion since the move to higher levels of pulverized coal injection.

This order is an important continuation of the support for Danieli Corus's blast furnace technology within the US Steel Group.

Danieli Corus has received an order from Charlotte, NC based Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) for the design and supply of a Greenfield Blast Furnace Plant and related installation parts for a new iron–making facility, which may be built in St. James Parish, Louisiana. Nucor has applied for a permit to build the facility on the banks of the Mississippi river near the town of Convent, which is the only U.S. location still under consideration.

The new “Nucor Steel Louisiana” would produce 3 million tons of pig iron per year, giving Nucor enhanced control over their raw material supplies. The project would provide a boost to the state’s economic development and create hundreds of jobs in an area that was hit hard by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Also, this is a breakthrough for the North American steel industry, since at the time of completion, the site would have the first new Blast Furnace commissioned on the continent in 30 years.

Danieli Corus has supported Nucor in the feasibility studies for this entire project in 2007 and has been awarded this project under commercial terms.

The Danieli Corus scope of the contract as part of the development of the entire Greenfield is as follows.
• Furnace including lining and cooling systems
• Hot blast system
• Slag granulation plant
• Gas gleaning plant
• Pulverized coal injection system
• Charging conveyor belt
• Cast house
• Stock house
• Top gas recovery turbine
• Automation
• Training and operational assistance

All installation parts will be designed and built in full accordance with Danieli Corus’s design philosophies allowing for reliable low cost, high productivity ironmaking through process optimization and long campaign lives for e.g. the furnace proper and hot blast system.

This is the second order for a large Greenfield Blast Furnace Danieli Corus receives in a year’s time. In 2007, work started on a project in Alchevsk, Ukraine.

Danieli Corus has received an order from Alcan UK for the Basic and Detailed Engineering of the inlet duct system of the Potline Nr. 2 at their Lynemouth Smelter. This includes a provision for the proprietary Dual Duct Boosted Suction (DDBS) system, which improves the performance of the duct system and consequently the environmental performance in the Smelter Potline.

The Lynemouth Smelter is currently equipped with FTC and GTC as well as URT technologies from Danieli Corus.

Danieli Corus has signed a contract on 26 May 2008 for the design, supply and construction supervision for one sublance system including bottom stirring, an upgrade to the previously implemented static dynamic model (SDM) and a waste gas analyser for converter No. 3 (300 tons) at Shougang Jingtang Iron & Steel United Co. Ltd.

This is the second order for sublance equipment from Shougang Jingtang, a joint venture between Shougang and Tanggang, two of China’s largest steel producers. The new Shougang Jingtang plant is being constructed on the Caofeidian island, some 80 kilometers south of Tangshan City, Hebei Province, P.R. of China. Close to the plant, an entirely new city, designed for 1 million inhabitants, is being layed out.

Danieli Corus BV has received a contract for the design and supply of a sublance system equipped with the Static-Dynamic Model for Basic Oxygen Steelmaking from Jinan Iron & Steel Company (Jigang).

Jinan was one of the first steel companies in China to purchase Danieli Corus Sublance Technology. The first system was sold in March 2002 for their Converter No. 1, after which in November 2004, two more sublances were ordered for Converter Nos. 2 and 3. The excellent performance and smooth operation of these three systems has given Jigang the confidence in Danieli Corus that led to this repeat order for their new No. 4 Converter.

Ternium Siderar, in San Nicolas, Argentina, has contracted Danieli Corus for the design and supply of a second Desulphurization Station for their BOF steel plant.

Siderar is a long time user of Danieli Corus desulphurization technology. Their first desulphurization station was built in 1997, and the client's satisfaction with the operation of that facility has now led to this repeat order.

The new station will be totally independent from the existing station. The desulphurization process will be based upon co-injection of lime and magnesium; however, provision will be made for conversion of this facility to tri-injection whereby calcium carbide will be added to lime and magnesium reagents.

Danieli Corus BV has signed a Contract with JSC Severstal for the Engineering, Procurement and Supply of cupro-nickel stave coolers, to be installed in the taphole area of the Cherepovets No. 4 Blast Furnace.

This is the second order from Severstal for cupro-nickel staves. These cooling elements consist of a copper stave coolers with cast-in water passages. They are flexible in design, eliminate of welds and plugs, reduce pressure drops and will be leak free due to the application of monel pipes.

This order confirms the strong relationship between Severstal and Danieli Corus.

Danieli Corus BV has signed a Contract with USS Košice, Slovakia for the Engineering, Procurement and Supply as well as installation Supervision of a hearth monitoring system and a heat flux monitoring system for their Blast Furnace No. 1 in Košice, Slovakia.

This project is part of the revamp of the furnace, in which Danieli Corus already takes part through engineering and supervision activities. This is an important amendment to the existing contract.

This order is a confirmation of the confidence within US Steel in Danieli Corus Blast Furnace technology.

Danieli Corus BV has received an order from POSCO E&C, Korea for the engineering, procurement, inspection and partial refractory supply and installation supervision of three hot blast stoves and hot blast main for the new 4060 m³ inner volume No. 5 Blast Furnace at IISCO's Burnpur Works, West Bengal, India.

This project is part of the construction of a 2.5 MT/year integrated steel plant for which POSCO E&C recently signed a contract with IISCO/SAIL. With this order, Danieli Corus has made an important step in the continuation of hot blast stove technology in India. It confirms the leading role of Danieli Corus' technology in one of the fastest growing economies in the world.

Danieli Corus has received an order from IUD Dunaferr Dunai Vasmű ZRT, Hungary for the engineering and refractory supply for one ceramic burner for stove No. 1 of Blast Furnace No. 2 in Dunaújváros, Hungary. This is the eighth order in row for the Hungarian re-designed hot blast stoves and completes the re-construction of all eight stoves with Danieli Corus ceramic burners for their Blast Furnace Nos. 1 and 2. The first burner was installed in 1996 and this last order reflects the excellent performance of the previously installed seven ceramic burners.

The Industrial Union of Donbass (IUD) is the majority owner of Dunaferr. Beside enterprises in e.g. the mining and mechanical industries, IUD owns steel plants in Ukraine and Hungary.

Danieli Corus has signed three contracts with Shougang Iron & Steel Company for supplies for the new Blast Furnace No 3 at their Qian'an, Hebei Province plant. These contracts are for the injection part of a Pulverised Coal Injection (PCI) System, four Hot Blast Stoves with internal combustion chamber, Hot Blast Main and Bustle Pipe and a Cyclone Dustcatcher for the furnace's gas cleaning system.

The new, 4,000 m³ inner volume Blast Furnace No 3 will be blown in during the middle of 2009 and is an important extension for Shougang Qian'an. These contracts form a continuation of the excellent relationship with Danieli Corus and confirm Danieli Corus' leading role in China with these technologies.

Danieli Corus BV has been awarded the order for two sublance systems with the static and dynamic model for basic oxygen steelmaking for the new 150 ton converters at Jilin Iron and Steel Company (Tonghua Iron & Steel Group), Jinzhu Town, Lontan Disctrict, Jinlin Province, China.

This is the fourth order for a Danieli Corus sublance technology in China this year. The contract covers engineering, equipment supply and site services for separate installation of the sublances.

Danieli Corus has received an order recently for supplying the injection part of a PCI System for the new Blast Furnace No. 7 (Inner Volume 3,200 m³) at Handan Iron & Steel Company at Handan, Hebei Province, P.R. of China. This is the ninth order for a Danieli Corus PCI System in China.

HanSteel's expansion plans includes the construction of Blast Furnace No 8, to be built in 2008. This furnace will share the coal grinding system with Blast Furnace No 7.

Danieli Corus BV has received a contract for a Fume Treatment Centre (FTC) based upon Danieli Corus' proprietary Pleno technology for Alcoa World Aluminium. The scope of work includes the engineering, supply, construction and start-up services for a Carbon Bake Furnace at the Portland Aluminium Smelter located in Portland, Victoria in Australia.

Alcoa is the world's third largest producer of aluminum and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Alcoa has operations in 44 countries.

Danieli Corus Inc has signed a contract for a hot metal desulphurization facility for Jiuquan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. (Jiugang). The scope of work includes engineering, equipment supply, and site services for two new injection stations No. 1 and 2.

In 2005, Jiugang produced over 5 million tons of steel. The company is planning to produce 6.85 million tons of steel in 2007 and their long term target is an annual production of 10 million tons (as specified in the company's eleventh five year plan).

This order from Jiugang for the hot metal desulphurization technology brings the total number of desulphurization stations in China to 29.

Danieli Corus BV has received an order from Zhangjiagang Rongsheng Steelmaking Co. Ltd. (Shagang) for the design and supply of three sublance systems equipped with the Static-Dynamic Model and three waste gas analysis units as well as three smart lances for the determination of the slag height in the converter.

This is Danieli Corus' first order from Shagang.

Danieli Corus BV has signed a contract for supplying two sublance systems with the static and dynamic process model for basic oxygen steelmaking to the Hebei Puyang Iron & Steel Co, located in Yangyi Town, Wu'an City, Hebei Province, P.R. of China. The sublance systems will be installed at the new 120 ton converters part of an expansion program.

Hebei Puyang's current annual crude steel production amounts to three million tonnes.

Danieli Corus BV has been awarded the order for supplying the Injection Part of a Pulverized Coal Injection (PCI) System for the new Blast Furnace No 2 at NingBo Iron & Steel Co Ltd. in NingBo, Zhejiang Province, P.R. China. The project is part of NingBo Steel's first phase of the revival project of the former NingBo JianLong. This first phase will give NingBo Steel a 2 million tonnes annual steel making capacity, half of its total planned capacity.

This is Danieli Corus' eighth order for a PCI System in China.

Danieli Corus Inc. has signed a contract for a hot metal desulphurization facility for Baosteel Meishan. The scope of work includes engineering, equipment supply and site services for two new injection station and the relocation and upgrade of an existing injection station.

This is the second order from Baosteel Meishan for hot metal desulphurization technology.

Danieli Corus BV has been awarded the order for basic and detail engineering, supervision and services for the 2008 No. 1 Furnace Revamp project for US Steel Košice. The furnace hearth and lower bosh will be equipped with the "Hoogovens" furnace design concept, the upper bosh, belly and lower stack will be copper stave cooled.

The other two Blast Furnaces at the US Steel Košsice plant are equipped with Danieli Corus technology as well. The No. 2 furnace has a design similar to that of the revamped No. 1 furnace, whereas Blast Furnace No. 3 was designed in full accordance with the "Hoogovens" integrated cooling and lining philosophy.

Blast Furnace No. 1 will be designed for a 15 year, uninterrupted campaign.

Danieli Corus Inc. has received an order for a hot metal desulphurization facility for HanDan Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd. ("HanGang"/"Hansteel") for their No. 3 Steelmaking Plant located in HanDan, Hebei Province, P.R. of China. The scope of work includes engineering, equipment supply and site services for two injection stations with four skimming stations.

This is the second order from Hansteel Danieli Corus' hot metal desulphurization technology. This contract demonstrates the excellent relationship with this client and emphasizes Danieli Corus' position as a supplier for hot metal desulphurization facilities in China.

Danieli Corus has signed a contract for the design, supply and supervision of construction for a sublance system at Meishan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., China. This is the second time Meishan purchases Danieli Corus sublance technology and orders for a hot metal desulphurization station and a gas cleaning facility were awarded in the past. The new sublance system will be installed at the third, new converter in the existing BOF plant.

So far, 45 sublance systems have been sold in China since 1995.

Danieli Corus BV has been awarded the order for the engineering, procurement, inspection and partial refractory supply and installation supervision for four ceramic burners for the new 3800 m³ (inner volume) Blast Furnace at the Wuhan City plant of WuGang Group. The ceramic burners will be incorporated into domestic design hot blast stove.

WISCO was one of the first Chinese steel producers to purchase hot blast stove technology from Danieli Corus and this new project is a continuation of a very long relationship based on good experiences during projects and with Danieli Corus technology.

Danieli Corus has been awarded the order for the design and supply of a greenfield blast furnace installation and related installation parts for Alchevskiy Metallurgicheskiy Kombinat (AMK, Alchevsk Iron & Steel Works) from south-eastern Ukraine. The project duration is under two years.

The design is largely based on Corus IJmuiden blast furnace no. 7. Based on operational results, the IJmuiden furnaces are frontrunners in the iron and steel industry. During a visit, AMK representatives were also impressed by labour circumstances and the order for the design and supply of a similar furnace was awarded shortly afterwards.

AMK is an integrated steel producer founded in 1895 by Alchevskiy Alexey Kirilovich. The town of Alchevsk (120.000 inhabitants at presents) originates in the founding of the steel company. The first blast furnace was put into operation on May 26, 1896. At one time, AMK operated six blast furnace installations; the new furnace will carry the name of the previoulsy demolished blast furnace no. 2.

AMK produces 3,26 million tons of steel per year, making it Ukraine's 5th largest steel producer. The construction of blast furnace no. 2 will make the company the 2nd steel producer of the country. AMK exports its products to sixty countries.

Danieli Corus BV has been awarded the order for the design, supply, installation, and commissioning of a back pressure valve system for Corus Port Talbot Blast Furnace Nos. 4 and 5 in South Wales.

The installation of the back pressure valves for both furnaces will enable Corus Port Talbot to run their stoves on a higher blast furnace gas pressure than currently. The application of this higher pressure gas gives Corus Port Talbot economic savings, the costs are mainly saved on natural gas consumption.

The back pressure valves will be installed on Blast Furnace No. 4 in October of 2007 during a scheduled furnace outage. For Blast FurnaceNo. 5, the preparatory work will start in July 2007 during a short furnace stop. During a short furnace stop in November, the work on Blast Furnace No. 5 will be finished.

Danieli Corus Inc. has been awarded the contract for two hot metal desulphurization facilities for the 150 T Converter Project and No. 1 Steelmaking and Rolling Plant at Anyang Iron & Steel (Group) Co. Ltd. located in Anyang, Henan Province, China. The scope of work includes engineering, equipment supply, and site services.

This is the second order from this client for hot metal desulphurization technology. The first station was commissioned and accepted in December 2006 and the quick repeat order demonstrates the trust and satisfaction built up during the previous project. This brings the total number of desulphurization stations in China to 21.

Anyang Iron & Steel (Group) Co. Ltd. is part of the AnGang Group, which was founded in 1916. By production, it is China's third largest steel company.

Danieli Corus BV has received an order for the engineering, procurement, inspection and partial refractory supply and installation supervision for an additional hot blast stove at Tangshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (Tanggang).

This supply is additional to a previously supplied three stove system for a 2650 m3 blast furnace. Given the planned rebuild of this furnace, enlarging it to 3200 m3 inner volume, hot blast requirement will be increased. To meet this requirement, a fourth stove and an entirely new hot blast main and bustle pipe will be supplied.

Danieli Corus Inc. has signed a contract for the design and supply of equipment for the Hot Metal Desulphurization Facility at Wuhan Iron and Steel Co. (WISCO). WISCO is one of the biggest steel plants in China, and the purchase of this desulphurization system means that WISCO is departing from monoinjection of magnesium technology, previously applied in the other WISCO steel plant, to coinjection of lime and magnesium. The facility will include three desulphurization stations.

Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corp. was founded in 1958 in Qingshan. It was the first supergiant iron and steel complex in the People's Republic of China.

Danieli Corus BV has won an Order for supplying the Injection Part of a PCI System for Blast Furnace "C" at SeverStal NA at Dearborn (MI), USA. Both Danieli Corus BV & Danieli Corus Inc. will carry out all the engineering, supply (mainly critical) equipment, provide Site Services and Training for SeverStal personnel in The Netherlands and in the USA. The pulverised coal required for the System will be purchased by SeverStal from a power station and transported to site by trucks, where an unloading station ensures that the pulverised coal enters the PCI System.

The Dearborn steel plant is part of the Rouge industrial complex, a former production facility of the Ford Motor Company. The steel plant was sold as part of a decentralisation policy, which created Rouge Steel, now part of Russian steel maker SeverStal.

Danieli Corus Inc. has received an order for the engineering and equipment supply (two sets), including spare parts and supervision services, for the Cyclone Deduster System to be installed at Shougang Jingtang's new Caofeidian 5500m3 Blast Furnaces in Hebei Province, China.

This is the first supply of our newly designed (patent pending) tangential dual entry cyclone. This type of cyclone is completely empty, without a complicated inlet dome and replaceable guide vanes, greatly reducing maintenance and construction costs. We anticipate this new design will strengthen our leading position in the Chinese market.

Shougang Jingtang Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. is a joint venture of Beijing-based Shougang and Hebei-based Tanggang. The construction of new steel plant in Caofeidian is a first step in the relocation of Shougang.

Danieli Corus has received an order for the design, supply and supervision of construction for the BOF Level 2 Converter Automation System with the Static-Dynamic model for basic oxygen steelmaking) including two Sublance Systems and two Waste Gas Analysis Systems at Shougang Jingtang Iron & Steel United Co. Ltd., China.

These systems will be installed at the BOF plant of the new steel complex, erected in joint venture between Shougang and Tanggang, which will ultimately, in the final stage, produce 15 million tons of steel per annum.

So far, 42 Danieli Corus sublance systems have been sold in China as from 1995.

Danieli Corus has been awarded a purchase order for the supply of the 70 water-cooled Standpipe Caps at Dofasco's No. 6 Battery, located in their No. 3 Coke Plant.

This award followed Danieli Corus' successful engineering of the replacements during Phase 1 of the project.

A consortium consisting of Danieli Corus and Honeywell has received an order for the design, supply, installation and site services for a major upgrade of the existing Level 1 system and the implementation of the Static-Dynamic Model for Basic Oxygen Steelmaking, combined with two Waste Gas Analysis Units. at the existing BOF plant at Bokaro steel works, which consists of two 300 ton converters.

Danieli Corus has received a repair order from ArcelorMittal for the engineering, procurement, inspection, refractory supply, demolition, installation and heat-up of an existing hot blast stove at their No. 3 Blast Furnace in Bremen, Germany.

Not only will the stoves be repaired, they will also be improved with respect to their thermal behaviour on the long term.

Recently, two greenfield blast furnaces, supplied by Danieli Corus, have been blown in. On August 10, 2006 at 5:00 PM, Jindal Southwest's No 2 furnace at their Toranagallu plant was blown in in the presence of Mr Sajjan Jindal, the company's MD. On August 13, 2006 at 10:00 AM, the No 1 furnace at the Raigarh plant of Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. was blown in as well. Both furnaces have an 8.4 metre hearth diameter and are equipped with the revolutionary rotating charging unit. Ramp-up to design capacity is currently in full swing.

India's Minister of Chemicals, Fertiliser & Steel, along with representatives of nearly all the major players in the Indian primary steel industry, paid a visit to Danieli Corus and Corus Strip Products IJmuiden on September 12, 2006. The minister and his following attended a presentation on state-of-the-art ironmaking and a tour of Corus IJmuiden Blast Furnace No 6 to study current ironmaking technology and gain insight for the growth development of steelmaking in India.

Danieli Corus has received an order from Handan Iron & Steel Group Company (HanSteel) for the engineering, procurement, inspection & partial refractory supply and installation supervision of six ceramic burners for the hot blast systems at HanSteel's two new blast furnaces of each 3200 m3 inner volume in Handan City.

The two blast furnaces will be twin designs, built after eachother and the ceramic burners will be incorporated into domestic designed hot blast stoves.

With this order, Danieli Corus made an important step in continuation of their hot blast stove/burner technology in China. Handan has also become an important client for Danieli Corus with their previous order for Sublances and Hot Metal Desulphurization Stations earlier this year.

Danieli Corus has received an order for the design, supply and site services for three Sublance systems, including the Static & Dynamic Model, at Laiwu Steel Group Ltd. in the Shandong Province (China). The equipment will be installed in the newest BOF plant at Laiwu, which is approximately four years old and has three existing 120 ton converters.

Laiwu wishes to expand the production capacity of this particular steel plant beyond the 4 million tpa mark, improve quality of the liquid steel and enhance process consistency in their BOF Steelmaking. The order confirms Danieli Corus' leading position in the Chinese market for sublances. Forty Sublance systems have been sold in China to date since 1995.

Danieli Corus has been awarded the order for Basic Engineering for Taphole Drill and Clay Gun equipment for the No. 2 furnace at the Olympic Dam facility of BHP Billiton.

Olympic Dam, located in South Australia, is a multi-mineral ore body. The facility also operates two flash furnace smelters, one of which will be equipped with this new tapping equipment. Copper is one of the main products of the Olympic Dam facility. Past experiences with Danieli Corus tapping equipment also include application at nickel smelters and blast furnace installations.

Dofasco has awarded the order for Engineering of the Standpipe Cap Replacement project at Dofasco�s No. 6 Battery, located in the No. 3 Coke Plant of their Hamilton, Ontario (Canada) facility to Danieli Corus. Since the order follows the previous order from Dofasco, Inc. so shortly, it confirms Danieli Corus' relationship with this client.

Dofasco's Hamilton steelmaking complex includes a.o. three blast furnaces, a basic oxygen steelmaking plant and three coke plants. In 2004, Dofasco delivered over 5 million tons of steel in total.

Danieli Corus has received an order for supplying Basic Engineering for two Taphole Oxygen Lance Manipulators for the Electric Arc Furnace at the Hamilton, Ontario (Canada) production facility of Dofasco, Inc..

Dofasco is Canada's largest steel producer, established in 1912.

Danieli Corus has received an order for Refractory Design and Inspection Services for the west taphole of the "E" Blast Furnace of Stelco's Hamilton, Ontario (Canada) integrated steelmaking plant. The required repairs will take place during a six day scheduled stop, during which Danieli Corus will also provide on-site assistance.

Stelco operates integrated plants in Hamilton and Nanticoke, Ontario. Their "E" Blast Furnace is part of the latter facility.

As a part of the first stage of the general plant for a steelmaking facility at TongHua Iron & Steel Group Co. Ltd. ("TongHua"), Danieli Corus has supplied a Sublance System equipped with the Static-Dynamic Model for Basic Oxygen Steelmaking. On March 30, this system was submitted to the contractual performance test. The system easily passed the test, surpassing the targets for model hit rates specified in the contract by a substantial margin.

Danieli Corus has received an order for the design and supply of Sublance System equipped with the Static-Dynamic Model for Basic Oxygen Steelmaking at the new 120t converter at TongHua Iron & Steel Group Co. Ltd. ("TongHua") in the Jilin Province, P.R. of China. The construction of this new converter is part of the second stage of the general plan for a steelmaking plant at Tonghua.

Total annual output of liquid steel at Tonghua after completion of the first stage of the general plan is 1.45 Mt. The second stage aims at a new total output for the plant of 3.1 Mt.

Danieli Corus has received an order for the design and supply of two Sublance Systems equipped with the Static-Dynamic Model for Basic Oxygen Steelmaking at the new Steelmaking facility HanDan Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd. ("Hansteel") is planning to build.

In 2004, Hansteel total steel output was nearly 5 Mt.

Danieli Corus has received an order for the design and supply of two Hot Metal Desulphurization Stations at the BOF Steelmaking facility of HanDan Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd. ("Hansteel") in the Hebei Province, P.R. of China. This order marks the sale of the 30th Hot Metal Desulphurization Stations by Danieli Corus. Of these 30, 23 are currently in operation. The other stations have all been sold recently and are either under construction or in the design phase. At Hansteel, the Desulphurization Stations will be operating at a newly constructed BOF shop consisting of two 250t LD converters.

In 2004, Hansteel total steel output was nearly 5 Mt.