Tata Steel UK commissions electric arc furnace

The electric arc furnace (EAF) for the Tata Steel Port Talbot plant is a major step in the UK steel industry's transition to green steelmaking. Tata Steel UK has awarded the contract to Tenova.

“Today marks an important milestone in making low-CO₂ steelmaking a reality in Port Talbot as well as reducing the UK’s carbon emissions and supporting our customers with their own carbon reduction targets”, said T V Narendran, CEO and Managing Director of the global Tata Steel group at the signing of the contract with Tenova. The Italian company has been awarded a contract by Tata Steel UK to supply an electric arc furnace (EAF) and associated equipment for the Port Talbot plant in the UK. The state-of-the-art production line is a major component in a joint agreement between Tata Steel and the UK government that lays out a decarbonization pathway for steelmaking in the UK.
Tata Steel UK has kicked off an ambitious project to transform its Port Talbot steelworks as part of a joint agreement with the UK government to transition to sustainable steelmaking. This is the largest investment in the UK steel industry for decades. The new production line will replace the existing blast furnaces, significantly reducing the site’s carbon emissions while maintaining high-quality flat steel production. The project is the first major step towards the decarbonization of the local steel industry and is projected to reduce direct carbon emissions by 50 million tonnes over a decade.
The core of the new production line is Tenova’s Electric Arc Furnace equipped with its Consteel Continuous Charging System and Electromagnetic Stirring System (EMS), which enables a productivity of 450 tonnes/hour. The supply also includes two ladle furnaces of the same capacity, a fume treatment plant, and a material handling system. Additionally, Tenova will provide an extensive engineering and assistance package to support Tata Steel UK throughout the construction and startup phases of the entire new production line.
The new EAF-based equipment is designed to seamlessly integrate into the existing downstream facilities, including the continuous casting plant while upgrading production capabilities and environmental performance. It will be installed in the buildings currently housing the BOF (Basic Oxygen Furnace) converters, which will be removed.
Source:Tenova