Siemens bags order from SAIL for 200 mn euros

MUMBAI: Siemens VAI Metals Technologies on Tuesday bagged an order from Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) for a new LD converter steel mill, which will be built at the company's Bhilai Steel Plant in Bhilai.

The project, which has an order volume of approximately 200 million euros, includes the engineering and the supply of three LD (BOF ��� Basic Oxygen Furnace) converters, including primary and secondary dedusting facilities, converter gas recovery, electrics and automation.

For this project Siemens VAI will engineer and supply three LD converters with a tapping weight of 180 tons. The converters will be equipped with tilting units and drives, maintenance-free VAI-Con Link suspension systems and VAI-Con Stopper systems for nearly slag-free tapping.

Furthermore, oxygen-lance systems, the related drives as well as electrics and Level 1 and Level 2 automation systems will be provided.

The project also includes the supply and implementation of the Dynacon process-optimization system. This allows converter tap-to-tap times to be notably shortened, thus increasing productivity.