ENERGIRON DRP, electric arc furnaces, secondary metallurgy, and slab casting systems for a fully integrated, EAF based steel mill serving low emission, high quality automotive steel production<\/p>\n
HYUNDAI\u2011POSCO Louisiana Steel LLC has selected Danieli as its technology partner for the construction of a new integrated steel plant in Louisiana, USA. The new facility will produce high\u2011quality hot\u2011rolled slabs, primarily intended for low\u2011carbon, high value\u2011added automotive steel grades for the North American market.<\/p>\n
The contracts awarded to Danieli includes the supply of two electric arc furnaces with secondary metallurgy, two thick slab casters, and two slab reheating furnaces. In addition, the ENERGIRON\u00ae consortium by Tenova and Danieli has been selected as the supplier for the direct reduction plant.<\/p>\n
The ENERGIRON\u00ae Direct Reduction Plant (DRP), jointly developed by Tenova and Danieli, will be the second of its kind in the USA, with a nominal capacity of 2.5 mtpy of hot and cold Direct Reduced Iron (DRI). Featuring Zero Reformer ENERGIRON\u00ae technology, the plant will produce DRI with high metallization and controlled carbon content. Designed to be hydrogen future\u2011ready and equipped with carbon capture technology, the DRP represents one of the most sustainable steelmaking solutions currently available on the market.<\/p>\n
The meltshop will feed the casting area at a production rate of 2.88 Mtpy. It will include two electric arc furnaces equipped with Zerobucket ECS\u00ae continuous scrap charging, allowing flexible operation with charge mixes ranging from 100% scrap to hot and cold DRI. Secondary metallurgy will consist of two twin-ladle furnaces and one twin RH\u2011OB system, supported by a complete material\u2011handling system and fume\u2011treatment plants for both meltshops.<\/p>\n
The two slab continuous casters incorporate Danieli\u2019s latest 3Q technologies and are designed to produce conventional thick slabs for quality grades, including low\u2011carbon\u2011emissions steel. Special attention has been given to mould\u2011level stability and surface quality, meeting the stringent requirements of automotive applications.<\/p>\n
Two walking\u2011beam reheating furnaces, each rated at 280 tph, complete the production line. The furnaces are optimized for low fuel consumption and high operational flexibility, and are already designed to operate with natural\u2011gas\u2013hydrogen mixtures up to 100%, ensuring compliance with future decarbonization targets.<\/p>\n
With this project, Hyundai and Danieli further strengthen their strategic partnership, highlighting a shared commitment to advanced and sustainable steelmaking. HYUNDAI\u2011POSCO Louisiana Steel LLC\u2014established by Hyundai Motor Group in collaboration with POSCO\u2014will operate one of the world\u2019s first EAF\u2011based, fully integrated steel mills dedicated to automotive steel production in the USA.<\/p>\n
The project also confirms Danieli\u2019s position as the preferred technology partner for leading steelmakers worldwide, thanks to proven solutions that combine the lowest environmental footprint with high operational reliability. Danieli steelmaking technologies consistently deliver reduced OpEx, low\u2011carbon emissions, and superior product quality\u2014key factors in the production of demanding automotive grades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ENERGIRON DRP, electric arc furnaces, secondary metallurgy, and slab casting systems for a fully integrated, EAF based steel…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3603,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[647,649,654,656,295,294,293,651,655,648,652,653,650],"class_list":["post-3602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hyundai","tag-construction-news","tag-engineering-news","tag-global-construction-projects","tag-global-investment","tag-hyundai","tag-hyundai-group","tag-hyundai-motor-group","tag-industry-insights","tag-infrastructure-export-deal","tag-infrastructure-updates","tag-latest-project-developments","tag-major-construction-news","tag-megaproject-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3602\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}