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デュエルビッツカジノ ログインel, Steel Dynamics Launch First ITmk3 Project, Plan to construct commercial ironmaking plant in Minnesota
November 21, 2007
The ITmk3 Process is an innovative next-generation technology that in a continuous process rapidly produces high-grade iron nuggets for use in steelmaking. High-purity iron is produced in the form of small, inert nuggets that are ideal in meeting the pig iron requirements of electric-arc-furnace mini-mills producing high-grade flat-rolled steels. In addition, the process is environmentally friendly, generating about 20 percent less carbon gases than in the traditional blast furnace/BOF ironmaking process used by integrated steel mills.
Following the completion of trials demonstrating the viability of the process in July 2004, デュエルビッツカジノ ログインel and SDI began working on the next stage: planning the construction of the first commercial-scale ITmk3 plant. The agreement to formally confirm the launch of the commercial plant project was signed yesterday, November 20, 2007, at SDI's headquarters in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
This first ITmk3 commercial plant will be constructed and operated through a joint venture, Mesabi Nugget Delaware, LLC, which will produce and sell the iron nuggets. SDI will invest million in the venture, holding an 81% equity share, while デュエルビッツカジノ ログインel will invest million for a 19% share. SDI will manage the construction of the facility and operate it.
デュエルビッツカジノ ログインel will provide the ITmk3 process license, engineering services, primary production equipment, and technical support. デュエルビッツカジノ ログインel expects the commercial plant to provide essential operating data on plant and process effectiveness.
SDI anticipates that all of the nuggets produced by the ITmk3 plant will be consumed in its mini-mills. In a related initiative, SDI is acquiring an existing mine near the ITmk3 plant site on the Mesabi Iron Range and plans to construct a facility for concentrating iron ore. The processed iron ore will be used as a raw material feedstock for the nugget plant.
The start of the first commercial ITmk3 plant project is a significant step forward for the next-generation ironmaking process, which is increasingly recognized around the world, said デュエルビッツカジノ ログインel. デュエルビッツカジノ ログインel is also working on other commercial ITmk3 projects, including one in Michigan, which デュエルビッツカジノ ログインel is studying with Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
With world steel demand continuing to rise, global crude steel production has been growing yearly by 60 million to 100 million metric tons, reaching 1.24 billion metric tons in 2006. Over the medium- to long-term future, steel demand is anticipated to continue increasing, along with the corresponding need for cold iron units, which consist of iron units other than blast-furnace hot metal. デュエルビッツカジノ ログインel believes the ITmk3 Process is one of the most effective ways to meet this new demand.
The ITmk3 Process, with its lower carbon-dioxide emissions and capital investment, is highly suitable for developing countries that are growing their steel industries. In addition, the ITmk3 Process can use relatively low-grade iron ore and coal, which are difficult to use in blast furnace ironmaking, to keep raw material costs down. Mining companies traditionally supply raw materials to integrated blast-furnace steelmakers. However, the ITmk3 Process enables mining companies to produce and sell value-added iron nuggets to electric arc furnace steelmakers. Along with these advantages, the real value of the ITmk3 Process is that it produces high-grade iron nuggets comparable in quality to blast-furnace pig iron.
In addition to grappling with environmental issues, the world steel industry faces a tight raw material market and higher costs due to the sharp increase in steel production. Under these difficult conditions, the ITmk3 Process is an attractive alternative that provides a number of solutions. デュエルビッツカジノ ログインel, with subsidiary Midrex Technologies, Inc., is a leading company of direct reduction processes, and its MIDREX® Direct Reduction Process is used to produce 60% of the world's direct reduced iron. As a member of the world steel industry, デュエルビッツカジノ ログインel has launched a revolutionary ironmaking process that is in step with the present age, increasing its corporate value as well as contributing to society.
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Profile of Mesabi Nugget Delaware
Company name: | Mesabi Nugget Delaware, LLC | |
Established: | June 2006 | |
Headquarters: | Fort Wayne, Indiana (USA) | |
Business: | Production and sale of iron nuggets | |
Production capacity: | 500,000 metric tons per year |
Profile of デュエルビッツカジノ ログインynamics
Company name: | デュエルビッツカジノ ログインynamics, Inc. | |
Chairman & CEO: | Keith Busse | |
Established: | 1993 | |
Headquarters: | Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA | |
Employees: | 3,490 (in 2006) | |
Sales: | .2 billion (in 2006) | |
Business: | Electric-arc-furnace steelmaker (5 mini-mills) | |
Steel production capacity: | About 5.2 million tons | |
Planned capacity (2009): | 6.7 million tons |