Electrotherm (India), the leading manufacturer of induction furnace, oxygen converter, ladle furnace, caster, transformer and other metallurgical equipment for steel plants and foundries, has successfully commissioned 35 ton ELdFOS, a special metallurgical equipment for carrying out dephosphorization and desulphurization in the same equipment, at Suryadev Alloys & Power Limited near Chennai in June 2013. The successful development of dephosphorization by Electrotherm, the first of its kind technology, has strengthened the viability of small and medium steel producers using Induction Furnace for melting, who now can produce high quality steel employing this new technology for refining said Mr. Sharat Chojar, General Manager - Marketing (International Business), Electrotherm addressing the media here at Hyderabad.
According to the Chief Metallurgist of Electrotherm Dr. Swaren Bedarkar, “Realizing the needs of its customers to produce steel having phosphorus and sulphur within specified norms, our metallurgy and design & development departments have been working on this project for quite some time to establish the process of dephosphorization without using any oxygen converter. Successful trials were taken at our steel plant in Kutch during 2008 to 2010 before the equipment was manufactured for commercial scale.”
“The breakthrough technology provided by us will enable the steel producers through induction route to conform to recently proposed BIS norms and produce steel grades like Fe500D and above rebars which will propel their market share for long products over the next 4-5 years in comparison to primary producers”, added the Chairman and CTO Mr. Mukesh Bhandari.
“Ever since use of sponge iron increased in induction furnaces, problem of high phosphorus and sulphur were seen as a stumbling block by the steel producers. It became imperative to have a refining equipment which would reduce both phosphorus and sulphur from the molten steel before it was taken to casting. Electrotherm has always provided such solutions to steel makers and this time too, it took lead to successfully develop the process and the equipment for the steel producers”, said Suneel Kulkarni, Executive Director. It is worth a mention that over 30% of India’s total steel production comes through induction furnace route, which predominantly use sponge iron as their major raw material. Phosphorus and sulphur come in the sponge iron from iron ore and coal.
Bharat Tank, Country Head – Sales & Marketing of Electrotherm was thrilled to mention, “the successful development and commissioning of dephosphorizing equipment, named ELdFOS, has given a fresh lease of life to steel producers through Induction route. It facilitates them to meet international quality standards for their products and they can even export their billets or finished products. With BIS norms getting stringent with respect to phosphorous and sulphur, this equipment will be useful to all steel makers using induction route to meet the new quality standards and steel chemistry.”
Electrotherm, a total solutions providing company, has exported Induction Furnaces to 39 countries around the world and made them profitable through technology up-gradation and productivity improvement equipment, which it keeps developing from time to time. Electrotherm has already acquired patent of its dephosphorization process, entitled “A process for refining steel in induction furnace”.
According to the Chief Metallurgist of Electrotherm Dr. Swaren Bedarkar, “Realizing the needs of its customers to produce steel having phosphorus and sulphur within specified norms, our metallurgy and design & development departments have been working on this project for quite some time to establish the process of dephosphorization without using any oxygen converter. Successful trials were taken at our steel plant in Kutch during 2008 to 2010 before the equipment was manufactured for commercial scale.”
“The breakthrough technology provided by us will enable the steel producers through induction route to conform to recently proposed BIS norms and produce steel grades like Fe500D and above rebars which will propel their market share for long products over the next 4-5 years in comparison to primary producers”, added the Chairman and CTO Mr. Mukesh Bhandari.
“Ever since use of sponge iron increased in induction furnaces, problem of high phosphorus and sulphur were seen as a stumbling block by the steel producers. It became imperative to have a refining equipment which would reduce both phosphorus and sulphur from the molten steel before it was taken to casting. Electrotherm has always provided such solutions to steel makers and this time too, it took lead to successfully develop the process and the equipment for the steel producers”, said Suneel Kulkarni, Executive Director. It is worth a mention that over 30% of India’s total steel production comes through induction furnace route, which predominantly use sponge iron as their major raw material. Phosphorus and sulphur come in the sponge iron from iron ore and coal.
Bharat Tank, Country Head – Sales & Marketing of Electrotherm was thrilled to mention, “the successful development and commissioning of dephosphorizing equipment, named ELdFOS, has given a fresh lease of life to steel producers through Induction route. It facilitates them to meet international quality standards for their products and they can even export their billets or finished products. With BIS norms getting stringent with respect to phosphorous and sulphur, this equipment will be useful to all steel makers using induction route to meet the new quality standards and steel chemistry.”
Electrotherm, a total solutions providing company, has exported Induction Furnaces to 39 countries around the world and made them profitable through technology up-gradation and productivity improvement equipment, which it keeps developing from time to time. Electrotherm has already acquired patent of its dephosphorization process, entitled “A process for refining steel in induction furnace”.
