Belgo Mineira recently produced its first heats at new steelmaking facilities in Piracicaba.

The meltshop comprises new Danieli equipment including 130-ton EAF, LF, alloy charging system, pulse-jet type fume treatment plant and auxiliaries. An existing upgraded continuous caster and associated new hot charging facilities for billets are also included.

The Danieli high-speed bar mill, installed in connection to the new meltshop, will start hot running by the end of June this year. Belgo Mineira will then operate a state-of-the art new minimill, with a capacity of 1.1 million tonnes per year of liquid steel and 500,000 tonnes per year of plain and deformed rolled bars.

Danieli Automation supplied electricals and the fully integrated automation system.