Midrex and JSW to Convert DR Plant to Use Coke Oven Gas
07/29/2013 - Midrex Technologies and JSW Steel have announced the signing of a contract to modify the existing MIDREX® direct reduction plant located at JSW-Dolvi Works to utilize coke oven gas to supplement its natural gas supply for production of direct reduced iron.
Strategically located on the coast in the state of Maharashtra, India, the JSW-Dolvi Works 1.5 million metric tons per year MIDREX® Plant began operation in 1994 producing cold DRI for use on site utilizing 100% natural gas. With the continuing escalation of natural gas pricing, combined with infrequent availability of consistent gas supply in India, JSW Steel has looked to Midrex for use of coke oven gas to create better sustainability for the plant and overall site.
The project, scheduled to be completed within 16 months or less, will use COG as a supplement to its natural gas intake so that the DR plant will be able to efficiently operate under a wide range of operating parameters, offering maximum flexibility to JSW Dolvi Works.
JSW Dolvi Works is owned by JSW Steel Ltd. (India's largest privately owned steel company) and has a long history of implementing technological enhancements to boost productivity, lowering costs and improving environmental performance. These include the induction of an automated Lime Coating System and an Oxygen Injection System.
JSW Steel is India’s leading private sector steel producer and among the world’s most illustrious steel companies.
