Sep. 2006 — Companhia Siderúrgica do Atlântico (CSA), Brazil, and Outokumpu Technology have entered into a letter of understanding appointing Outokumpu Technology as the Nominated Contractor for the design and supply of a turnkey iron ore sinter plant CSA plans to build at its greenfield steel plant in Sepetiba, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

CSA is a joint venture of ThyssenKrupp Steel as major shareholder and Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD). CSA's new steel plant is scheduled to start operation in 2009 and produce five million tonnes of steel products, mainly for the export to Europe and the NAFTA region.

For Outokumpu Technology, this project will have a similar scope and size as the Samarco project, the world's largest pellet furnace that Outokumpu Technology is currently building in Brazil.

In addition to the CSA plant, Outokumpu Technology is currently implementing four sinter plants in India, adding in total 15 million tonnes to the world's annual sintering capacity as well as five pelletizing plant projects in Sweden, Brazil and Iran, adding 30 million tonnes per year to the world's annual iron pellet production.