According to a press release, during the reconstruction of the furnace, not only will the new design utilize new technology, but the efficiency will be improved.

These updates will also reduce costs and increase the volume of high-quality long products, the company said.

“Metalloinvest chose Tenova to manage this complex project because of our technical expertise and reliability in terms of time scheduling; we are very pleased to cooperate once again with this important Russian player. In a very competitive market with a continuous evolution of quality requirements, our clients can keep on top of this fast innovation pace thanks to our technological solutions. Together with our qualified personnel they are able to find the right optimizations for their equipment, so to obtain better performances and reduce operating costs,” said Marcello Tomolillo, service area manager at Tenova Italimpianti.

Commissioning is scheduled for December 2022.