According to Primetals Technologies, the furnace, which is to be installed at voestalpine’s Linz plant in Austria, is an important piece of voestalpine’s decarbonization plans. Those plans call for installation of electric arc furnace at voestalpine’s sites in Linz and Donawitz.

Primetals Technologies will supply the furnace, a dust collection system, a waste heat recovery system, electrical grid stabilization equipment, and a material handling for alloying materials and additives. The order also includes full level 1 and level 2 automation, a power supply system including a static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) for optimized grid stabilization, and robotics. 

“We are very happy to strengthen our close and long-lasting partnership with voestalpine and to support them on their way to becoming CO₂-neutral,” said Andreas Viehböck, head of upstream technologies at Primetals Technologies.

“The EAF Ultimate is part of our latest generation of electric steelmaking plants and is well-known for its raw material flexibility, fully automated operation, advanced control systems, and environmental efficiency. With this technology, voestalpine is set for a future of decarbonized steel production,” Viehböck said.