UK-based plantmaker Primetals Technologies has announced that it will supply a new sinter plant for Japanese steel producer JFE Steel’s Fukuyama production site in Japan. Startup of the new plant is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2019.
Primetals stated that JFE Steel’s order includes the 4.8 million mt per year sinter plant, the sinter cooler and the product handling system. The new plant will replace the existing sinter plant No. 3. The new sinter plant will be equipped with the latest waste gas recirculation technology to ensure a reduced environmental impact through the sinter process.