In the next issueâ€Ś Ironmaking Wind power from the blast furnace German flat steel producer Salzgitter Flachstahl has made a further contribution to energy-efficient ironmaking by installing a top-gas pressure recovery turbine at its blast furnace B, which was successfully put back into operation after a complete modernization implemented during only 20 months. The turbine continuously recovers eight to nine MW of electrical energy right from the pressure gradient at the top gas of the blast furnace. Steelmaking â€“ Automation Electrical system upgrade of ladle furnace at Votorantim Barra Mansa, Brazil Votorantim has replaced and commissioned the control system of a 50 t ladle furnace at the meltshop in their Barra Mansa plant. During the 15-day commissioning period, field equipment and communications tests were performed. Engineers and operators completed an intensive training programme to familiarize with the new control system. Continuous casting Enhanced vertical continuous casting technology for flat and long products The vertical caster concept allows the casting of almost any steel grade, particularly of those steels which can definitely not be cast on a bow-type machine. The only restrictions are in connection with the availability of suitable casting powders. Nevertheless, these special steel grades require a good deal of flexibility from the caster proper. Through continuous improvement and consistent upgrading with modern technological packages, the applicability of vertical casting could be extended to even more steel grades and section sizes, resulting in enhanced quality and productivity. Hot rolling Combined plate mill and finishing line for aluminium products Shandong Nanshan Aluminium Co. Ltd. is going to build a 1+5 hot rolling mill, i.e. a plate mill and a five-stand finishing line. It will be integrated into a new works located to the west of Yantai in the province of Shandong, China. With this mill line, Nanshanâ€™s annual capacity for flat rolled products will rise by 300,000 t in the first stage of construction. The new line will produce can stock for the beverage industry and sheets and plates for the automotive and aircraft industries. This preview may be subject to change. #=+G52;1.-G+A # " G 8@G G GG E;;.5-8:/ G .:G6*G7A G G G *@G G G . 6*25GG69< ;<*15.2;.7 -. #=+G52;1G.: @.,=<2>.G .6+.:G8/G<1.G *7*0.6.7.:G<2;G270G *7G*0G.: G%20:2-G 5270. G G G *@G G G . 6*25GG;20:2- 45270. ;<*15.2;.7 -. 2;<:2+=<287G .9< G *+:2.5.G)*5 G G G *@G G G . 6*25GG0*+:2.5. ?*5- ;<*15.2;.7 -. #:8G-=,G<287G *7*0.: G =:41*:-G%<*:4=55* . 6*25GG+=:41*:- ;<*:4=55* ;<*15.2;.7 -. #:8G-=,G<287 *A8=< G#.<.:G E,1.5. . 6*25G9.<.: +=.,1.5. ;<*15.2;.7 -. -G>.:G<2;G270G:*<.G,*:-G!8 G G8/G #=+G52G,*G<287 G >.G:AG GG687<1; 7G7=G*5G;=+G;,:29G<287G:*<.G 27,5 G98;.-G+AG<1.G#=+G52;1G.:;G+AG <1G!8>.6 +.: G"<1G.:G?2;. G<1.G;=+G;,:29G<287G2;G*=G<8G6*.G:201<;G<8G9=+52;1G<1.G?8:4 -=:270G<1.G52/.<26.G8/G<1.G,89A:201< G 7G9*:<2,=5*: <1.G9=+52;1.:G?255G1*>.G/=55G*=<18:2AG6.<*5 /:..G9:27<270G274