Primetals Technologies wins Outokumpu Stainless USA ladle furnace upgrade order
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries unit Primetals Technologies won an order to upgrade Outokumpu Stainless USA’s Calvert, Alabama ladle furnace.
- Contract covers a 180-ton twin ladle furnace to replace a 2012 ladle treatment stand, targeting lower emissions, tighter temperature control.
- Upgrade adds electrical heating capacity post-AOD converter, improving operational flexibility at a plant melting up to 100% stainless scrap in an EAF.
- Supply includes Level 1 automation, power solution, Melt Expert electrode control to lift throughput, stabilize operations, cut energy use.
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