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DR-Grade Iron Ore Pellets

The premium for DR-grade pellets in the Atlantic Market hovered between $9-12/ton from January-December 2017, with 65% Fe prices hovering around d $45/ton (Figure 3). The new year saw the price of BF-grade pellets (65% Fe) jump to $58/ton; however the DR-grade premium only increased by $5-6/ton.

MIDREX Plants

Since 1969, there have been nearly 100 MIDREX® Shaft Furnace Direct Reduction modules built in 21 countries worldwide. MIDREX® Plants are able to perform reliably at or above rated capacity in climates that range from the dry, sandy heat of Saudi Arabia to the frigid cold of Canada and Russia. To date only three MIDREX® Modules …

Midrex Direct reduction plants

The Midrex ® direct reduction process is the industry's most productive technology for making high-quality direct reduced iron (DRI) products, accounting for approximately …

Midrex Process for Direct Reduction of Iron Ore – IspatGuru

Midrex process is simple to operate and involves three major unit operations namely (i) iron ore reduction, (ii) gas preheating, and (iii) natural gas reforming. The heart of the Midrex process is its shaft furnace. It is a cylindrical, refractory-lined vessel and is a key component of the direct reduction process.

Recent Innovations & Improvements for a MIDREX® Direct …

Although the MIDREX® Process is the leading direct reduction technology in the world, accounting for 79% of shaft furnace-based DRI production in 2017, the commitment to continuous improvement is strong. This article discusses technology enhancements intended to increase the competitiveness and/or flexibility of MIDREX® Plants.

Electrical Heating of MIDREX® Process Gases

The block flow diagram for the test apparatus is shown in Figure 2.. Figure 2 shows a gas recycle and conditioning loop that is designed to supply an electric heater with a gas flow similar to what is required for the normal operating condition of a hydrogen-based MIDREX Plant.. The loop includes: An electric heater that is the subject of investigation

Midrex Innovations in the Direct Reduction Production …

The configuration includes the latest innovation from Midrex, an electric heater for the recirculating hydrogen gas. H2 Green Steel's purpose is to decarbonize hard-to-abate industries, starting with steel. Its process will remove up to 95 percent of carbon emissions compared to traditional steelmaking. Location: Boden, northern Sweden.

North Africa: Focus on Direct Reduction Ironmaking

Today, direct reduction is the fastest growing, most innovative and environmentally clean method to produce high quality metallic iron for steel production. North Africa is in the forefront of the modern age of ironmaking. Eleven direct reduction modules, with a total rated capacity of almost 14.7 million tons, are either installed or under ...

Parent, Partner and Pacesetter: Kobe Steel's Role …

KSL's relationship with Midrex began almost 10 years prior to KSL becoming the owner of the MIDREX ® Direct Reduction Process and Midrex Corporation, as the company was then known. In 1974, Kobe …

MIDREX® Direct Reduction Plants – 2018 Operations Summary

MIDREX Plants continued to account for approximately 80% of worldwide production of direct reduced iron (DRI) by shaft furnaces and 63.5% of total global DRI products. Fifteen plants established new annual production records and at least 14 plants established new monthly production records. Seventeen additional MIDREX Modules came within 10% of ...

Shaft Furnace Direct Reduction Technology

Midrex and HYL Energiron are the leading technologies in shaft furnace direct reduction, and they account for about 76% of worldwide production. They are the most competitive ways to obtain high ...

ArcelorMittal commissions Midrex to design demonstration …

The MIDREX® Process is unsurpassed in the industry in terms of production and process flexibility to meet the constantly evolving nature of steelmakers and ore-based metallics providers. Midrex Technologies, Inc. is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. It operates a center of excellence for ferrous and non-ferrous reduction technology ...

Finding the Recipe for Hydrogen Heating

This issue includes a report on the collaboration of the Midrex Research & Technology Development Center and TUTCO Sureheat to design an electrical heater system for use in MIDREX H2 plants to prepare the hydrogen reducing gas, and an article by Primetals Technologies on the role of low-CO 2 hot briquetted iron (HBI) in helping to decarbonize …

MIDREX® Direct Reduction Plants 2022 …

Module 3 holds the record for the highest annual production by an HBI module and from a 7.0-meter MIDREX Shaft Furnace, with over 2.0 Mt, set in 2020. Having started up in March 2017, with a rated …

MIDREX H₂

Midrex designs greenfield plants based on MIDREX H2 technology specifically for hydrogen operation or for majority hydrogen operation with minimal natural gas usage. This technology is based on the proven MIDREX Shaft Furnace and process gas systems that already operate at large scale (2.5 Mt/y) and with ~55-75% H2 in reducing gas. The ...

Research & Development

Over the years, the facility housing the Midrex research & development activities have been relocated, modified, and upgraded several times. The Research & Development Technology Center, as it is now known, is the principal facility for ferrous and non-ferrous reduction technology development for Midrex Technologies, Inc. and Kobe …

Leadership

KC Woody is President and Chief Executive Officer of Midrex Technologies, Inc. He joined Midrex in 2010 as Plant Sales Manager responsible for commercial activities in Australia and Southeast Asia and has served in a variety of commercial roles including the first Managing Director of Midrex India Private Limited and Vice President-Commercial of …

TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MIDDREX …

MIDREX process is simple to operate and involves three major unit operations namely (i) iron ore reduction, (ii) gas preheating, and (iii) natural gas reforming. The heart of the MIDREX process is its shaft furnace. It is a cylindrical, refractory-lined vessel and is a key component of the direct reduction process.

Regeneration of the Midrex Reformer Catalysts Using …

Optimum operating conditions are established for the regeneration of the deactivated Midrex reformer nickel-alumina (Ni/Al 2 O 3) catalysts employed in Khouzestan Steel Company (KSC) using supercritical carbon dioxide.In addition, the impacts of a range of parameters, including static time, flow rate, pressure, and temperature, on …

TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MIDDREX PROCESS …

MIDREX process uses a solid catalyst for the gas phase reaction. Alumina or magnesia is the carrier material which gives the catalyst its shape and strength. The active ingredient …

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MIDREX Flex

The MIDREX® plant is extremely flexible and can accommodate the initial transitions from a carbon to a hydrogen economy. Decarbonization is key to the sustainability of the steel industry, and direct reduction is the only proven way to lower carbon monoxide (CO2) emissions in the vital ironmaking step. The use of green hydrogen is the ideal ...

Midrex: New statistics on DRI production show new record

Photo: Midrex. Midrex Technologies has published the World Direct Reduction Statistics Report for 2022. Accordingly, global production of direct reduced iron (DRI) was 127.36 million tonnes (Mt) last year, almost 6.9% higher than the previous record of 119.2 Mt from 2021. Overall, the global DRI production has increased by almost 55 million ...

History

1970s. Korf Group purchases MIDREX Process and establishes Midrex Corporation in Charlotte, NC, USA. In-situ reforming. Heat recovery system. Furnace capacity increased up to 750,000 t/y. Flowsheets developed for coal and coke oven gas and high sulfur ores. Start-up of Hamburger Stahlwerke (now ArcelorMittal Hamburg) – oldest operating …

The MIDREX® Process

MIDREX SHAFT FURNACE IS THE MOST FLEXIBLE AND VERSATILE REDUCTION VESSEL FOR DRI PRODUCERS.The MIDREX . Shaft Furnace can use natural gas or a syngas from coal or coke. oven gas as its reductant. MIDREX® Plants commonly operate in excess of 8000 hrs per year. In addition, the MIDREX® Shaft Furnace has been proven.

Adapting to Raw Materials Challenges: Part 1

Part 2 will present a strategy for increasing the percentage of lump ore in the feed mix of a MIDREX Plant, which involves MIDREX Remote Professional Services (RPS). A step-by-step case study will document the method used to adapt to an alternative raw materials strategy and the results that were achieved. Part 2 will conclude with a series ...

WORLD DIRECT REDUCTION STATISTICS

®MIDREX Technology continued to account for ~80% of worldwide production of DRI by shaft furnaces in 2022. Natural gas is generally the main source of reducing gas in shaft furnace-based processes, and DRI produced using natural gas has significantly lower CO 2 emissions than DRI

WORLD DIRECT REDUCTION STATISTICS

The MIDREX Process was responsible for 65.4M tons, or 60.5% of all DRI produced globally, and 79.8% of all gas-based DRI. The production from MIDREX Plants increase by 5.3% year-on-year, whereas the production from other gas-based processes decreased by 8.5%. 2019 World Direct Reduction Statistics Page 4 ...

MIDREX® Direct Reduction Plants 2021 OPERATIONS …

MIDREX Plants have produced a cumulative total of more than 1.25 billion tons of all forms of DRI (cold DRI, CDRI; hot DRI, HDRI; and hot briquetted iron, HBI) through the end of …

Midrex Innovations in the Direct Reduction Production …

Midrex has a unique blend of existing and new technologies to create the sustainable future of iron & steel. Our DR plants produce low CO2 metallics for captive steel production …

Midrex Process Overview

MIDREX Process has flexibility to produce DRI with carbon levels from 1.5-4% and discharge temperatures up to 700 o C by operational modifications. Optimal level …

People, Growth & Technology

The PGT is a critical milestone for any project and something everyone at Midrex takes very seriously. PGT also can be used to describe the "test" Midrex is facing as we play our role in decarbonizing our industry – People driving Growth with Technology. If not for a group of talented, innovative, and determined people more than 50 years ...

Midrex Process Overview

In 2015, landed LNG prices were $6-7/MMBtu, which made NG direct reduction feasible. Now prices at $8-9/MMBtu, which makes NG direct reduction challenging but possible. We agree with the generally held belief that landed prices for most of the world will remain around $9/MMBtu in 2018$ for the next decade and probably beyond. USA prices will ...

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