The investment will increase the performance and reduce the costs of the plant.
“This complex project is an essential and extensive upgrade which will ensure the continuity of our hot flow, improve our efficiency and reduce our costs,” Bogdan Grecu, CEO of Liberty Galati.
The hot stove is a major piece of enabling equipment, with a height of over 40 meters, which ensures the preheating of air to a temperature of about 1,200 degrees Celsius before it is then blown into the Blast Furnace to support the smelting process. The new equipment is currently undergoing the final hot tests and was introduced into the flow process, after a successful ramp-up.
The modernization work was performed by complex teams of suppliers from Romania, Luxembourg, Germany and Portugal, along with a team of specialists from the plant.
Liberty Galati is the largest integrated steelworks in Romania, with 7,600 employees and a production capacity of approximately 2 million tons of steel a year. It is majority owned by the GFG Alliance held by Indian billionaire Sanjeev Gupta.