Posted on 22 Nov 2023
Daido Steel Co., Ltd. will supply an electric furnace named STARQ® to JFE Steel, and the facility will be installed at the No.4 steelmaking plant in Chiba.
JFE Steel said it produces stainless steel at the No.4 plant. Introducing the new electric furnace will help it increase scrap use and reduce CO2 emissions by up to 450,000 tons yearly.
STARQ® is an electric furnace without restrictions on the type or shape of input raw materials, and it is ideal for manufacturing high-grade steels such as stainless steel.
The electric furnace has a planned production capacity of approximately 300,000 tons per year, and it was scheduled to be put into operation in the second half of 2025.
Source:Yieh
