简介:Throughout30yearsofimportation,adoptionandinnovation,theColdRollingPlantofBaosteelhasadheredtoamarket-orientedstrategy,andgraduallyexpandeditsoutputandraiseditstechnicallevelthroughtheexpansionofproductionscale,theoptimizationofproductionlines,thedevelopmentofhighaddedvalueproducts,theimprovementofproductquality,environmentallyfriendlymanufacturingandtechnologicalinnovation.Inthisway,theplanthasdevelopedintoaworldclasscoldrollingplantthatproducescutting-edgeeconomicandtechnicalindices.
简介:Baosteel's60000m3/hairseparationunit(ASU)isthelargestoxygengeneratingsysteminChina.Theoperationalcostofsuchagiantsystemisveryhigh.Howtoreducetheoperationalcostisacriticalissue.Thispaperdiscussesthesystem'scharacteristics,thecurrentoperationalstatusandthedifficultiesinreducingthecost,andanalyzesrelevantindicators,suchasthetechnicalandeconomicalindicatorsofindividualunitsandsystemsaswellastheindicatorsconcerningthecosts.Therelationshipbetweenthecostandeacheconomicalindicatorandmeasurestooptimizeaneconomicaloperationoftheoxygengeneratingsystemarealsodiscussedinthispaper.
简介:Fromtheviewofthedomesticandinternationalenergy,environmentandoperationsituation,thepaperanalysestheconfrontedproblemsofironandsteelindustry,answerswhybaosteelhasbeenfulfillingenvironmentoperationstrategy,andproceedtotheintroductionofitsenvironmentmanagementpracticeandfutureoutlooks.Theenvironmentmanagementisessentiallyagreenvaluecreation,whichemergestheenvironmentalprotectionintothewholebusinessenterpriseoperatesprocessinordertocreateitsvalue.Theenvironmentmanagementisakindofmanagementcreation,isakindofactiveenvironmentmanagement,whichpromotesthemainsenseofenergyconservationandemissionmitigation.
简介:IronmakingatBaosteelhasfocusedonblastfurnacesoverthelast30years.Afterpassingthroughthestagesof'learning','tracking','usage','experimentation','innovation'and'development',Baosteel'sproductioncapacityhasgrownsteadilyanditsstandardoftechnologyisincreasing.Remarkableprogresshasbeenmadeinthetechnologiesofblendingstack,thicklayersintering,lowsiliconandhighanhydroferritesintering,coalblending,andthehighproductivitywithhighpulverizedcoalinjection(PCI)rateandlongcampaignoftheblastfurnaces.Theentireironmakingprocessisdevelopinginthedirectionofhighefficiency,lowenergyconsumption,cleanproduction,andenvironmentalprotectionbecausethezerodischargeofsolidwasteandindustrialsewagehasbeenachieved.After20yearsofdevelopment,Baosteelhasbecomeamodernizedironproducerwithanannualcapacityof28.85Mtofsinter,7.26Mtofcokeand22.50Mtofhotmetal(PugangCorexfurnaceoutputincluded),anditsmaineconomicandtechnologicalindiceshavereachedaworld-classlevel.
简介:Steelmakingisenergyandmaterialintensive.Thatiswhysteelisalwaysdemonizedandconfrontedwithincriminationsandrequirementsforreductionofitsenvironmentalimpact.Thosepuredemands-likeforemissiontradingareshort-sightedastheydonotbaseonanintegratedapproach.InsteadtheymerelyconsiderCO2emissionsduringtheproductionprocess.Aforward-looking,globalclimateandenvironmentalpolicyneedsasustainablelifecycleapproach.Thereforeitmustforexamplealsotakeintoaccountthecontributionofsteeltowardscuttingemissionsinitsapplication-intheenergy.automotiveandhouseholdsectors.Steelwillplayakeyroleinclimateprotection.One-thirdoftheremainingCO2reductiontargetplannedinGermanyby2020canonlybeachievedwiththehelpofinnovativesteelproductsandtheirapplications.ThisistheconclusionofanindependentstudybyTheBostonConsultingGroup(BCG)onbehalfofSteelInstituteVDEh,andGermanSteelFederation.ThestudycomparesCO2savingsfromimportantinnovativesteelapplications(suchasmoreefficientpowerstations,windturbines,orlightervehicles)withCO2emissionscausedbysteelproduction.Byadoptingthiscomprehensiveperspective,thestudyforthefirsttimeprovidesaCO2balanceforthematerialsteelbycomparingtheCO2reductionsmadepossiblethroughinnovativesteelapplicationswiththeCO2emissionsresultingfromsteelproduction.ThebalancewascalculatedonthebasisofeightselectedinnovativesteelapplicationsinGermanyfortheperiod2007to2020,wherebytheCO2emissionscausedbysteelproductionwereconsideredthroughouttheentirelifecycleoftheparticularsteeluse.Fortheselectedexamples,theuseofinnovativesteelsresultedinatotalsavingspotentialof74MtofCO2in2020.Thecalculationsarebasedonconservativeassumptions;forexamplewithoutcountingofpotentialsbyexportedsteelorbycomparisonwithcompetitivematerials.TheproductionofsteelinGermany,includingtheextractiono
简介:Baosteeldevelopedadigitalautomaticanalysistechniqueformaceralspecificationin2002.Thisanalysissystemcombinesdigitalimageprocessing,graphics,databases,expertsystems,artificialintelligenceandotheradvancedtechnologies.After6yearsofapplicationincokeproduction,thesystemproveditselfsuccessfulincoalqualitytestingandcoalblendingguidanceonmaceral.However,duringthislongprocess,someinadequacieswerefoundthatimpactedtheprecisionandaccuracyoftheanalysis.So,in2008Baosteelbegantoworkonimprovingthecoalmaceralanalysissystem.Theimprovementsincludedthefollowing:furtherupgradingandenhancingtheanalysisperformanceofmicroscopicimages;extendingthegraylevelstoincreasethereflectancemeasurementaccuracy64times;changingthefocusmethodandeffectivelyeliminatingtheinterferenceofhalo.Inaddition,animprovedimagerecognitionmethodwasadoptedtomaketheextractionofvitrinitemoreaccurateandanewmodelofcoalconstituentalgorithmwasaddedwhichcanaccuratelydeterminethecompositionofmaceral(exinite,vitrinite,inertinite).Sincetheseimprovementswerecompleted,thesystemhasachievedhigherautomation,speedandaccuracy,collectedmoreinformationandperformedmoreaccuratemaceralanalysisforcokeproduction.Meanwhile,theimprovedsystemhasprovidedareliableanalyticalbasisforthefurtherstudyontherelationshipbetweencokequalityandcoalblending.