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RINA Consulting – Centro Sviluppo Materiali (RINA-CSM)
RINA-CSM was established in 1963 as a research centre for the Iron and steel industry, then extended the activity to other industrial sectors as new materials, energy and environment. The traditional presence of CSM as the Italian reference pole in European research (RFCS and Framework Programmes) results in hundreds of international collaboration agreements and contracts. CSM, with over 200 talented researchers and technicians, 20 laboratories, pilot lines and full-scale testing facilities, is the main reference for any project in which materials, technology and innovation play a critical role. CSM is part of RINA Group. RINA is a multi-national Group which delivers verification, certification, conformity assessment, marine classification, environmental enhancement, product testing, site supervision and vendor inspection, training and engineering consultancy, process development for steel industry across a wide range of industries and services. With an estimate turnover of over 465 million Euros in 2019, about 3,800 employees, and 170 offices in 65 countries worldwide, RINA is recognized as an authoritative member of key international organizations and an important contributor to the development of new legislative standards.
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Centre for Research in the Metallurgy (CRM)
CRM is a non-profit steel research organisation with a long-standing experience in steel research and proven expertise in steel processing and alloy development for major industrial steel groups. CRM has participated in many previous EU projects (RFCS, FP, H2020, KIC, etc.), and has coordinated a significant number of them. CRM performs regularly industrial trials in different steel plants and has thus a practical knowledge of the industrial work environment. The present project will be carried out within the Units ELIMIN (Energy and Low Impact Industry) and MPR (Metal Production and Recycling) located in Liège (Belgium). These teams have developed a comprehensive general methodology for the characterization of carbonaceous materials and alternative fuels. This methodology has been tested on a broad range of feedstock and built on existing standard methods and on protocols dedicated to the purpose. The methodology is based on an array of sampling operations and analyses, ranging from conventional proximate and elementary analysis to specific reactivity tests with a set of very effective devices (thermogravimetric analysis coupled to a Fourier Transform infrared spectrometer and to a mass spectrometer). Furthermore, the involved CRM teams have the ability to carbonise alternative fuels such as biomass and waste streams on different continuous or batch pilot plants.
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ArcelorMittal Innovacion, Investigacion e Inversión (AM)
The ArcelorMittal Group is the world's leading integrated steel and mining company, with a presence in more than 60 countries and notably in many EU countries (Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Poland, Italy, Luxembourg, etc). The Group will bring to the project experience in the industrial operation of BF plants and will be involved in all tasks related to future industrial implementation of the proposed reforming process in integrated plants. Moreover, it must be noted that the ArcelorMittal Group was the coordinator and one of the founding members of the former EU-wide ULCOS programme which pioneered CO2 mitigation in integrated steel plants and more especially the injection of reducing gases in the BF to reduce coke rate. ArcelorMittal employs about 1 300 researchers in 13 research centres worldwide, all connected through a Global R&D organisation. One of those centres is the partner ArcelorMittal Innovacion, Investigacion e Inversión, which is located in the Asturias region in Spain and an affiliated company of ArcelorMittal España. With about 160 employees, this R&D centre is specialised in the implementation of new technologies in iron and steelmaking plants and has become a reference point for the development of innovative technology projects at the regional, national and even European level due to its close collaboration in the development of projects with ArcelorMittal España and other EU steel plants of the ArcelorMittal Group. It is a regular contributor to ECSC and RFCS projects for decades.
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Paul Wurth (SMS group)
Headquartered in Luxembourg since its creation in 1870, the Paul Wurth can look back on 150 years of excellence, during which the firm has developed into an international engineering company and an established technology provider for the global ironmaking industry.
As a member of SMS group, Paul Wurth is a leading market player for the design and construction of complete blast furnace and coke oven plants. Direct reduction plants, environmental protection solutions and recycling technologies complete Paul Wurth’s product portfolio.
Presently, the company is focusing on the development of innovative solutions to lead the green transformation of the steel industry towards carbon-free steel production.
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Acciaierie D’Italia S.p.A (AdI)
Acciaierie d'Italia S.p.A. (AdI) is the main Italian steel company, is specialized in carbon steel flat products, with a production capacity close to 8 Mt of crude steel per year, and it is recognized as the biggest integrated steel route in Europe. Acciaierie d'Italia S.p.A. is a joint venture with 62% of private capital and 38% of public capital, and it employs over 10,000 people. AdI is made up of three main factories in Taranto, Genoa and Novi Ligure, small plants like Salerno and Racconigi and services centers like Paderno Dugnano and Marghera, present throughout the national territory. The Taranto plant, which extends over 15,540,000 square meters, is the productive heart of AdI, it is in a position of absolute centrality in the production system. In addition to finished steel products destined for both the national and international market, it feeds the company production system and, through this, large areas of the entire national metalworking industry. About 85% of the production of the Taranto plant is handled by the company's ships, with destination to the ports of Genoa (and then partly transferred to Novi Ligure) and Marghera, essential for reaching our customers in Northern Italy and the Center Europe. The Genoa plant is responsible for the verticalization of hot products arriving from Taranto; finally, the Novi Ligure site specializes in the production of steel for the automotive sector. AdI aspires to have a key role in building a sustainable future for society. To be ready for the challenges of sustainability, a Research and Development Center is located inside the premises of Taranto works, and is currently developing a highly skilled team of research engineers. The Research Center is highly business oriented, ensuring a shorter time to market and improved competitiveness in a variety of sectors.
https://www.acciaierieditalia.com