Seven Refractories successfully completed its second Corex hearth repair at Essar Steel

2018-09-26

Sep. 24, 2018 - The first intervention took place at the end of February, 2018. 430 tons of monolithic refractory were applied to restore the original lining of the hearth, and to strengthen the char bed sidewall of the melter-gasifier of Corex #2 at Essar Steel Ltd. in Hazira, State of Gujarat, India. 

After this first successful intervention, the customer renewed its trust in the technical capability of Seven Refractories, and the second intervention took place at the end of July 2018, on the twin plant of the same facility, Corex #1, with a comprehensive installed amount of 500 tons of monolithic refractory. 

“The installed refractory materials have been developed and customized for the specific application in such a unique kind of furnaces, and even the environmental conditions at site have been taken into consideration for the proper formulation of the mixtures. All aspects of the installation process have been deeply analysed in advance, focusing on quality and timing of the performance, with a special eye on all the potential safety issues” says Giuliano Copetti, Group Technical Manager and Project Leader of both refractory jobs.