The facility is planned to produce hot-rolled plate in low-carbon and high value-added automotive steel grades for the North American market.
Under the project, Danieli will supply two electric arc furnaces (EAF) equipped with secondary metallurgy systems, two slab continuous casting machines, and two slab reheating furnaces. In addition, the ENERGIRON® consortium, a partnership between Tenova and Danieli, has been selected as the supplier for the direct reduction plant (DRP).
The direct reduction plant featuring ENERGIRON® technology developed by Tenova and Danieli will be the second of its kind in the United States. The facility will have an annual production capacity of 2.5 million tons of hot and cold direct reduced iron (DRI) and is designed to provide a high metallization rate and controlled carbon content. Equipped with Zero Reformer technology, the plant is expected to be hydrogen-ready and to include carbon capture systems.
The meltshop will feed the casting lines with an annual production capacity of 2.88 million tons. The two electric arc furnaces at the facility will operate with the Zerobucket ECS® continuous scrap charging system, offering flexible production with charge mixes ranging from 100% scrap to hot and cold DRI. On the secondary metallurgy side, the facility will include two twin ladle furnaces and one twin RH-OB system. All production lines will be supported by comprehensive material handling systems and fume treatment facilities.
The two machines to be used in the continuous casting section are designed to incorporate Danieli’s 3Q technologies. These systems enable the production of high-quality slabs, including low-carbon steels, while meeting the automotive industry’s requirements for surface quality and process stability.
At the final stage of the production line, two walking beam reheating furnaces will be installed, each with a capacity of 280 tons per hour. The furnaces are optimized for low fuel consumption and high operational flexibility and are designed to operate with up to 100% natural gas-hydrogen mixtures.
HYUNDAI-POSCO Louisiana Steel LLC, established as part of the cooperation between Hyundai Motor Group and POSCO, will be one of the fully integrated, electric arc furnace-based steel plants in the United States focused on automotive steel production. Through this project, the partners aim to strengthen their technological investments in low-carbon and sustainable steel production.
Comments
No comment yet.