June 2017:

The construction of the new AOD device - Argon Oxygen Decarburization converter is the largest technological project in Acroni, which was carried out jointly with the consortium partner Primetals Technologies GmbH. We successfully completed the assembly and cold tests with the first heat (24.4.2017) and started with hot tests and steel production.

With the first heat we achieved all the predicted results, which enable us to continue the uninterrupted hot tests and production of steel. With hot testing, we will increase production, test equipment in all possible working conditions, simultaneously perform optimization of the operation of technological equipment, shorten the inter-phase times and move from less demanding steels to high-quality steels with the investor until the end of the tests.

Esotech actively participates in KA tests, simultaneously optimizing the production of steel, optimizing the preparation of technological water with cooling and a dust extraction system. The preparation of technological water with cooling is entirely the product of ESOTECH, based on knowledge and many years of experience as a Turn Key project.

In doing so, she would like to thank the whole team that participated in the project and helped to achieve a successful result.