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This section provides a list of the top 10 Hot Blast Furnace manufacturers, Website links, company profile, locations is provided for each company. Also provides a detailed product description of the Hot Blast Furnace, including product introduction, history, purpose, principle, characteristics, types, usage and purchase precautions, etc.

Manufacturers (Ranking in no particular order)

China Metallurgical Group Corporation
China Metallurgical Group Corporation
Address: No.28 Shuguangxili, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Company website: http://www.mcc.com.cn
Company Overview
MCC SEDI Group Co., Ltd. is a core subsidiary of MCC Group, a subsidiary of China Minmetals Corporation, a Fortune 500 company. Its predecessor, Chongqing Iron and Steel Design and Research Institute, is a key unit of national iron and steel industry design and research. In 1958, the Anshan Ferrous Metallurgy Design Institute of the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry was relocated to Chongqing to develop the iron and steel industry in the southwest region. It was restructured into a joint-stock company in 2003 and established as a group in 2011. It has now developed from a professional iron and steel design institute into an international large-scale engineering technology enterprise group, forming a business system of "led by high-end consulting, with iron and steel engineering technology, intelligent information technology, urban construction, and green environmental protection as four major sectors", and actively exerting its own advantages to participate in rural revitalization construction. Headquartered in Chongqing, CISDI has established more than 20 subsidiaries at home and abroad, and possesses Class A comprehensive engineering design qualification. The company has more than 4,000 employees, including a group of industry leaders such as China Engineering Survey and Design Master, China Engineering Supervision Master, and Chongqing Survey and Design Master, 44 experts enjoying special allowances from the State Council, and more than 1,700 professional practitioners.MCC-SEDI is a pioneer and main force in the iron and steel industry of New China. It has made important historical contributions to the establishment of an independent and complete industrial system, the formation of a reasonable iron and steel layout, and the promotion of the modernization of the iron and steel industry in New China. In the new era, MCC-SEDI shoulders the mission and responsibility of MCC Group to build a "leader" in the national team of metallurgical construction, and leads China's metallurgy to achieve intelligent, green, low-carbon and efficient development. MCC-SEDI is a well-known brand representing Chinese engineering technology going global. It has taken the lead in realizing the transformation of China's iron and steel engineering technology from import to export, undertaken a number of key engineering projects of the "Belt and Road Initiative", promoted international production capacity and equipment cooperation, and led the entire industrial chain and system of China's metallurgy to go overseas.MCC SEDI combines more than 60 years of domain knowledge in serving the industry with cutting-edge technologies in intelligent information technology to build a five-in-one big data intelligent ecosystem covering intelligent information platform, intelligent methods and products, big data and cloud computing, automation and digital design. It has built a digital infrastructure based on its own chip architecture, the SEDI Cloud, and independently developed an industrial Internet platform for full-process practical applications in the steel industry. It has implemented a series of world-first intelligent manufacturing projects in the steel industry, and has taken the lead in realizing intelligent manufacturing in long-process steel mills worldwide.MCC SEDI has outstanding innovation capabilities. It has built more than 10 provincial and ministerial-level R&D platforms, including the National Engineering Technology Center. It has won more than 40 national science and technology achievement awards (including 13 National Science and Technology Progress Awards and 3 National Technological Invention Awards), has more than 2,000 valid patents, and has edited 8 international standards and 106 national standards.
MCC Capital Engineering Technology Co., Ltd.
MCC Capital Engineering Technology Co., Ltd.
Address: No.7, Jian'an Street, Economic and Technological Development Zone, Daxing District, Beijing
Company website: http://www.ceri.com.cn
Company Overview
MCC Capital Engineering & Research Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as MCC Capital) is one of the earliest large-scale technology-based enterprises in my country engaged in metallurgical engineering consulting, design and engineering contracting. It is an international engineering technology company restructured from the Beijing Iron and Steel Design and Research Institute of the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry. It is a core subsidiary of China Minmetals Corporation and China Metallurgical Group Corporation.The historical origin of MCC Jingcheng can be traced back to the Design Department of Anshan Iron and Steel Company established on July 16, 1951 in Anshan, and the 212 Design Group of the Iron and Steel Bureau of the Ministry of Heavy Industry established in December 1952. In January 1955, the Ferrous Metallurgical Design Company of Anshan Iron and Steel Company and the Design Company of the Iron and Steel Bureau of the Ministry of Heavy Industry were merged to form the Ferrous Metallurgical Design Institute of the Ministry of Heavy Industry; in February 1956, it moved from Anshan to Beijing and was named the Ferrous Metallurgical Design Institute of the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry in June of the same year; on December 10, 1966, it was renamed the Beijing Iron and Steel Design Institute of the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry; on September 5, 1978, it was named the Beijing Iron and Steel Design and Research Institute of the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry to assist the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry in the management of steel design technology business; in 1994, with the approval of the state, MCC Group was established , and the Beijing Iron and Steel Design and Research Institute was assigned to MCC Group; in 2001, it was officially changed to Beijing Iron and Steel Design and Research Institute of MCC Group; on November 28, 2003, it was restructured and established MCC Jingcheng Engineering Technology Co., Ltd., becoming a modern technology-based enterprise with diversified equity; in 2017, the company adjusted its organizational structure and formed a "3+1+1" business unit development model; in 2021, the company clarified the overall business positioning of "1+2+N", one core, two strengths, and N growth, and embarked on a new journey of the "14th Five-Year Plan" and moved towards a more magnificent new chapter.As the leader of the "national team of metallurgical construction", MCC Jingcheng stands firmly at the forefront of the national steel industry construction. The company has a number of professional products with independent intellectual property rights and international advanced levels, including intelligent material yard, high-efficiency and long-life blast furnace, full range of converters, ultra-high power electric furnace steelmaking system, vacuum refining system equipment, special steel smelting and continuous casting production line, the world's first (φ1000mm) round billet continuous casting machine, the world's largest thickness (450mm) straight arc slab continuous casting machine, wide and thick plate full line equipment and control, acid rolling combined unit, the world's first high-speed (120m/min) electrostatic powder color coating unit, the world's largest specification (φ219mm) CPE jacking unit, bar full line equipment and control, 110m/s high-speed wire finishing mill unit and control.
Beijing Shougang International Engineering Technology Co., Ltd.
Beijing Shougang International Engineering Technology Co., Ltd.
Address: No.60 Shijingshan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing
Company website: https://www.bsiet.com/
Company Overview
Beijing Shougang International Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. (BSIET for short) was founded in 1973. It was restructured from the former Beijing Shougang Design Institute and is a relatively controlled international engineering technology company of Shougang Group. It has more than 1,000 employees and owns 12 investment companies, including Sino-Japanese United, Cockerill, Shanxi Shougang International, Guizhou Shougang International, Shoushe Metallurgical Technology, and Shougang Construction.Shougang International Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. is a key high-tech enterprise of the National Torch Program, Beijing Design Innovation Center, and Beijing Municipal Enterprise Technology Center. It has the national comprehensive Class A qualification for engineering design and has been certified as a metallurgical three-dimensional simulation design engineering technology research center, making it one of the leading domestic metallurgical engineering technology companies. It has won honors such as the National Advanced General Contracting Unit for Construction Enterprises and the National Excellent Metallurgical Construction Enterprise. It is mainly engaged in planning consulting, engineering design, complete equipment, general contracting, engineering supervision, production services, engineering cost consulting and other engineering technology service businesses in the fields of steel engineering, energy and environment, and construction and municipal administration.As an engineering technology company with complete professional expertise in the metallurgical industry, the company relies on the construction and production practices of multiple steel bases of Shougang Group, and focuses on the six major processes of coking, sintering pelletizing, ironmaking, steelmaking, rolling, and industrial furnaces to carry out metallurgical engineering technology innovation and engineering application; it also provides professional engineering design and general contracting services to more than 100 steel companies at home and abroad, and extends its service areas to both pre-engineering consultation and post-production technical services. Focusing on energy conservation and emission reduction, production line upgrades, quality improvement and efficiency increase in steel metallurgy, the company strengthens the research on distinctive special process technologies and equipment technologies. Strengthen the research and development, packaging and promotion of superior technologies to achieve excellence and strength in the steel technical service industry.Relying on the energy and environmental superior technologies and engineering achievements accumulated over the years in the metallurgical industry, the company focuses on the material flow, energy flow, and emission flow in the field of regional comprehensive energy, and continuously carries out technology research and development, technology innovation, and realizes technology extension and expansion. In the fields of seawater desalination, water body management, power generation and supply, solid waste treatment (waste-to-energy), air management, energy-saving transformation, renewable energy, etc., the company strengthens technical research, vigorously develops the market, and opens up a wider market area. The company actively promotes the planning of Shougang Beijing Park, the planning, design and construction of Caofeidian Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Coordinated Development Demonstration Park, and cooperates with Shougang to build new industries such as static transportation, actively enters the urban revitalization industry, expands the construction market and industrial heritage transformation business, and strives to achieve the extension of old industrial zone transformation business such as withdrawing from the city and entering the park. Vigorously expand businesses such as civil buildings, steel structure houses, passive houses, underground integrated pipe corridors and urban infrastructure, and create a full industrial chain service system for exploration, consulting, planning, engineering design, and implementation of the construction industry.The company has formed a complete bidding management system with the characteristics of modern project engineering management in the field of equipment materials, providing all-round services for the bidding of engineering projects. Backed by the company's strong non-standard equipment development and design and equipment package capabilities, adhering to the engineering company's multiple patent technologies and proprietary technologies, closely focusing on the research and development of core equipment such as proprietary intellectual property rights and mature technologies, vigorously carrying out the assembly and final assembly of multiple proprietary intellectual property core equipment such as "SG-type" new energy intelligent heavy-duty transport vehicles, seawater desalination, and blast furnace bell-free furnace tops, through base incubation and cultivation, accelerating technology productization, expanding the market, and stimulating derivative service businesses, creating data centers and maintenance platforms, and promoting the development of products into service-oriented industrialization.The company actively expands its overseas business, conducts technical exchanges and business cooperation with domestic and foreign partners and internationally renowned engineering companies, establishes long-term cooperation mechanisms with internationally renowned companies such as Pratt, SMS, NSC, CMI, Danieli, etc., and carries out international project cooperation with domestic companies such as China National Machinery Industry Corporation, China National Technical Import and Export Corporation, and Norinco International Engineering Corporation.Relying on the "four-all" service system of full process, all-round, full life cycle and all-weather, the company has completed nearly 800 high-quality projects for more than 200 customers in the past five years. The company provides steel engineering and energy-saving and environmental protection technical services to more than 100 steel companies such as Wuhan Iron and Steel, Taiyuan Iron and Steel, and Baotou Iron and Steel, and provides planning, construction and infrastructure engineering technical services to more than 60 cities such as Beijing, Changzhi and Jiuquan. Overseas engineering achievements are spread across more than 20 countries including Brazil, South Korea, Ethiopia, etc.
MCC Southern Engineering Technology Co., Ltd.
MCC Southern Engineering Technology Co., Ltd.
Address: No.33, University Park Road, East Lake New Technology Development Zone, Wuhan City, Hubei Province
Company website: http://www.wisdri.com/
Company Overview
MCC Southern Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "MCC Southern") is a comprehensive engineering company that integrates strong professional technical strength, engineering implementation capabilities and resource integration capabilities, and has coordinated development in multiple fields such as steel, infrastructure construction, energy and environmental protection, civil construction, intelligent manufacturing and smart cities. It has comprehensive Class A qualification for engineering design. MCC Southern has inherited more than 60 years of experience in R&D, engineering consulting, engineering design, engineering construction and project management, as well as a complete service system. It has always kept pace with the world's advanced technologies and achieved localization of technologies and equipment through independent innovation. It has established the "National Engineering Technology Research Center for Energy Efficiency Optimization of Steel Production", the Sponge City Technology Research Institute and a nationally recognized enterprise technology center. It has a postdoctoral workstation, pilot and manufacturing bases, and has won more than 600 national, provincial and ministerial awards for excellent engineering design, invention and scientific and technological progress. It has completed more than 10 major national scientific research projects, has more than 3,000 proprietary technologies and patented technologies, and has edited and participated in the editing of more than 100 national, industrial and local standards.MCC Southern has a beautiful office environment and excellent technical development conditions. It has gathered a large number of professional and technical talents, including 4 national engineering survey and design masters, and more than 35% of the technical personnel have senior professional titles. It has 17 subsidiaries and 1 branch. It hosts the national core scientific and technological journal "Ironmaking".With the goal of creating a world-class comprehensive engineering company, MCC Southern has undertaken and completed hundreds of national key projects and is able to provide customers with professional and value-added services. Represented by the successful practice of a large number of projects such as the domestic independent integration and innovation of process equipment technology for Anshan Iron and Steel's 1780mm large-scale wide-band cold rolling production line, Indonesia Dexin's 3.5 million tons full-process steel base, Wuhan Optics Valley Central City, Wuhan Optics Valley Avenue Elevated, Qian'an Jiujiang Wire 1×100MW ultra-high temperature subcritical gas power generation, Wuhan Erfeishan waste dump comprehensive management, Shenzhen Laohukeng urban waste incineration power generation, Guangzhou Shijing 150,000 tons/d sewage treatment plant sludge treatment, etc., MCC Southern has become a competitive engineering contractor and technical service provider in many fields such as steel, infrastructure construction, energy and environmental protection, civil construction, intelligent manufacturing and smart cities.
MCC (Shanghai) Steel Structure Technology Co., Ltd.
MCC (Shanghai) Steel Structure Technology Co., Ltd.
Address: Building 6, No.2457, Fuyuan Road, Baoshan District, Shanghai
Company website: http://www.ssc-mcc.com/
Company Overview
MCC (Shanghai) Steel Structure Technology Co., Ltd. is an important backbone subsidiary of China Minmetals and China Metallurgical Group. It was established in April 2018 with Shanghai Baoye Steel Structure as the main body and integrating the steel structure business of China Metallurgical Construction Group Corporation and Shanghai Metallurgical Construction Group Corporation in Shanghai. The company has a registered capital of 1 billion yuan.The company's predecessor started gloriously in the metallurgical field. In 1954, it participated in the construction of Wuhan Iron and Steel, in 1966, Panzhihua Iron and Steel, and in 1978, Baosteel. It has been fighting in most of China for more than 60 years and has undertaken the construction of major metallurgical steel structure projects in China. It is one of the earliest construction companies engaged in steel structure business in China. With the rapid development of the market economy, the company has achieved a gorgeous transformation from the metallurgical field to large-scale public construction and municipal public fields since the 1990s, focusing on "high-end, precise, excellent and special" projects, and has undertaken a series of major landmark projects such as Xiamen International Convention and Exhibition Center (Phase 1-5), Nanjing Olympic Sports Center, National Stadium (Bird's Nest), China National Convention and Exhibition Center (Shanghai), Zhuhai Center, Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, Shanghai World Expo Theme Pavilion, Shanghai Disney, and Kuwait Central Bank Building. After its establishment, MCC Steel Structure has undertaken a series of landmark projects, including the Beijing Winter Olympics Bobsleigh and Luge Center, Alpine Skiing Center, Xiamen New Sports Center, Dalian Soar Bay Professional Football Stadium, Yantai Bajiaowan International Convention and Exhibition Center, Tianjin and Guangzhou National Convention and Exhibition Center, Yellow River National Museum, Zhuhai Hengqin Headquarters Building (Phase II), Nanjing Financial City, Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, Hefei West Station, Midea Shanghai Headquarters Building, and Cambodia Phnom Penh Airport Terminal.The company is a national high-tech enterprise with first-class qualification for professional contracting of steel structures, special-class qualification for manufacturing, and class-A qualification for light steel design. It has an industry-competitive scientific research platform, and has edited and participated in the editing of major domestic national and industry standards for steel structures. It has a series of international certifications represented by American and European standards, has overall advantages in the entire industrial chain, has accumulated a large number of advanced technologies, and cultivated a large number of leading figures and outstanding management talents.The company will promote and plan its future development with "high standards, high technology, high quality and high efficiency", take "rewarding shareholders, benefiting employees, satisfying customers and beautiful steel structures" as its corporate mission, adhere to the development ideas of high quality and high technology, adhere to the development path of "professionalization, branding and regionalization", shoulder the important task of creating the new brand of "MCC Steel Structure", and build a system integrating R&D, design, manufacturing, installation and construction, so as to become a new type of steel structure prefabricated building enterprise with competitive advantages in the entire industrial chain, leading in China and first-class in the world.
Baosteel Engineering Technology Group Co., Ltd.
Baosteel Engineering Technology Group Co., Ltd.
Address: Building 7, Lane 550, Keshan Road, Baoshan District, Shanghai
Company Overview
Baosteel Engineering Technology Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Baosteel Engineering) is a professional engineering technology platform company wholly owned by China Baowu Steel Group Co., Ltd. It is the core component of the "smart service industry" sector of China Baowu's "one base and five elements" and an important part of China Baowu's "research and development, engineering integration, and continuous improvement" technology innovation system. It is headquartered in Shanghai, China, with a registered capital of 2.83 billion yuan. For decades, Baosteel Engineering has served China Baowu's main steel business closely, implemented the industrial upgrading of engineering technology equipment, and closely accompanied and participated in the leapfrog development of the main steel business. At the same time, it has also achieved the leapfrog development of Baosteel Engineering's own development from small to large, from point-segment areas to full-process steel engineering technology. It has reached the domestic first-class level in engineering technology fields such as coking, converter steelmaking, slab continuous casting, long products, and cold rolling. At the same time, it has also achieved the thriving growth of Baosteel Engineering's engineering and technical capabilities in green building engineering, green energy conservation and environmental protection, and intelligent industrial production lines.Baosteel Engineering, formerly known as Shanghai Baosteel Engineering Technology Co., Ltd., was restructured from the former Baosteel Equipment Manufacturing Department. In 2004, it absorbed and merged Shanghai Metallurgical Design and Research Institute and Baosteel Design and Research Institute. In order to better integrate the resources of the engineering and technology system and enhance its ability to serve the steel industry, the former Baosteel Group further absorbed and integrated relevant business units to form Baosteel Engineering Technology Group Co., Ltd., which was unveiled on April 16, 2010. In 2016, China Baowu resumed the establishment of the design institute. China Baowu Design Institute and Baosteel Engineering implemented the "two brands, one team" mode of operation, and clarified that the design institute performed its duties as a department of China Baowu headquarters. In September 2018, Xinjiang Iron and Steel Design Institute officially joined Baosteel Engineering; in January 2020, Baosteel Engineering integrated and managed Magang Design Institute and other units; in April 2021, Baosteel Engineering entrusted Kunming Steel Design Institute and other units, entering a new stage of development with a new attitude.Baosteel Engineering can provide full-process planning consultation, surveying and mapping, design and construction, project management, engineering supervision and other engineering technical services as well as low-carbon, green and smart engineering professional service products. The service areas mainly involve full-process steel engineering technology, urban construction, energy conservation and environmental protection, smart manufacturing and other aspects. Over the past few decades, Baosteel Engineering has accumulated rich engineering technical service capabilities on the basis of serving China Baowu Steel's main business, and has successively participated in the construction and expansion of fine steel production lines of domestic steel companies such as Anshan Iron and Steel, Shougang, Shagang, Hegang, Shandong Steel, Sangang, Donghai Steel, Liuzhou Iron and Steel, Valin, and Sinosteel. Its performance has spread across provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions across the country, and its overseas market performance has expanded to more than 20 countries and regions including South Korea, India, Japan, Brazil, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Namibia, and Russia.As of May 2022, Baosteel Engineering has more than 1,800 employees, including more than 1,500 with bachelor's degree or above, more than 1,300 with intermediate and senior technical titles, and more than 500 with various national registered professional qualifications. Five employees have been awarded the honorary titles of China Baowu Engineering Scientist, Shanghai Baoshan District Top Talent, Shanghai Baoshan District Leading Talent, Shanghai Excellent Technical Leader, Shanghai Leading Talent, three employees have been awarded the leading talents of the "538 Talent Project" of Anhui Provincial Enterprises, and five employees enjoy special allowances from the State Council.Standing at a new historical starting point, Baosteel Engineering must not only inherit the engineering management and technical capabilities accumulated and precipitated by China Baowu Steel Group over the past 130 years of development, but also continue to play the role of a professional engineering technology platform company in the construction of China Baowu Steel Group’s “hundred million, thousand, hundred, ten, five, four, three, two, one” strategic goals and the capacity building of the state-owned capital investment company system. At the same time, Baosteel Engineering must carry forward the past and forge ahead into the future, with the vision of "becoming a global leading steel and advanced materials industry design institute and engineering technology service provider", and the mission of "leading low-carbon, green, and smart engineering technologies and serving the high-quality development of the industrial ecosystem". It must adhere to the strategic positioning of "being the foundation and guarantee of the core engineering technologies and system solutions for the low-carbon, green, and smart steel and advanced materials industries; being the engineering technology support service platform for the extremely professional development of enterprises in the industrial ecosystem; being the staff and think tank for the "planning, investment, construction, reform, and withdrawal" of China Baowu's industrial development". In the process of China Baowu accelerating the realization of the vision of "becoming a global leader in the steel and advanced materials industry" from the three dimensions of technology, efficiency, and scale, Baosteel Engineering regards people, technology, and data as its core assets, relies on its own professional capabilities in the industrial ecosystem, builds consensus, and goes all out to create a better future with partners at home and abroad.
Shandong Metallurgical Design Institute Co., Ltd.
Shandong Metallurgical Design Institute Co., Ltd.
Address: No.1969, Shunhua Road, High-tech Development Zone, Jinan City, Shandong Province
Company website: http://www.sdmecl.com
Company Overview
Shandong Metallurgical Design Institute Co., Ltd. (Shandong Metallurgical Design Institute Co., Ltd. in Chinese, SDM in English) was founded in March 1959, transferred to Laiwu Iron and Steel Group in 1997, and restructured into a joint-stock enterprise in 2009. The registered capital is RMB 250 million. With the development and growth of China's steel industry, it has now developed into an excellent international engineering technology company integrating investment, consulting, design, construction and operation, and can provide users with the world's excellent green smelting technology and a full-process package of technical services.SDM has the state-issued Class A engineering design qualifications for the metallurgical industry, Class A architectural engineering design for the construction industry, Class A non-metallic mining engineering design for the building materials industry, and other engineering consulting, planning, and general contracting qualifications of the same level; it has Class B qualifications for the municipal industry, power industry, environmental engineering, chemical, petroleum, and pharmaceutical industries, environmental impact assessment, and engineering surveying; it has the qualification to prepare soil and water conservation plans, and has the design license for pressure vessels and pressure pipelines. It has the construction qualification for construction enterprises and the qualification for environmental protection engineering contracting. After years of hard work, the company's business scope covers engineering survey and design, engineering general contracting and equipment and material sales, construction, installation, commissioning, personnel training, construction under general contracting in the fields of metallurgy, mining, industrial and civil construction, electric power, building materials, chemicals, etc., as well as engineering supervision, technical consultation, technological transformation, environmental impact assessment and other complete solutions for the development and construction of steel enterprises. The company has the ability to plan, design and general contract 10 million ton integrated steel projects, and is involved in various business operation models such as contract energy management and financial leasing.In the newly transformed field of urban and rural construction, the business scope covers municipal roads, bridges, underground integrated pipe corridors; urban and rural water environment; characteristic town construction; urban and rural heating, distributed energy and other green energy; solid waste and hazardous waste treatment and disposal, venous industrial park construction; soil remediation; and other emerging fields that integrate the intelligence of the Internet of Things and Internet technologies. We can provide customers with "one-stop" services and overall solutions for the entire industry chain, including investment operation, design, engineering construction, and production operation.Relying on the group's resources and advantages, the internationalized SDM has promoted various technical service models and business models to most of China's steel enterprises, and in line with international market demand, it has carried out extensive technical service and engineering construction cooperation in countries and regions such as India, Indonesia, Thailand, Brazil, and Poland.
China First Metallurgical Group Co., Ltd.
China First Metallurgical Group Co., Ltd.
Address: No.3, Gongye Road, Qingshan District, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia
Company website: http://www.cfmcc.com
Company Overview
China First Metallurgical Group is an important subsidiary of China Minmetals, a Fortune 500 company, and China Metallurgical Group, a listed company. It is a large-scale modern comprehensive enterprise integrating engineering construction general contracting, real estate development, and steel deep processing. It has four special qualifications for general contracting of highway engineering, housing construction engineering, municipal public engineering, and smelting engineering, as well as five Class A design qualifications in the highway industry, construction industry, municipal industry, metallurgical industry, and civil air defense. It is one of the few construction companies in the country with "four special and five Class A" qualifications. It also has many professional qualifications such as mechanical and electrical installation engineering. China First Metallurgical Group Corporation currently has more than 6,000 employees, a registered capital of RMB 2.019 billion, a comprehensive credit line of RMB 60 billion, one national enterprise technology center and three provincial, municipal and MCC Group engineering technology centers. It has been rated as a national advanced construction enterprise and a national excellent construction enterprise many times.In recent years, China First Metallurgical Group has successively invested in the construction of a large number of key infrastructure construction projects, including the Wuhan Second Ring Road, the reconstruction of Gusaoshu Road, Changfeng Avenue, the East Lake Greenway, the comprehensive improvement of Qingshan River Beach, the Military Games venue and environmental improvement, the Baiyin City underground comprehensive pipeline corridor, and the Yulin Fumian Airport upgrade. It has rich experience and strong strength in project investment, financing and construction.
MCC Eastern Engineering Technology Co., Ltd.
MCC Eastern Engineering Technology Co., Ltd.
Address: No.11, Alishan Road, Huangdao District, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China
Company website: http://www.zydf.cn/
Company Overview
MCC Eastern Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. is a backbone enterprise under China Minmetals and MCC, and is the leading enterprise of Shanghai Baoye Group's EPC full industrial chain business model. It is a technology-based enterprise mainly engaged in engineering technology research and development, design and consulting, EPC general contracting and related services.MCC East is a pioneer of the steel industry in New China. Its predecessor was the Baotou Iron and Steel Design and Research Institute of the Ministry of Metallurgy, which was established in 1957. It is a national first-class design institute with strong strength and outstanding reputation in the industry. Over the past 60 years, MCC East has experienced and witnessed the entire process of the development of the steel industry in New China, and has provided thousands of engineering and technical services to hundreds of customers at home and abroad. Its achievements are spread across 32 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions across the country. Baotou Iron and Steel, Jiugang, Xining Special Steel and other large and medium-sized domestic steel companies are all MCC East’s customers. Its market share in the field of stainless steel accounts for more than 70% of the domestic market. MCC East is a pioneer in the EPC full industry chain model in the field of metallurgical construction. In 2016, MCC East and Shanghai Baoye implemented a strategic reorganization, integrating and merging to maximize the complementary advantages, and built a full industry chain support system from planning, consulting, design to construction, and a full life cycle operation service system for production and maintenance.MCC East is the leader of the national team of metallurgical construction. With the strategic positioning of adhering to the road of high-tech construction, relying on the advantages of multi-professional system integration, MCC East has the full process technical services of the steel industry, and is the leader in the fields of stainless steel, non-ferrous metals, ferroalloys, etc. It has obvious competitive advantages in the field of large materials represented by rails, and can provide customers with market-competitive integrated solutions and full life cycle services for engineering projects. MCC East is a practitioner in the field of industrial energy conservation and environmental protection. MCC East adheres to the guidance of science and technology, and has made great achievements in the fields of modern comprehensive closed raw material yard, desulfurization and denitrification of coke oven/sintering/pelletizing gas, waste heat recovery of sintering vertical cooling kiln, waste heat power generation, dry/wet dust removal, sewage treatment and reuse. MCC East is a leader in emerging industries. Relying on its own technical strength, MCC East has devoted itself to municipal and civil construction, and has achieved good results in the fields of urban integrated pipe corridors, urban piped drinking water, urban centralized heating and municipal infrastructure construction.New era, new journey. MCC East bears in mind the glorious mission of "building quality projects and creating evergreen foundations", upholds the enterprise spirit of "surpassing oneself and daring to be the first", promotes the simple and profound MCC spirit of "not delaying for a day, not slacking for a day", and strides forward to build the beautiful vision of "a full life cycle engineering technology service provider with competitive advantages in the industrial chain".
Zhengzhou Anike Industrial Co., Ltd.
Zhengzhou Anike Industrial Co., Ltd.
Address: Xinmi Advanced Manufacturing Development Zone, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province
Company website: http://www.annec.com.cn
Company Overview
Anik High Temperature Technology Group is headquartered in Zhengzhou, Henan Province. The company is a national high-tech enterprise and a national specialized small giant enterprise with the core business of outputting high blast temperature, long life, low energy consumption, low emission and low investment blast furnace hot blast furnace technology, supporting refractory manufacturing and EPC engineering general contracting. The group has Zhengzhou Anik Industrial Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou Anik Hot Blast Furnace Engineering Technology Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou Anik Kiln Engineering Co., Ltd. and Luoyang Anik Technology Co., Ltd.Zhengzhou Anek Industrial Co., Ltd. was established in September 2003. It is the headquarters of Anek High Temperature Technology Group. The company is located in the Advanced Manufacturing Development Zone of Xinmi City, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. It has three production companies: Anek Fuliang, Anek Fuhua and Anek Fubao. The company covers an area of 210,000 square meters and has more than 700 employees. With the mission of "continuously promoting the scientific and technological development of blast furnace hot blast stoves and the technological progress of high-temperature new materials", the company has established four R&D platforms: Henan Provincial Academician Workstation, Henan Provincial Postdoctoral Innovation and Practice Base, Henan Provincial Engineering Technology Center, Henan Provincial Enterprise Technology Center, and the world's first top-fired hot blast stove CFD numerical model, cold and hot simulation comprehensive experimental center. It has established a multidisciplinary R&D team of 11 people in metallurgy, materials, thermal engineering, and structure, headed by Academician Zhou Guozhi of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Professor Jiang Fengshan, the inventor of the rotary top-fired hot blast stove, and Dr. Zhang Daoyun, a doctor of materials science. The team is committed to the technological innovation and development of blast furnace hot blast stoves, has obtained more than 110 patents and proprietary technologies, and has presided over or participated in the formulation of 12 national and industry standards.Anek has always focused on independent research and development and innovation of blast furnace hot blast furnace technology. It has cooperated with MCC Jingcheng Company and Beijing University of Science and Technology to continuously optimize the top-fired hot blast furnace system structure and refractory configuration. After more than a thousand tests, it has successfully developed the Anek cone-column rotary cutting top-fired hot blast furnace technology through digital model, cold and hot state experimental verification. It has independent intellectual property rights and has obtained patents in Russia, Japan, Ukraine, Indonesia and other countries. It has provided technology and products for more than 3,000 hot blast furnaces configured in more than 1,000 large and medium-sized blast furnaces built by domestic Baowu Steel, Anben Steel, Hebei Steel, Shougang Group and other enterprises. It has been successfully applied in 450m³ to 5872m³ blast furnaces in 16 countries including Vietnam, Indonesia, Iran, India, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Turkey, Ukraine, Russia, Serbia, etc., helping global steel companies to achieve energy-saving, high-yield, low-nitrogen and low-carbon green development. Anek's cone-column rotary cutting top-fired hot blast furnace technology, high-quality refractory products and full life cycle services have been recognized and affirmed by customers at home and abroad.Anike has always been adhering to the purpose of "customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, and shareholder satisfaction", adhering to the concept of "using technology to promote development, quality to survive, and integrity as the foundation", grasping the pulse of the times, singing the melody of the times, and insisting on innovation-driven development. In order to continuously promote the technological development of blast furnace hot blast stoves and the technological progress of high-temperature new materials, and become a well-known service provider in the global high-temperature industry, we will work hard and move forward courageously!

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Hot Blast Furnace Information

What is a Hot Blast Furnace?

A hot blast furnace is a metallurgical furnace used mainly in the iron and steel industry. It is designed to produce hot air (the "hot blast") that is then used to increase the efficiency of other furnaces, such as a blast furnace in the production of iron. The hot blast furnace heats air to a high temperature through the combustion of fuel and then channels this hot air to the main furnace where it helps in the chemical reactions and heat transfer processes necessary for smelting and other high - temperature operations.


History of Hot Blast Furnace

The development of the hot blast furnace was a significant milestone in the history of metallurgy. The concept was first introduced in the early 19th century as an improvement to traditional blast furnace operations. James Beaumont Neilson's invention of the hot - blast system in 1828 revolutionized iron production. By pre - heating the air supplied to the blast furnace, it became possible to achieve higher temperatures in the furnace more efficiently, leading to increased productivity and reduced fuel consumption. Over time, improvements in burner technology, refractory materials, and heat - recovery systems have further enhanced the performance of hot blast furnaces.


Purpose of Hot Blast Furnace

  • Improve Furnace Efficiency: The primary purpose of a hot blast furnace is to supply pre - heated air to other furnaces, such as a blast furnace. By increasing the temperature of the incoming air, the chemical reactions inside the main furnace occur more rapidly and at a lower fuel consumption rate. This is because the pre - heated air provides additional thermal energy to the smelting process, reducing the amount of fuel needed to reach the required temperatures.
  • Enhance Metal Production: In the iron - making process, the hot blast is crucial for the reduction of iron oxides to metallic iron. The high - temperature air helps in maintaining the proper temperature and chemical environment in the blast furnace for efficient iron production. It also allows for a more consistent quality of the produced metal by providing a stable and well - controlled heat source.


Principle of Hot Blast Furnace

The principle of a hot blast furnace involves the combustion of a fuel, usually coke, natural gas, or oil, to produce heat. The furnace has a combustion chamber where the fuel is burned with an oxidizer, typically air. The heat generated by the combustion is transferred to a heat exchanger or a system of ducts and passages. The air to be pre - heated is passed through these heat - exchange elements. As the air comes into contact with the hot surfaces, it absorbs heat and its temperature rises. The pre - heated air is then directed through a network of pipes or ducts to the main furnace where it is used for the smelting or other high - temperature processes.


Features of Hot Blast Furnace

  • High - Temperature Capability: Hot blast furnaces are capable of producing air at very high temperatures, often ranging from 800 to 1300 degrees Celsius or even higher. This high - temperature hot blast is essential for the efficient operation of downstream furnaces, especially in the iron and steel industry where high - temperature smelting processes are involved.
  • Energy Efficiency: They are designed to be energy - efficient. Through advanced heat - exchanger designs and combustion control systems, a significant amount of the heat generated by fuel combustion is transferred to the air. This reduces the overall energy consumption of the integrated furnace system by making better use of the fuel's energy content.
  • Durable Construction: The furnace is constructed with high - quality refractory materials to withstand the high temperatures and harsh chemical environments inside the furnace. These refractory linings protect the outer shell of the furnace and ensure its long - term durability and reliable operation.
  • Precise Temperature and Airflow Control: Modern hot blast furnaces are equipped with advanced control systems that allow for precise regulation of the air temperature and the flow rate of the hot blast. This precision is crucial for maintaining the optimal operating conditions of the connected furnaces and for achieving consistent production results.


Types of Hot Blast Furnace

  • Direct - Fired Hot Blast Furnace: In this type, the fuel is burned directly in the combustion chamber, and the hot gases from the combustion are used to heat the air. The hot gases are in direct contact with the air - heating surfaces. Direct - fired furnaces are relatively simple in design and are often used in smaller - scale operations or in cases where a quick installation and startup are required.
  • Indirect - Fired Hot Blast Furnace:[!--empirenews.page--] Indirect - fired furnaces use a heat - exchanger system to separate the combustion gases from the air being heated. The fuel is burned in a separate chamber, and the heat is transferred through a heat - exchanger wall to the air. This type of furnace is more complex but offers advantages such as better air quality (since the air is not in direct contact with the combustion products) and greater flexibility in fuel selection.


Precautions for using Hot Blast Furnace

  • Fuel and Combustion Management: Ensure that the fuel supply is consistent and of the appropriate quality. The combustion process must be carefully monitored and controlled to achieve complete combustion and to prevent the formation of harmful by - products such as carbon monoxide. Regular maintenance of burners and fuel - injection systems is essential to maintain efficient combustion.
  • Refractory Maintenance: The refractory lining of the furnace needs regular inspection and maintenance. Cracks or damage to the refractory can lead to heat loss, reduced efficiency, and even safety hazards such as hot - spot formation and potential furnace failure. Any signs of wear or damage should be addressed promptly.
  • Heat - Exchanger Care: For furnaces with heat - exchangers, it's important to keep them clean and free of deposits. The build - up of soot, scale, or other debris can impede heat transfer and reduce the efficiency of the hot blast production. Regular cleaning and inspection of the heat - exchanger surfaces are necessary.
  • Safety Precautions: Hot blast furnaces operate at high temperatures and involve combustion processes, so safety is of utmost importance. Adequate safety equipment such as fire - extinguishing systems, heat - resistant clothing for operators, and safety barriers should be in place. The furnace area should be well - ventilated to prevent the accumulation of harmful gases.


Things to consider when purchasing Hot Blast Furnace

  • Required Hot Blast Temperature and Volume: Consider the temperature and volume of the hot blast needed for your specific application. The furnace's capacity to produce the desired hot blast specifications should match the requirements of the connected furnaces. This involves looking at factors such as the size and production rate of the downstream smelting or heating operations.
  • Energy Efficiency and Operating Costs: Evaluate the energy - efficiency of the hot blast furnace. A more efficient furnace can lead to significant cost savings in the long run through reduced fuel consumption. Consider the type of fuel it uses and the availability and cost of that fuel in your area. Also, look at the maintenance requirements and associated costs.
  • Type of Furnace and Application Compatibility: Decide whether a direct - fired or indirect - fired furnace is more suitable for your operation. Consider factors such as the quality of the hot air required (e.g., whether it can tolerate some combustion by - products), the type of fuel you plan to use, and the complexity and space requirements of the installation.
  • Manufacturer's Reputation and Support: Look for a reliable manufacturer with a good reputation for producing high - quality hot blast furnaces. Consider the availability of technical support, spare parts, and after - sales service. A well - supported furnace can have a longer and more reliable operational life.


Terms of Hot Blast Furnace

  • Combustion Chamber: The part of the furnace where the fuel is burned. It's the heart of the heat - generation process. The design of the combustion chamber, including its size, shape, and burner configuration, affects the efficiency and completeness of combustion.
  • Heat - Exchanger: In many hot blast furnaces, the heat - exchanger is a crucial component. It's the device that transfers the heat from the combustion gases to the air being pre - heated. The efficiency and durability of the heat - exchanger play a significant role in the overall performance of the furnace.
  • Refractory Lining: The refractory lining is a layer of heat - resistant material that lines the interior of the furnace. It protects the furnace structure from the high temperatures and corrosive effects of the combustion process and molten materials. The quality and integrity of the refractory lining are essential for the long - term operation of the furnace.
  • Hot Blast Temperature: The temperature of the pre - heated air that is output from the hot blast furnace. This temperature is a critical parameter as it directly affects the performance of the connected furnaces and the overall efficiency of the metallurgical process.