Outokumpu Technology to deliver a third sinter plant for Tata Iron & Steel, India

Outokumpu Technology has made a contract with Tata Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (TISCO), India to deliver a third sinter plant to TISCO's steel plant in Jamshedpur. Outokumpu Technology's scope covers engineering, supply of proprietary equipment, supervisory services for procurement, erection and commissioning, and performance guarantees. The overall contract value together with the local partner L & T exceeds EUR 39 million.

Outokumpu's third sinter plant delivery is part of TISCO's project to increase its steel production to five million tons per annum (tpa). The third sinter plant will be commissioned in November 2004, within 17 months, which is an extremely short execution time in this kind of projects. The plant will produce 2.3 million tpa sinter.

Outokumpu Technology acquired Lurgi Metallurgie ferrous technologies in 2001. Lurgi Metallurgie delivered the first sinter plant to TISCO in 1957 and the second one in 1986. Currently over 400 sinter plants worldwide are using Lurgi Metallurgie technology in the iron and steel industry. Each plant is tailor-made to customer needs with the aim to add value to the customer's business.

Additional information from
Walter Gerlach, Product Manager, Ferrous Technologies
Outokumpu Technology
Tel. +49-6171-9693-266
E-mail: walter.gerlach@outokumpu.com