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Metso Outotec invests in DRI pilot

Finnish mining equipment maker Metso Outotec will convert its existing Circulating Fluidized Bed (CFB) pilot plant in Frankfurt, Germany, for hydrogen-based direct reduction of fine ore, applying its Circored technology.

 Hydrogen-based direct reduction using fine ore instead of pellets is an alternative to the traditional blast-furnace option

Hydrogen-based direct reduction using fine ore instead of pellets is an alternative to the traditional blast-furnace option

Metso Outotec said the pilot plant can also be used for the reduction of high-grade iron fines concentrate and to confirm the design basis for an industrial-scale Circored plant. Commissioning of the plant...

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