Next generation of Paul Wurth stamp charging coke oven

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Luxembourg, ?????? 14, 2021

Next generation of PaulWurth stamp chargingcoke oven technologysuccessful in China

Paul Wurth proudly announces that the company hasbeen awarded recent orders for engineering services,the supply of coke oven machines as well as ofSOPRECO® valves to be implemented at two newJumbo coke oven batteries of stamp charging type builtby the end customer Xinxing Ductile Pipe Co., Ltd. inHandan City, Hebei Province, China. The Chinesecustomer is relying on proven Paul Wurth stampcharging technology for large-size batteries of the nextgeneration.

In the frame of a cooperation agreement on stampcharging technology with Shandong ProvinceMetallurgical Engineering Co., Ltd (SDM), Paul Wurthwill provide engineering services for the construction of

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two new stamp-charged coke oven batteries, featuring69 ovens each with an oven height of 6.73m anddesigned for a gross production of 1.940 million tons ofcoke per year. Relying on Paul Wurth expertise for eco-friendly cokemaking solutions, this project is part of theChinese government’s environmental programme toreduce emissions generated by coking plants. Thebatteries’ environmental performance will besignificantly enhanced by the installation of PaulWurth’s SOPRECO® system for Single Oven PREssureControl and reduction of fugitive emissions. Start-up ofthe plant is expected in the third quarter of 2021.

For the same project, Paul Wurth also secured its firstorder for stamping-charging-pushing (SCP) machines inChina. This represents a major project for stampingmachines technology after the assets of KOCHIndustrieanlagen entered Paul Wurth’s cokemakingportfolio in 2018.

Paul Wurth will execute the complete engineering of thenew 6.73m SCP machines and supply its stampingsystems as part of a key equipment package toZhangjiagang Changli Machinery Co., Ltd, who is incharge of manufacturing, erection and commissioning ofboth SCP machines at the new Jumbo coke ovenbatteries of the final customer, Xinxing Ductile Pipe, inHebei Province. The challenging timeline foresees afirst pushing of coke by end of August 2021.

These orders represent a significant marketbreakthrough and a reference of utmost importance,considering the increasing market share of stampcharging technology in China and the numerousprojects likely to materialise in the near future.

About Paul Wurth

Headquartered in Luxembourg since its creation in1870, the Paul Wurth Group is an establishedtechnology provider for the primary stage of integratedsteelmaking. Paul Wurth is a leading market player forthe design and construction of complete blast furnaceand coke oven plants. Direct reduction plants,environmental protection solutions and recyclingtechnologies complete Paul Wurth’s product portfolio.

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With more than 1 500 employees and entities in around20 countries, the Paul Wurth Group has a strongpresence in the significant iron and steel regions of theworld. Paul Wurth is a company of SMS group.

PAUL WURTH S.A.  ?  32, rue d’Alsace  ?  P.O. Box2233  ?  L-1022 LuxembourgTel.: (+352) 4970-1  ?  paulwurth@paulwurth.com  ? www.paulwurth.com

SMS group is a group of companies internationally active in plant constructionand mechanical engineering for the steel and nonferrous metals industry. Ithas some 14,000 employees who generate worldwide sales of more than EUR2.9 billion. The sole owner of the holding company SMS GmbH is the FamilieWeiss Foundation.

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