Sinter plant technical assistance, USA/Canada
Corus Consulting has provided a range of technical assistance on a number of sinter plants in North America. Pelletising technical assistance, Brazil
Supply of a range of general technical and operational assistance including the installation and commissioning of a pellet firing model and a study of automation requirements on a number of pellet plants. Operational pelletising study and technical assistance, Middle East
An initial study of the pelletising operations at an integrated steelworks indentified the need for operational improvements in all areas of the plant. Since 1994 Corus Consulting have carried out a number of improvement exercises and have introduced the latest process technology. The work is still on-going and has led been expanded to include a major package of training at both managerial and operator levels. Facilities and operations assessment of a merchant pellet plant, Bahrain
A detailed facilities and operations assessment was carried out on an existing merchant pelletising plant in Bahrain and an improvement package formulated. The work involved a pelletising testwork programme which was carried out at Corus Laboratories, under Corus Consulting's supervision and determined a much improved ore blend and alternative binder. Technical and operational pelletising assistance, Latin America
A diagnostic study was carried out of the raw materials reception area, the grinding circuit, the mixing/rewetting areas and the thickening circuit. A series of recommendations were made to improve performance, a number of which were adopted. Blast furnace blow-ins/start ups, worldwide
We have been commissioned to manage a number of Blast Furnace start ups. These have included furnaces in Slovakia, Italy, Sweden, Canada, USA and Brazil. Supply of blast furnace coal injection technology, worldwide
Corus Consulting has provided coal injection technology support to both PCI (pulverised coal injection) and GCI (granular coal injection) system installations. We have supported such installations in the USA, China, Brazil, the Ukraine and Mexico. Tender appraisal for new DR installation, Egypt
As part of the expansion of an existing steel producer into flat products a new DR unit was required to supply the increase steelmaking requirement. Corus Consulting were commissioned to undertake a detailed review of the tender specification documentation and subsequently an assessment of bids received. Assessment of new bulk gas consuming iron and steel projects, Southern Africa
Corus Consulting evaluated a number of DR-based iron and steel projects which were planned to be located in Southern Africa. The projects were based on potentially cheap natural gas from newly developed gas-fields in Mozambique. Each project was assessed for technical and economic viability based upon in-house knowledge of the raw materials and energy industries, DR process technology and production costs, and international steel markets. Technical evaluation - direct reduction operations, South East Asia
The evaluation included a review of current raw material sourcing policy (i.e. pellets and lump ore), recommendations for alternative sources of raw materials, an operational assessment of the existing HYL DR modules, and recommendations for operating improvements. | 
