ASIA
STEELCON BUILDS ITS FIRST CHIMNEY IN SHANGHAI

Steelcon developed and managed the chimney work for BAYER AG who required a 50 m tall steel chimney with a structural shell of 2300 mm and two steel inner liner with diameters of 1100 mm and 800 mm respectively.
The steel chimney was delivered to and erected by Suzhou Rainbow in March of 2010, one of the largest standard steel chimney companies in China, with nearly 20 years of experience. All the work was completed under the supervision and management of Steelcon.

Steelcon received this order in September of 2009. Steelcon was in charge of the design, engineering and delivery of its patented vibration damper and the supervision of the production and erection. The production was carried out by Suzhou Rainbow Huading in China.

Bayer AG entrusted Steelcon to ensure that they were supplied with a quality product by having Steelcon supervise the production. Steelcon’s top priority has been to follow the quality of the erection work very carefully.

Peter Rasmussen, the project manager, as well as Steelcon sales manager Laurs Pedersen, went to China for the start-up meeting. When Steelcon finished the engineering and construction specifications, a subsequent meeting took place with Suzhou Rainbow Huading to finalize details.

It was a challenging job with no difficulties!

According to the company, “China is a challenging country to work and carry out projects due to differences in culture and business mentality”. In spite of these differences, the project went smoothly for Steelcon who is familiar with working in different parts of the world. An example of this is the current project being developed in Kazakhstan with two 100 m steel chimneys.

With the project in China, as well as in all its projects, Steelcon’s top priority has been to closely follow the work very carefully from entering the agreement until the order was finalized and the customer satisfied with the end result. ...

 
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The operating unit in Peine of Beroa Deutschland, previously Burwitz, is one of the largest service providers in refractory maintenance in German Steelworks. With more than 50 years of experience and with newly compiled knowledge and technologies in this particular field, the company offers and is able to plan any operation and carry it out with the highest quality.

The refractory maintenance job is one of the services provided by Beroa Deutschland at the operating unit in Peine along with others like the special furnaces program, the adjustment and update for thermal processes or the chimney construction. Labor costs in Germany make the shutdowns for the particular companies of highest importance. Therefore, the company sets a high value on efficient and effective linings and repairs.

Beroa Deutschland’s operating unit in Peine does not only carry out maintenance works in the steel plant, but also in every relevant areas such as in the blast furnace, pusher type furnaces and working beam furnaces, electro arc furnaces, galvanizing lines and so on. Under the current market situation the main challenge for the company when developing refractory maintenance at the steel plant is to increase on a permanent basis the durability and availability of refractory lined aggregates through increased innovations and quality improvements.

At the same time, there are other important challenges in addition to the development of new techniques and applications, such as the permanent improvements of safety and working conditions, the increase in operating efficiency and a stronger customer loyalty and cooperation, that must be fulfilled every day.

Main clients:
Salzgitter AG and Arcelor Mittal

The largest clients are the Salzgitter AG with their plants located in Salzgitter, Germany and Peine, both in Germany, and Arcelor Mittal Group located in Eisenhüttenstadt and Bremen, (Germany).

In the plant of Salzgitter there are 40 permanent team specialists in the various areas involved with the refractory repairs and refractory linings. For larger repairs such as blast furnaces or pusher type furnaces, the number could increases up to 150-200 specialists.

In the plant of Peine there are 10 permanent team specialists in various areas, working with the refractory repairs and the refractory linings. For larger repairs such as electric arc furnaces or walking beam furnaces, the number of team specialists could increases to 80-100 members.

At Arcelor Mittal in Eisenhüttenstadt there are consistently 15 specialists in the various areas, occupied with the refractory repairs and the refractory linings.

For larger repairs such as on blast furnaces or walking beam furnaces the number of team specialists increases to 60-80 people. At Arcelor Mittal Bremen, Beroa Deutschland started the refractory maintenance works with the lining of the converters at the beginning of 2010. At the converter lining, 16 experts are involved with these operations.

While the company did the repairs on the blast furnace, it bids as well on the contracts for maintenance works in every steel plant.

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BE READY FOR THE RECOVERY!
Jorge Álvarez
Chief Executive Officer

This crisis will pass, and each of us must be ready for the moment. The effects of the present turmoil have had a serious impact in the economy, in our own companies, our current clients and all our business partners. We all have suffered reductions in orders, revenues and profits. These are also tough times for banks. Because banks are reducing their exposure to risks, it has become increasingly more difficult to negotiate rates and credit limits with them. But this economic crisis, like all others before it, will pass. Growth will return, although not in the same way or in the same places as before. The developing countries, especially China, India and Brazil will be a new source of projects for all our industry. The result will be a different world to the one we knew, some countries and regions will have it difficult to sustain the living standards they were enjoying, other regions are already out of the crisis in what refers to investments and growth. We have to be ready to take our share. It is important to be ready for the moment when the recovery comes. The companies that will benefit the most from this moment are those companies that:

- Have reduced operating costs and increased productivity.

- Have been able to preserve a workload through the crisis, being able to retain key staff - Are bold enough to confront the new scenario, placing the know how in the markets that are to lead in this economic recovery.

- Have maintained a professional approach to clients, defending their own position but trying to help customers and other industrial partners during the downturn.

We at Beroa have been very active in the last months making sure that our group is ready for the recovery. We are working closely with our customers to help them be the winners and leaders in that recovery.