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AQS BEGINS DRI PRODUCTION IN ALGERIA
04/16/2021 | 03:41am EDT
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Required fields Algerian Qatari Steel (AQS) has announced the start-up of its 2.5 million tons per year (t/y) MIDREX
® Direct Reduction Plant on February 13 and first production of on-grade Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) a few days after. The plant is capable of producing both hot DRI (HDRI) and cold DRI (CDRI) and is equipped to transfer and charge HDRI to the nearby AQS steel mill to take advantage of the retained heat. The first successful charge of HDRI to the AQS Electric Arc Furnace #1 (EAF #1) was on March 24.