Iron & Steel

Iron and steel has always been one of the industries taking advantage of briquetting technology such as sponge iron briquetting which makes a great feed for steelmaking furnaces worldwide. Depending on the temperature of the sponge iron, Briquetting Process is divided into hot and cold briquetting. Below, we will focus on the latter: [su_note note_color=”#f8f8bc”]Note: […]

In this article, you can find the list of top HBI exporters/importers and also top HBI manufacturers/suppliers by country. Note: this article is not related to Healthy Buildings International or Healthcare Business International or Hanes Brands Inc or Hans-Bredow-Institute for Media Research at the University of Hamburg. What is HBI? HBI has applications in EAFs […]

Steel Wire rods supply occupies a considerable size of steel industry’s production capacity and hence, takes an inevitable decisive position in the industrial world including those of automotive, aviation, civil and military construction, medical & health sections and many more. Therefore, the subject of their international reliable supply shall contribute an important role to the […]

Top Steel Angles suppliers for general purpose are companies such as ArcelorMittal, China Baowu Group, HBIS Group, NSSMC Group, and POSCO.  In the Mild Steel Angles product group top suppliers are Angang Steel, NSSC (Japan), and Nucor Steel. Top Global Steel Angles Suppliers (General Purpose Suppliers) We have listed the top 29 Steel Angles Suppliers […]

A – Steel market conditions Steel market conditions have been improving gradually in most regions in the past few years, although it is uncertain how long the momentum can continue. Over the short and medium term, important headwinds include the increase in Iron & Steel trade actions. The rising number of new capacity investments, the […]

Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI) is a product produced by the hot sponge iron briquetting (HDRI) process at temperatures above 650 ° C. This type of briquette is the best-known product for easy and safe transportation of sponge iron, worldwide. Iron and steel industry is one of the industries that utilize briquetting technology, such as coal […]

The below image shows the hot briquetting process of HBI production. In first step of the HBI production process, the DRI (Direct Reduced Iron) is released hot from the reduction process. The hot feed thrust into the nip in the middle of the two counterrotating rollers. The briquettes forms in the rotating rollers. The above […]

Use of HBI in EAF (Electrical Arc Furnace)    Production of Steel in Electrical Arc Furnace (EAF) is growing worldwide. Also, the supply and use of Pig Iron, Sponge Iron (DRI) and HBI in the EAF have been increasing during the last 5 years. Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI) is not a scrap substitute but rather […]

Direct reduced iron (DRI)  Shipment Usually in the shape of sponge pellets or sponge lumps ranging between 6 mm to 25 mm diameter. But mostly between 8 mm to 12mm diameter. The IMO BC Code classified this product as “a material that is hazardous only when in bulk” (MHB).  It is mentioned under the BC […]

Cold-molded briquettes are defined as DRI which has been molded at a temperature less than 650 °C or with a density of less than 5000 kg/m3. Due to the raw material sharp shortage for steelmaking in many countries worldwide, a need arises to find a substitute material to replace the rare pig iron and expensive steel […]