Clyde Iron & Steel Overview - Clyde Process Limited - #2

its ability to provide injection rates of over 150tph and an injection accuracy of ±0.5% on short time frames, which eliminate furnace surging and inefficiency.

All of Clyde Materials Handling's conveying and injection solutions are enhanced through the use of the Clyde Dome Valve, widely regarded as the best material handling valve in the world. The Clyde Dome Valve has the ability to cut through static or moving columns of material through the use of its innovative inflatable seal mechanism, ensuring that a consistent pressure tight seal is created when the valve is in the closed position, but in the open position, it provides an unrestricted full bore opening for the best product flow possible.

Clyde has developed pneumatic conveying and injection solutions for steel producers that have the ability to:

• Inject granular coal into a blast furnace - this injection solution was pioneered by Clyde with Corus over two decades ago

• Inject pulverised coal into a blast furnace

• Inject carbon and lime into Electric Arc Furnaces (EAF)

• Convey and inject metallurgical dusts into process

• Convey lime over long distances - we have conveyed this material over 1000 metres

• Convey and inject carbon used within mini blast furnaces, which produce pig iron

• Inject plastics and scrap materials used as alternative 'fuels' in the production of steel

• Injection of raw materials, such as iron ore, coal and lime, used in alternative iron making processes, such as HIsmelt®, COREX" and FINEX"

Clyde Materials Handling solutions are designed to use minimal energy, have low wear on system components and pipelines. Clyde's solutions offer reduced maintenance costs and high system availability, reliability and production stability compared to current processes used in the industry.

By placing the customer at the heart of their business, Clyde Materials Handling has developed a global, extensive and diverse set of references, who have become lifetime customers. They continually seek Clyde's guidance in areas of process improvement and material handling.

Clyde Materials Handling takes pride in the return on investment it has generated for its customers, which include:

• Significant increases in productivity

• Environmental sustainability

• High system availability, reliability and performance

• Low operating costs and maintenance

• Greater process control

• Cost savings through process efficiencies

• Flexibility to integrate with existing and emerging technologies

More specifically, Clyde Materials Handling has generated the following, typical returns for organisations who operate in the iron & steel market:

• 99% system availability levels achieved

• High total injection accuracy - better than 1%, which has resulted in hundreds of tonnes of raw material saved in the production process

• High tuyere-to-tuyere accuracy - better than ±0.5%

• Superior flow control and measurement

• Reductions in power consumption, leading to subsequent savings in energy costs

• Significantly increased production rates

• Capability to handle a wide range of materials, without blocking the conveying line

• Improved control of slag FeO levels on an EAF

• Reductions in tap-to-tap time

Clyde Materials Handling is driven by an energy and passion which enables them to make the impossible happen - there are no limits to their capabilities. Together, with their customers, the possibilities are infinite.

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Clyde Materials Handling Limited Carolina Court, Lakeside Doncaster DN4 5RA

Tel: +44 (0) 1302 321 313 Fax: +44 (0) 1302 554 400

solutions@clydematerials.co.uk

www.clydematerials.com