Alleima's Kanthal division and Danieli to supply first electric process gas heater for commercial use in DRI
SANDVIKEN, Sweden, May 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Alleima's Kanthal division and Danieli will supply a pilot-scale electric process gas heater to be installed at Emsteel's Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) plant in Abu Dhabi, UAE, to electrify a part of their existing heating system. The heater is based on Prothal® DH technology and will be the first electric process gas heater for DRI that Kanthal supplies for commercial use - an important step in the ongoing development project. Delivery is planned for the beginning of 2026.
Emsteel is UAE's largest steel and building materials manufacturer. The Emsteel plant in Abu Dhabi produces quality long products – heavy sections, bars and wire rods – and features an Energiron DRI plant. By installing a 1-megawatt size electric process gas heater, supplied by Kanthal and Danieli, the company will take another step towards making this low-emission plant even more environmentally friendly.
Prothal® DH has been developed and tested by Kanthal and is now being prepared for commercialization together with the strategic partner Danieli. When fully scaled up, this technology has the potential to completely remove the CO2 emissions from the heating process while enhancing energy efficiency.
"This pilot is an important step in the development and industrialization of full-scale electric process gas heaters for DRI and other ironmaking applications. We're proud to see that the technology is now being implemented in an end-user production setting, which will enable further opportunities for future sales and commercialization," says Robert Stål, President of the Kanthal division.
Kanthal and Danieli signed a strategic partnership agreement to develop and industrialize full-scale electric process gas heaters for DRI and other ironmaking applications in 2024. The heating solution is being developed for hydrogen, natural gas and combinations, thereby enabling retrofitting of existing DRI plants. By installing this technology in Energiron hydrogen-ready DRI plants, fully emission-free DRI production can be achieved. Even for natural gas based DRI plants, a more than 30% reduction of CO2 emissions will be achieved when electrifying the heating system.
Sandviken, May 23, 2025
Alleima AB (publ)
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Alleima, is a global manufacturer of high value-added products in advanced stainless steels and special alloys as well as solutions for industrial heating. Based on long-term customer partnerships and leading materials technology, we develop products for the most demanding applications and industries. Our offering includes products like seamless steel tubes for the energy, chemical and aerospace industries, precision strip steel for white goods compressors, air conditioners and knife applications, based on more than 900 active alloy recipes. It also includes ultra-fine wires for medical and micro-electronic devices, industrial electric heating technology and coated strip steel for fuel cell technology for cars, trucks, and hydrogen production. Our fully integrated value chain, from R&D to end-product, ensures industry-leading technology, quality, sustainability, and circularity. Alleima, with headquarter in Sandviken, Sweden, had approximately 6,500 employees and revenues of about 20 billion SEK in about 80 countries in 2024. The Alleima share was listed on Nasdaq Stockholm's Large Cap list on August 31, 2022 under the ticker 'ALLEI'. Learn more at www.alleima.com.
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