Tata Steel Nederland has started trial operations at the direct sheet plant (DSP) at its works in Ijmuiden, after the plant exceeded emission standards for chrome 6.
The DSP was shut down on 3 April after measurements showed that the emissions were well above the allowed standard.
Tata has been investigating the cause of the overrun in recent weeks and reports that it has been found with the required adjustments being made, Kallanish learns from regional authority North Sea Canal Area Environment Service (ODNZKG).
The steelmaker started heating up the installation on 21 April with the trial runs being carried out from 22 April exclusively for the purpose of carrying out measurements.
After the trial runs, the DSP will be stopped again, and will remain so until ODNZKG has determined whether the installation can be put back into use.
At Ijmuiden’s DSP, liquid steel is transformed into hot rolled steel in one continuous process. The resulting product is used in electrical components such as slats for electric motors and transformer parts, but also in car seats, furniture and façade panels. It has the capacity for 1.4 million tonnes/year.
