Vale, BNDES and Logos Tecnocom develop unique pig iron production technology in Brazil

Following extensive research that began more than 35 years ago, Tecnored Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, a Vale company, in partnership with Brazil’s development bank, BNDES, and Logos Tecnocom, has started up the first pig iron demonstration plant that does not use traditional blast furnace methods, in Pindamonhangaba, São Paulo state. The innovation enables higher productivity, lower emissions of CO₂ and particulate matter, the flexible use of raw materials, and a reduction of up to 30% in the cost of steel production. (more…)