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We are passionate about metals, assisting our Customers to realise their processing goals

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THE BEST PARTNER FOR SUBMERGED-ARC FURNACE PLANTS
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Metix (Pty) Ltd forms part of the SMS Group, and operates as a standalone business unit in South Africa from its headquarters in Johannesburg, keeping the well established Metix name.

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COPPER MATTE SETTLING FURNACE

Metix selected for the supply of a Copper Matte Settling Electric Furnace

Supply of a Copper Matte Settling Electric Furnace

Metix (part of SMS group) is delighted to announce our selection for the Engineering, Procurement & Supply (EPS) of a rectangular Copper Matte Settling Electric Furnace (MSEF) and auxiliary equipment for a Customer who is a global leading copper producer. The project includes the replacement and upgrade of an existing MSEF, showcasing Metix’ state-of-the-art OEM equipment. The design is grounded in Metix’ Design for Construction (D4C) approach, aimed to reduce construction time and installation risk. On-site construction is set to commence in quarter 2 of 2025, with commissioning scheduled in the same quarter. Once commissioned, the project will enable our Customer to supply cast copper products to the market. This project reaffirms Metix’ position as a leading furnace equipment supplier to the global non-ferrous market.

ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST INDUSTRIAL DECARBONIZATION PROJECTS GETS UNDERWAY

The startup is planned for the end of 2026

Illustration of the ThyssenKrupp direct reduction plant at their Duisburg location in Germany

thyssenkrupp Steel awards a contract to SMS group for a direct reduction plant

Metix (SMS Group) would like to thank thyssenkrupp Steel for the recent award to SMS group GmbH group for the engineering, delivery and construction (EPC) of the worlds first hydrogen-powered direct reduction plant at their Duisburg location. This marks the start to one of the biggest industrial decarbonization projects worldwide, which will avoid more than 3.5 million metric tons of CO2 per year in the future. The plant will have a capacity of 2.5 million metric tons of directly reduced iron (DRI), and is scheduled for completion by the end of 2026.

As a first of its kind, this project will pioneer the way forward to a more responsible and greener future.

Some key highlights:
1. World’s largest industrial decarbonization projects gets underway with an order volume for SMS alone of over € 1.8 billion.
2. Ground-breaking concept: Midrex Technologies, Inc.’s trusted direct reduction technology combined with two revolutionary rectangular Metix open bath furnaces (OBF), SMS group’s innovative dry-gas cleaning solution, and Paul Wurth industry leading INBA slag granulation system.

Press release:
https://lnkd.in/eQTP4TqZ

#innovation #pioneering #revolutionary #leadingtheway #responsiblesteel

#greenerfuture #turningmetalsgreen #hydrogenpowered #greensteel

#greeniron #directreduction #decarbonisation #CO2reduction #openbathfurnace

#OBF #drygascleaning #INBA #Midrex #MetixSMS #SMSgroup #PaulWurth #thyssenkrupp

See SMS group #magazine for more news.

A passion for metals

METIX – YOUR ONE STOP SAF PROVIDER

At Metix our services include all aspects of project management from concept design, feasibility studies, detail design, execution to handover. Based on our customer requirements, projects can be managed and executed as Engineering Procurement & Supply (EPS), Engineering Procurement & Construction Management (EPCM) or Engineering Procurement & Construction (EPC or LSTK) formats. Process -, Civil -, Mechanical -, Electrical -, Instrumentation – and Control & Automation Engineering all form part of our design scope within Metix, supported by a full-time BIM design office.

As a leading supplier of submerged arc furnace equipment, we also offer the design and supply of electrode columns, including fail-safe slipping devices, hydraulic power packs, heat shields, forged copper pressure rings, contact shoes, bus tubes, furnace roofs, shells and refractory linings, HT power supply, process instrumentation & automation in the following industries:

Ferrous
Ferrochrome
Ferromanganese
Silicon Manganese
Ferrosilicon
Ferrovanadium
Ferronickel
Ferroniobium
Pig iron

Non-ferrous
Copper matte
Platinum matte
Calcium Carbide
Ilmenite
Silicon metal
Precious metals
High Purity Alumina
Fused Magnesia