Industrial services company, Harsco Corporation, has recently declared a new 15-year contract for onsite mill services at the Tangshan plate mill facility of China’s steelmaker, Hebei Iron & Steel (HBIS) Group. The plate mill is one of two subsidiaries of Hebei’s Tangshan Iron and Steel Group, known as TangSteel, served by Harsco. Since 2011, Harsco has supported the plate mill with a range of slag handling and metal recovery services and this latest award, valued at approximately USD 125M over the contract duration, builds on the previous effort.
Harsco will significantly expand its role to encompass a new metal recovery plant, BOF briquetting operation and a new, innovative steam-box slag cooling process, as the plate mill consolidates and expands its production capacity to 4 million tpa. The mill produces premium-grade plates and sections used in various structural applications and shipbuilding.
Harsco President and CEO Nick Grasberger said, “We are particularly proud to add to our strong relationship with HBIS and its flagship TangSteel operations. Over the past decade, we have worked side-by-side as a technology and service partner to deliver efficiency improvements and enhanced environmental performance to these major operations. Our aims and those of HBIS and TangSteel are firmly aligned on these objectives.”
