Harsco Corporation has recently announced two multi-year contracts for steel mill services in China and Brazil totaling more than USD 100M over their duration. Harscoâs Metals & Minerals division has been selected by Chinaâs second largest steelmaker, Hebei Iron and Steel Group, to take over an increased range of onsite mill services at its Tangshan Stainless Steel works, where Harsco already provides environmental services relating to the commercial sale of the millâs slag co-products. With the new contract, Harsco now adds onsite slag handling, metal recovery and briquetting to its responsibilities. Tangshan Stainless produces premium-grade steels for the auto and consumer markets.
Included within Harscoâs services to the Tangshan works will be its patented steam box technology for steel slag processing. Harscoâs technology provides for faster cooling times, reduced water and energy consumption and more efficient slag sizing than conventional methods. Its environmental benefits include the full capture of open atmospheric emissions, together with the opportunity to utilize the clean steam and heat generated from the steam box.
Announcing the awards, Harsco President and CEO Nicholas Grasberger said, âThese contracts reflect our renewed ambitions to grow the Metals & Minerals business following two years of successful transformation. Our relationships in both contracts demonstrate our capacity to provide long-term value to customer operations in parallel with lasting benefit to the environment.â?
