At this CIIE, Vale will showcase iron ore briquettes, an innovative product that the company has developed over nearly 20 years. In addition to physical displays, Vale will also set up interactive touch screens at the booth to help visitors gain a more comprehensive and in-depth understanding of this innovative low-carbon solution. Taking into account the international nature of the CIIE, the interactive touch screen will be available in Chinese, English and Portuguese to meet the diverse needs of visitors from different countries.
Vale stated that iron ore briquettes are a product that can be directly put into the furnace. They can be used in the direct reduction shaft furnace process to produce green metal materials and provide raw materials for the production of green steel. They can also be used in blast furnaces to replac sintering and pelletizing. This can reduce greenhouse gas emissions from steel production by up to 10%. In addition to iron ore briquetting, Vale will also showcase low-carbon solutions such as Tecnored and Mega Hub.
By using biochar to replace metallurgical coal and metallurgical coke to produce green pig iron, Tecnored can help steel companies reduce or eliminate carbon emissions in steel production. The giant hub is an industrial complex that produces iron ore briquettes and uses them as raw materials to produce hot briquetted iron (HBI) through the direct reduction route; compared with the blast furnace-converter long process route, the use of natural gas to produce HBI can significantly Reduce carbon emissions in the steel production chain. In addition, Vale will also display high-quality iron ore pellet products and three high-quality iron ore powder products: Carajas powder, Brazilian mixed powder and green concentrate powder (PFC1), which have high iron content and low impurity content. It can make the steel production process more productive, with less slag and lower emissions.
