EuroWire May 2024

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Brent-Wood LA-area manufacturing facility fully operational

The Hesperia location includes an 800-foot rail spur located directly on the property, as well as a commercial truck scale. The rail spur allows logistical advantages for the company and its customers.

Brent-Wood Products, a manufacturing company based in Los Angeles, USA, in its sixth decade of servicing the cable and wire industry, has announced that its 8.5-acre lot in Hesperia is now offering streamlined servicing capabilities with new efficiencies. Established in 1963, Brent-Wood Products manufactures heavy-duty wood reels, plywood reels, custom reels, and other products utilised in the cable and wire industry. In conjunction with Brent-Wood Products’ growth in the new space is the promotion of Jordan Hobbs as vice president of operations. “We identified a void in the market, which was the ability to carry certain retail aspects and stock items that are universal in the industry that provide versatility and quick solutions,” said Mr Hobbs. “Brent-Wood Products is happy to have effectively filled that void. In tandem with our new operation, we have upgraded our facility with both improved equipment and skilled personnel. We have an amazing team of motivated, forward-thinking individuals who enabled us to modernise our approach to process as well as service.” Brent-Wood Products offers an online ordering option designed for convenience and quick turnaround. An inventory of select sizes will be in stock and ready to ship within 72 hours or less, to help customers meet the unpredictable demands of the wire and cable industry.

Brent-Wood Products www.brent-wood.com

DRI technology ordered for Oman plant Vulcan Green Steel, a Jindal Steel Group company, selected Energiron® for its new hydrogen-ready direct reduction plant in Duqm, in the Al Wusta Governorate in the Sultanate of Oman. Energiron, a DRI technology jointly developed by Tenova and Danieli, will feed a new electric steelmaking complex conceived as a hub for green steel production in the country. Energiron is H 2 ready and allows the use of natural gas as a reducing agent, with the possibility to mix it with up to 100 per cent hydrogen, according to hydrogen availability. The new Energiron zero-reformer DR plant will produce 2.5 Mtpy of direct reduction ores, and will start operation with natural gas feed, increasing the percentage of hydrogen in blend as hydrogen becomes available on site. The single-module will hot charge an electric arc furnace (EAF) with a temperature of over 600°C, allowing energy savings for the steelmaking process. The plant will also be able to produce hot briquetted iron (HBI) for storage or export purposes. The Energiron technology has the capability to capture CO 2 from the process and utilise it for other applications, which will further reduce the overall plant emissions and, together with the EAF, bring the green steel hub closer to achieving carbon neutrality. It will also provide an additional revenue stream for the plant operations. DK Saraogi, projects director, Vulcan Green Steel, said, “Vulcan Green Steel led by Jindal Steel Group represents our flagship initiative to lead the green transition for the global steel industry. Each of us in the steel industry has to do our part to decarbonise: our investment in Duqm is a visionary project set to become the largest green hydrogen-ready steel plant globally.” Jorge Martínez, Tenova HYL commercial director, added, “As a sustainable technology supplier for the steel sector, Tenova is privileged to be part of this green hydrogen-ready steel plant by suppling our flexible and innovative Energiron DRI technology, which nowadays has become a key pillar for the decarbonisation targets of our industry as we aim for a cleaner world.” Completion of the DRI plant at the Duqm site is scheduled for 2026. Tenova www.tenova.com

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