Linde’s oxy-fuel technology will be used in Constellium’s recycling and melting furnaces, with a goal of slashing energy consumption in half and increasing melting rates by 20%.
The companies have signed a joint development agreement for the project and this deal follows a long-term partnership with Linde in the area of energy-efficient re-melting technologies.
The joint development agreement will build on the recent successful implementation of Linde’s technology in Constellium’s finishing and recycling aluminium facility of Neuf-Brisach, France, where two of the four rotary tilting furnaces have been converted to low-temperature oxy-fuel combustion technology.
Following this implementation, Constellium was able to achieve greater productivity and to accelerate progress on its sustainability roadmap. The conversion of the remaining furnaces at the France plant is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2016.
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