The Philippine Induction Smelting Industry Association (PISIA) has presented advantages of the induction furnace (IF) steelmaking technology to the country’s Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), which had increased control of the presence of substandard steel in the market recently, partly produced by induction furnaces.
According to the PISIA, IF steelmaking technology is efficient in equipment performance, energy consumption, production cost and environmental protection. Moreover, such furnaces are able to produce steel that are low in carbon and occluded gases, without affecting the quality, Benjamin Co from Philippines-based Wan Chiong Steel Corporation said.
However, IFs, which have been transferred from China to the Philippines, following the massive plants closures in China in 2017, cannot be used in the Philippines because they are not compatible with the local power infrastructure. Power lines in the Philippines require 60 hertz frequency, while power lines in China require 50 Hertz frequency, according to the report published on the DTI website.
