July 29, 2011 witnessed the blow-in ceremony of BF#C in Xinjiang Bayi Steel, which was supplied by CISDI on EPC basis. 321t qualified hot metal was produced from taphole #2 at 8:07am on July 30, and the initial slag was successfully granulated and landed at granulated slag transfer station #1 at 8:57 a.m., with good iron/slag separation and satisfactory dedusting. With daily average output of app. 4,000t qualified hot metal by the first half of August, and with actual data (BF temperature, pressure, etc.) close to the designed ones, the BF has been running properly.

The EPC contract for BF#C was awarded to CISDI on January 1^st, 2010, and the construction was started on February 26. By logical allocation of limited resources and good organization of construction activities, CISDI people eventually presented the BF to the Owner’s satisfaction in 17 months.

The BF is implemented with CISDI proprietary technologies such as central feeding top de alto-forno with serial hoppers and distributor, serial connection of soft water for BF proper cooling, use of both cooling plates and staves for bosh cooling, environmental-friendly & energy-efficient rotary drum for slag granulation, top-combustion hot stoves as well as long-distance (>750m) PCI.