-- OM Siderurgica, an Italian Engineering & Construction company active since 1964, has announced a new phase of industrial engagement aligned with Europe’s shift toward low-carbon steel production. Recent contracts totaling more than 10 million euros mark a significant expansion of activities in the design and supply of zero-emission plant components and material-handling systems intended for next-generation steelmaking processes.
The global steel sector is undergoing a structural transformation driven by the need for substantial reductions in CO₂ emissions. With many European and international facilities moving toward Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) operations, hydrogen-ready technologies, and the use of pre-reduced raw materials such as DRI and HBI, demand is increasing for precise, automated, and emission-controlled material-handling plants. OM Siderurgica has positioned its engineering capacity at the center of this industrial shift by supplying systems that directly support this new operational model.
Strategic Evolution Rooted in Long-Term Technical Experience
With origins in multiple industrial segments—including steelmaking, mining, cement, glass, chemical, food, and recycling—OM Siderurgica maintains a technical base shaped by decades of exposure to strict environmental and operational requirements. Knowledge developed through continuous involvement in these regulated sectors has enabled a smooth transition into the demands now placed on modern steel plants.
The company’s operational structure covers the complete project lifecycle: engineering, construction, mechanical and electrical installation, commissioning, and after-sales support. This integrated framework allows alignment with project teams several years before plant construction begins, ensuring that solutions match the high standards imposed by new low-emission production technologies.
Core Role in Emerging Green Steel Systems
Recent contracts in Germany, Sweden, and Italy reflect the new responsibilities assigned to specialized engineering partners during the steel industry’s transformation. Current projects include CDRI feeding systems, ferro-alloy and additive distribution units for EAF operations, large conveyor installations for Scandinavian steel plants, and full-scale slag treatment facilities for Italian producers.
Central activities involve the precise distribution of raw materials required for EAF charges, achieved through calibrated weighting, controlled flows, and highly reliable automated sequences. Material handling routes must ensure zero-loss transfer of bulk solids and powder-based additives. In addition, OM Siderurgica’s dedusting and fume-abatement solutions are designed to meet strict environmental standards and to operate in classified ATEX environments where explosive or hazardous atmospheres may exist.
Energy efficiency is incorporated into equipment design through optimized electrical loads and automated logic sequences capable of following casting-cycle requirements without deviation. This approach reflects broader European policies aimed at reducing energy consumption throughout industrial supply chains.
Circular Economy Integration Through Slag Processing
A long-standing area of expertise—slag treatment—continues to represent one of OM Siderurgica’s most consolidated technical domains. Steelmaking slag, traditionally treated as an industrial by-product, now serves as a key resource within circular-economy frameworks. The company applies historic know-how from earlier decades of natural-aggregate extraction to the modern processing of artificial aggregates generated in steel plants.
Turnkey slag-handling installations include crushing, screening, magnetic separation, washing stages, and the reintegration of recovered ferrous fractions into steel production. Remaining inert material is prepared for applications in asphalt mixes, cement production, and civil-engineering subgrades. This process aligns with long-term European objectives aimed at reducing landfill use and maximizing resource recovery.
Engineering Investments and Next Technical Frontiers
Over the last five years, OM Siderurgica has directed engineering investments toward new steel plants in Europe and the United States that were designed from inception to meet low-emission and hydrogen-ready specifications. These projects offered favorable conditions for developing new-generation handling, pneumatic conveying, and environmental-control systems.
However, the global steel supply will continue to depend on existing conventional facilities for at least another decade. As a result, upcoming challenges are expected to emerge from modernization activities within older steel plants. These facilities require careful integration of advanced technologies into constrained layouts, limited footprints, and legacy electrical and mechanical systems. A future operational focus for OM Siderurgica will involve adapting green-steel plant solutions to revamping projects, where technical complexity is significantly higher than in new installations.
Company executives have noted the importance of policy support for smaller and aging steelworks, where modernization is essential but often financially difficult. Public incentives designed for environmental compliance, technological upgrades, and circular-economy adoption may play a decisive role in accelerating sector-wide transformation.
Broader Context for the Green Steel Infrastructure Shift
The transition to Green Steel extends beyond furnace technology and requires comprehensive reconfiguration of the internal logistics that supply each phase of production. Material handling, pneumatic transport, slag valorization, and integrated automation define the backbone of next-generation steel plants. As global producers implement hydrogen-based or DRI-EAF processes, operational complexity increases, placing sophisticated engineering at the center of future production models. OM Siderurgica’s involvement in these engineering fields positions the company within this crucial infrastructural transformation.
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The global shift toward Green Steel is transforming the foundations of modern steel production. As producers replace coal-based methods with Electric Arc Furnaces, hydrogen-ready systems, and DRI-based processes, the focus is expanding beyond furnace technology to the full infrastructure that supports these operations. Advanced material handling, slag processing, pneumatic conveying, and dust-abatement systems now represent essential components of low-emission steelmaking. The integration of these technologies determines operational efficiency, environmental impact, and long-term sustainability. Within this evolving industrial landscape, engineering solutions that ensure precision, reliability, and circular-economy performance define the future direction of sustainable steel production worldwide.
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