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Process engineering
Blast-furnace process design, burden optimisation, top-gas recovery, injection (PCI, natural gas, hydrogen-ready).
- — Burden & slag chemistry
- — Mass & energy balance
- — Productivity audits
- — Permeability diagnostics
Expertise
Ironmaking expertise,
delivered by senior engineers only.
Six capability areas across the BF–BOF route. Consulting engagements from a two-day audit to a full EPCM mandate — always led by the engineer who will sign the report.
Where Phoenix plugs in.
02
Refractory & hearth
Lining selection, hearth wear models, stave replacement strategy, campaign-life extension programs.
- — Hearth monitoring
- — Cooling systems
- — Shotcrete / gunning
- — Turnaround planning
03
EPCM delivery
Basic and detailed engineering, procurement, contracting, construction management, commissioning through first campaign.
- — Scope definition
- — Vendor selection
- — Site coordination
- — Performance verification
04
Decarbonation route
Efficiency, fuel substitution, hydrogen readiness, BF–DRI–EAF integration — the blast furnace as backbone of the transition.
- — CO₂ benchmarking
- — PCI/H₂ roadmap
- — Route integration
- — Transition planning
05
Diagnostics & audits
On-site reviews of chilled hearths, tuyere campaigns, stove performance, gas-cleaning bottlenecks and abnormal operations.
- — Chill recovery
- — Tuyere campaigns
- — Stove audits
- — Gas-cleaning review
06
Owner's engineer
Alongside your project department — from scoping to handover. Senior engineers only, no junior-staffed delivery.
- — Technical lead
- — Interface management
- — Contractor oversight
- — Handover & ramp-up
From pre-feasibility to first tap.
Four phases, delivered as a single continuous engagement or as targeted interventions.
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Initial assessment
Pre-feasibility, process review and technology selection for BF and BF–BOF routes.
- 02
Engineering
Basic and detailed engineering across refractory, hot-metal handling, gas cleaning, stoves.
- 03
Procurement & construction
Vendor selection, contracting, construction management and site coordination.
- 04
Execution support
On-site ramp-up, commissioning and performance verification through first campaign.
Who we work with.
Integrated steelmakers
BF–BOF primary route
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Mini-mill operators
BF–DRI–EAF transition
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Equipment vendors
Technical due diligence
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Investors & lenders
Independent expert reviews
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