Our mission is to deliver solutions that revolutionize processes, elevate our customers’ end products, and propel the metals industry to new heights of quality, sustainability, and excellence. This revolution is based on four pillars: sustainability, digitalization, innovation, and services.
Sustainability
We are inventors. We are driven by curiosity and a passion for addressing the metals industry’s challenges. At Primetals Technologies, we pioneer solutions that redefine industry standards and lead the way in sustainable steel production. With an extensive portfolio of technologies, we empower producers worldwide to achieve carbon-neutral targets while advancing operational efficiency and innovation.
The push for sustainable steelmaking is influenced by evolving digital technologies, resource constraints, and the need to replace aging infrastructure. Sustainability goals and regulations further accelerate the development of environmentally friendly solutions. Among these is electrification, where Primetals Technologies leads the charge with advanced electric arc furnace (EAF) solutions like the shaft-based EAF Quantum and high-capacity EAF Ultimate. These technologies allow producers to maintain capacity while transitioning to renewable energy sources.
We turn challenges into growth, collaborating with experts and institutions to drive sustainability in the metals industry.
For low-grade iron ore, the Smelter offers an innovative approach. Paired with direct reduction processes, it produces liquid hot metal with significantly lower emissions. Powered by renewable energy, it provides a cleaner, more sustainable alternative to conventional steel production.
To assist producers, Primetals Technologies offers tools like the CO₂ Calculator to evaluate and optimize a plant’s carbon footprint. By tailoring to each facility, it helps reduce costs and drive sustainability. These innovations demonstrate our commitment to transforming steelmaking for a cleaner future.
DIGITALIZATION
We are trailblazers. We passionately explore uncharted territories of ideas and concepts, transforming what once seemed impossible into tangible possibilities. As the world’s leading electrics, automation, and software provider for the metals industry, we are transforming production processes toward the fully autonomous plant.
The achievement of autonomous operation minimizes time-consuming and costly deviations in production. Moreover, it drives unparalleled efficiency in plant operation and ensures safety and security throughout the plant.
By leveraging artificial intelligence, our solutions are developing and advancing further than ever before.
Automation and digitalization revolutionize metals production by enabling unprecedented precision, efficiency, and sustainability, impacting the entire value chain. Automated systems streamline complex processes, reducing the margins for error while maximizing productivity. The outcome means reduced waste and an increase in yield. Digital tools provide real-time insights and predictive analytics, empowering operators to make data-driven decisions that
enhance plant performance.
Additionally, these advancements foster a safer working environment by minimizing the need for manual intervention in hazardous conditions. Moreover, monitoring systems report on the performance and operating conditions, extending the plant lifecycle through predictive maintenance activities informed by digital monitoring. Producers optimize operations by embracing new digital technologies and pave the way for a more sustainable and resilient industry.
Innovation
We are innovators. While some aim to maintain the status quo, we are driven to push steel production to new levels of quality, efficiency, and safety. Steel powers modern life, forming the backbone of industries like construction and transportation. Our solutions help producers meet evolving demands while advancing sustainability.
We continually innovate through pilot projects that enhance the steel production process worldwide. One such project is Hydrogen-based Fine Ore Reduction (HYFOR) and HyREX. These technologies integrate decades of experience with fluidized bed technology to develop an advanced hydrogen-based direct reduction technology. Alongside industry partners and steel producers, these technologies are developing to provide producers a 100 percent hydrogen-based alternative to blast furnace-based iron ore reduction, significantly reducing carbon emissions.
We aim to ensure that future generations benefit from the sustainable advancements of the global metals industry.
Furthermore, the Smelter solution enables hot metal production by directly smelting iron ore from the direct reduction process. When powered by renewables, the electric smelting furnace greatly reduces the environmental impact of steel production. Furthermore, the slag produced from the Smelter is comparable to that of the blast furnace, making it an ideal by-product for other industries.
Leveraging a global network of experts, we partner with industry leaders and research institutions to pioneer solutions that drive sustainability. Together,
we are advancing steelmaking with technologies that ensure a cleaner, more sustainable future for generations to come.
Services
We are creators. We create opportunity instead of cost. While maintenance-free plants remain a vision for the future, servicing and maintaining equipment is essential to metals production, ensuring that plants operate at peak performance. Effective maintenance strategies safeguard reliability, enhance efficiency, and protect investments.
Often viewed as a cost factor, maintenance downtime holds hidden potential. Primetals Technologies transforms it into an opportunity by restoring assets to their optimal functionality, which not only improves efficiency but also enhances product quality. Through advanced maintenance management platforms, such as Maintenance Asset Technology (MAT), producers can strategically plan downtime, anticipate future needs, and manage spare parts more effectively, minimizing unexpected interruptions.
Primetals Technologies restores assets to their optimal functionality, improving efficiency and quality.
This transformation of maintenance into a strategic advantage builds enduring partnerships with producers, ensuring long-term success. Our comprehensive suite of services focuses on maintaining optimal plant performance, reliability, and longevity. From installation and commissioning to ongoing maintenance and process optimization, we deliver tailored solutions that address the unique needs of each facility.
Above all, Primetals Technologies remains at the forefront of what is possible in the metals industry. With our industry partners, we redefine the future of metals production, proving that passion and purpose can transform industries and shape a brighter tomorrow. We are Pioneers at Heart.
