Düsseldorf, Germany:

Lange E., Freelance journalist, e-mail: redaktion@stahleisen.de

Lowering the expenses and efficient usage of power resources is especially actual for iron and steel industry as the industry with very large energy consumption. At present time iron and steel industry makes significant investments in usage and development of resource-saving potential, in electric power generation from the secondary resources, as well as in decrease of harmful effect on the environment. In this connection, cutting of heat losses and usage of heat of waste gases are very important.