Mission statement
To provide the industry with a full range of services for furnace repairs, such as design, engineering, inspections and all installation services, covering the global market. HeatTeQ wants to fill the void between contractors and engineering companies and strengthen its position by continuously improving its level of services (and the quality of current products). To foster a work environment that encourages new ideas, new innovations and growth.
History
HeatTeQ originates from the refractory department of Hoogovens/Corus in IJmuiden, The Netherlands. Over the years, Hoogovens has become a forerunner in the development and application of refractory designs for blast furnaces, hot blast stoves and coke ovens.
By implementing improvements based on actual operating experience, the performance of our constructions kept on improving. This resulted in improved reliability, extended campaign lengths of the installations and significant savings in maintenance costs.
Finally, a new design for complete and unique linings for blast furnaces and hot blast stoves was patented and carried the label ‘Hoogovens Design’.
The new designs did not go unnoticed in the iron and steel community. In 1974, British Steel Port Talbot had their new stoves designed by Hoogovens. Stelco’s Lake Eri Works soon followed, as well as BHP Port Kembla No.5 Blast Furnace. From then on, interest only increased and it was decided to start a new design group solely dedicated to the marketing and design of blast furnaces and stoves for third parties. ESTS (Estel Technical Services) was born and is still thriving. But for now, enough about our history and let’s focus on the future. Will you join us?
Partners
Lizmontagens is a Portuguese refractory supply and installation contractor with a € 120 Mio annual turnover. Lizmontagens is HeatTeQ’s main shareholder. HeatTeQ acts mainly as an inhouse technology provider to guarantee that greenfield and brownfield refractory installations meet industry expectations. References cover over 20 blast furnace renovations and several coke oven repairs since start of the partnership in 1998.
JUKoke is a German technology consultant firm specialized in the optimization of existing coke making facilities. Their spectrum covers design, installation and commissioning of all relevant technologies to achieve operational targets defined by asset holders or regulators. HeatTeQ and JUKoke jointly realized several optimization projects at different coke plants.
In 2015, Koch Knight LLC announced the appointment of HeatTeQ Refractory Services (Pty) Ltd based in Vanderbijlpark, South Africa as their sole sales representative for Southern Africa. This includes the following countries i.e., Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and of course South Africa. Koch Knight LLC is a leader in acid proof solutions.
Expertise
Our team of engineers always makes sure to understand the conditions of installations. We know everything about the lifetime expectation of the refractory lining, the needs for maintenance and the influences of wear rate parameters. Every member of our team has their own specific skills with an engineering background, especially Refractory Design & Construction Engineering, as a common point. Whether it only concerns a general check to verify current statuses or planning for a repair or a reline or even an emergency, it does not matter: With HeatTeQ you always have the best engineers by your side. We have experience with all major designers and suppliers and we build in accordance with their specifications. Having us involved early, benefits the program.
We are qualified consultants for several renowned engineering companies and steel works such as Siemens VAI, Danieli Corus, Paul Wurth and Hatch. Our worldwide experience benefits our customers, our work and projects. Our engineers are constantly exposed to different designs and constructions. For more information, please go to references to check out our past projects or go to international for our current projects.
References
Coke battery projects
| Name client | Project description | Project Location | Year |
| SSAB Europe | Battery inspection & assessment | Luleå, Sweden | 2022 |
| Liberty Primary Steel | Throughwall repairs (EPC) | Whyalla, South Australia | 2022 |
| ArcelorMittal Tubarao | Battery assessment COB 1-2-3 | Tubarao, Vitoria, ES, Brazil | 2021 |
| ArcelorMittal Temirtau | Battery assessment COB7 | Temirtau, Kazakhstan | 2019-2020 |
| TATA Steel IJmuiden | Throughwall replacement 8 walls (EPC) | IJmuiden, Netherlands | 2019-2020 |
| HuDe GmbH | Coke battery assessment | Altai Koks, Russian Federation | 2019 |
| JFE Steel | Pad up/rebuild vattery 3A | Fukuyama Works, Japan | 2019 |
| Liberty OneSteel | Coke plant assessment | Whyalla, South Australia | 2018-2019 |
| TATA Steel | End flue repair HeatTeQ Hybrid Repair System | IJmuiden, The Netherlands | Jan 2018-ongoing |
| SSAB Raahe | End flue repair HeatTeQ Hybrid Repair System | Raahe, Finland | 2018 |
| ArcelorMittal | Rebuild battery 1 &2 | Gijon, Spain | 2017 – ongoing |
| SSAB Oxelosund | End flue repair HeatTeQ Hybrid Repair System | Oxelösund, Sweden | 2017 |
| TATA Steel | Throughwall replacement 3 walls with | ||
| traditional Silica | IJmuiden, The Netherlands | 2015-2016 | |
| Tonawanda Coke Corp. | Battery assessment | Tonawanda, NY, USA | 2016 |
| SSAB | Oven sole replacements in hot condtition | Raahe, Finland | 2016 |
| NSSMC | Fused Silica through wall repairs with modular shapes | Kashima, Japan | 2016-2017 |
| SSAB | Coke oven battery #1-5 – Gas gun repair | Oxelösund, Sweden | 2015 |
| SSAB | Battery Inspection to determine repair requirments | Oxelosund & Lulea | |
| Sweden and Raahe, Finland | 2015 | ||
| ArcelorMittal | Coke oven batteries revamping | FOS-SUR-MER, France | 2014 |
| NSSMC | End flue repairs with fused silica shapes | Kimitsu, Japan | 2014 – ongoing |
| TATA Steel | Through wall repairs 11 realized 3 schedules | IJmuiden, The Netherlands | 2013 – ongoing |
| SSAB | Gasgun repairs | Oxelosund, Sweden | |
| ArcelorMittal | End flue repairs, coke batteries | Fos-sur-mer, France | 2012 – ongoing |
Blast furnace projects
| Name client | Project description | Project Location | Year |
| TATA Steel Europe | Blast furnace #6 reline project for Durofelguera | IJmuiden, the Netherlands | 2022-2023 |
| Accererie D’Italia | AFO4 heart replacement project | Taranto, PU, Italy | 2021-2022 |
| Accererie D’Italia | AFO4, salamander tap, burden capping & | ||
| stack staves replacement | Taranto, PU, Italy | 2021 | |
| ArcelorMittal | AFO#2, repairs to stack, tuyere belt & hearth | Taranto, PU, Italy | 2020 |
| ArcelorMittal | Burden capping & stack repairs BF #3 | Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland | 2020 |
| AM Kryvyih Rih | Core drilling BF Hearth | Kryvyih Rih, Ukraine | 2018 |
| Arcelor Mittal | Mini-reline, 2 tapholes, tuyeres & stack BF #2 | Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland | 2018 |
| Arcelor Mittal | Burden capping & stack repairs BF #5 | Galati, Romania | 2017 |
| Arcelor Mittal | Taphole core drilling | Galati, Romania | 2017 |
| SSAB | Blast furnace reline study | Raahe, Finland | 2017 |
| HKM | Taphole drilling | Duisburg, Germany | 2016 |
| SSAB | BF #4 taphole & stack repairs | Oxelösund, Sweden | 2016 |
| DK Roheisen | BF #3 hearth replacement | Duisburg, Germany | 2016 |
| Arcelor Mittal/ | |||
| Saldanha Steel | Corex hearth repairs | Saldanha, South Africa | 2016 |
| SSAB | BF #3 reline | Lulea, Sweden | 2015 |
| Arcelor Mittal | BF #5 reline (project coordination only) | Newcastle, South Africa | 2014 |
| SSAB | BF #4 taphole repairs | Oxelösund, Sweden | 2013 |
| Arcelor Mittal | BF #3 hearth rebuild | Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland | 2013 |
| Arcelor Mittal | BF taphole repair | Newcastle, South Africa | 2012 |
| Arcelor Mittal | BF taphole repair | Vanderbijlpark, South Africa | 2012 |
| TATA Steel Port Talbot | BF #4 demolition blast furnace | Port Talbot, U.K. | 2012 |
Stove projects
| Name client | Project description | Project Location | Year |
| TATA Steel | Stove 13 dome, burner, checkers and HBO. | ||
| incl asbestos removal | Port Talbot, Wales, UK | Ongoing 2022 | |
| TATA Steel | Stove 11 dome, burner, checkers and HBO. | ||
| incl asbestos removal | Port Talbot, Wales, UK | Ongoing 2022 | |
| ArcelorMittal | Hot blast stove 23 repairs | Dabrowa Gornicza , Poland | 2022 |
| ArcelorMittal | Hot blast stove 33 repairs | Dabrowa Gornicza , Poland | 2022 |
| AMDK | New stove construction #34 at BF#3 for PW | Dunkerque, France | 2021 |
| HKM | Hot stove repair assessment | Duisburg, Germany | 2021 |
| Dillinger Stahlwerke | Bustle pipe repairs for PW | Dillingen, Germany | 2020 |
| TATA Steel | New stove construction #64 at BF#6 for Termostav | IJmuiden, the Netherlands | 2018 |
| SSAB Lulea | Hot hold 4 Hot blast stoves of BF#3 during BF-stop | Lulea, Sweden | 2018 |
| Arcelor Mittal | Rebuild stove #7 | Vanderbijlpark, South Africa | 2018 |
| Arcelor Mittal | Hot stove repair BF#5 | Galati, Romania | 2017 |
| HKM | Hot repair to stoves HO-B | Duisburg, Germany | 2016 |
| Voest Alpine | Stove rebuild WE-E1 | Donawitz, Austria | 2016 |
| SSAB | Hot blast system renewal and stove repairs | Lulea, Sweden | 2015 |
| ArcelorMittal | Stove repairs (1 off) | Dabrowa Gornicza , Poland | 2015 |
| Tata Steel | Stove repair #63 dome, burner and checker work | IJmuiden, the Netherlands | 2014/ 2015 |
| SSAB | New hot blast stove construction | Oxelösiund, Sweden | 2014 |
| Arcelor Mittal | Hot stove repairs (3 off) | Newcastle, South Africa | 2014 |
| ArcelorMittal | Stove repairs (1 off) | Dabrowa, Gornicza | 2014 |
| TATA Steel | Stove 14 dome, burner, checkers and HBO. | ||
| incl Asbestos removal | Port Talbot, Wales, UK | 2013 | |
| TATA Steel | Stove 14 dome, burner and HBO. incl asbestos removal | Port Talbot, Wales, UK | 2012 |
| Arcelor Mittal | Stove #4 burner replacement and burner shaft repair | Vanderbijlpark, South Africa | 2012 |