{"id":16737,"date":"2025-09-17T06:41:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T13:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/?post_type=alk_industry&#038;p=16737"},"modified":"2026-05-07T11:03:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T18:03:20","slug":"iron-and-steel","status":"publish","type":"alk_industry","link":"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/de\/industries\/iron-and-steel\/","title":{"rendered":"Iron and Steel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hero steal text-left default\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"column\">\n            \n            \n                        <h2 class=\"hero__title\">Iron and Steel<\/h2>\n            \n                        <div class=\"hero__body\"><p>Alkegen\u2019s high temperature solutions benefit every step of the steelmaking process, providing exceptional thermal performance where reducing heat loss is critical. The high insulating properties of our products enable operators to safely operate at extreme temperatures in the hottest equipment of the steel making process, keeping heat inside with minimal heat loss. Thermal proficiency extends the life of your furnace and lowers energy consumption to minimize your CO2 footprint.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n                                <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"column\">\n                        <figure class=\"hero__image\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1088\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iron-steel-hero.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iron-steel-hero.jpg 1088w, https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iron-steel-hero-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iron-steel-hero-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iron-steel-hero-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>            <\/figure>\n                                <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"section diagram-section default bg-gray\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section__title\">Hover over the logos below to see interactive diagrams of Alkegen solutions in the steelmaking process.<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section__body\"><div class=\"alkegen-diagram-logo\">\n<div class=\"alkegen-diagram-items-wrap\">\n<ul class=\"diagram-mini-logos\">\n<li class=\"diagram-items-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/logo-ias-purefrax-color.webp\" alt=\"purefrax\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"diagram-items-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo-same-height\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/logo-ias-purefraxcc-color.webp\" alt=\"purefraxcc\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"diagram-items-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo-same-height\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/logo-ias-flexcat-defend-color.webp\" alt=\"flexcat-defend\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"diagram-items-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/logo-ias-excelfrax-color.webp\" alt=\"excelfrax\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"diagram-items-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/logo-ias-fiberfrax-color.webp\" alt=\"fiberfrax\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"diagram-items-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/logo-ias-insulfrax-color.webp\" alt=\"insulfrax\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"diagram-items-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/logo-ias-isofrax-color.webp\" alt=\"isofrax\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"diagram-items-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/logo-ias-saffil-color.webp\" alt=\"saffil\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"diagram-items-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/logo-ias-silplate-color.webp\" alt=\"silplate\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"diagram-items-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/logo-ias-thermbond-color.webp\" alt=\"thermbond\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"diagram-items-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/logo-ias-thermfrax-color.webp\" alt=\"thermfrax\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"diagram-items-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo-same-height\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/logo-ias-thermshape-color.webp\" alt=\"thermshape\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"diagram-items-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/logo-ias-interface-diagram.webp\" alt=\"interface-diagram\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"logo-bottom-img\">\n<ul class=\"diagram-bigger-logos\">\n<li class=\"bottom-full-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/diagrams-ias-all_diagrams-ias-purefrax.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"bottom-full-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/diagrams-ias-all_diagrams-ias-purefraxcc-1.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"bottom-full-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/diagrams-ias-all_diagrams-ias-flexcat.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"bottom-full-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/diagrams-ias-all_diagrams-ias-excelfrax-1.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"bottom-full-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/diagrams-ias-fiberfrax.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"bottom-full-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/diagrams-ias-all_diagrams-ias-insulfrax-1.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"bottom-full-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/diagrams-ias-all_diagrams-ias-isofrax.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"bottom-full-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/diagrams-ias-all_diagrams-ias-saffil.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"bottom-full-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/diagrams-ias-silplate.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"bottom-full-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/diagrams-ias-all_diagrams-ias-thermobond.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"bottom-full-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/diagrams-ias-all_diagrams-ias-thermfrax.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"bottom-full-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/diagrams-ias-thermshape.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"bottom-full-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/diagrams-ias-all_diagrams-ias-interface.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n    \t\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"info__section learn-more-logo default bg-white grid-3 grid-4\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"info__title\">Learn More<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"30\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/logo-ias-purefrax-color.png\" class=\"info__image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t        \n\t\t        \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info__body\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/de\/purefrax\/\">Visit Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"145\" height=\"30\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/logo-ias-insulfrax-color.png\" class=\"info__image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t        \n\t\t        \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info__body\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/de\/insulfrax-lt\/\">Insulfrax Blankets<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Insulfrax Anchor-Loc Modules<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"31\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/logo-ias-saffil-color.png\" class=\"info__image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t        \n\t\t        \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info__body\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Saffil-Blankets_A-5473_051425_GL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lf-fd-inspected-lynor8xdzzq8wqjz=\"true\">Saffil Blankets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Saffil-72HD-Anchor-Loc-Modules_A-5488_022025_GL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lf-fd-inspected-lynor8xdzzq8wqjz=\"true\">Saffil 72HD Anchor-Loc Modules<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Saffil-Paper_A-5477_060425_GL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lf-fd-inspected-lynor8xdzzq8wqjz=\"true\">Saffil Paper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Saffil-97-Felt_A-5475_021825_GL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lf-fd-inspected-lynor8xdzzq8wqjz=\"true\">Saffil 97 Felt<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Saffil Board<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Saffil-72Technical-Data-Sheet-_A-5358_060124.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lf-fd-inspected-lynor8xdzzq8wqjz=\"true\">Saffil 72 + Data Sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thermbond.com\/insulating-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Insulating Solutions \u2013 Thermbond\u00ae<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thermbond.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Refractory Products<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"134\" height=\"31\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/logo-ias-thermbond-color.png\" class=\"info__image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t        \n\t\t        \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info__body\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thermbond.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"157\" height=\"30\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/logo-ias-excelfrax-color.png\" class=\"info__image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/logo-ias-excelfrax-color.png 157w, https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/logo-ias-excelfrax-color-150x30.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 157px) 100vw, 157px\" \/>\t\t        \n\t\t        \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info__body\"><ul>\n<li>Excelfrax 1800 Board<\/li>\n<li>Excelfrax Flexliner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"117\" height=\"30\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/logo-ias-isofrax-color.png\" class=\"info__image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t        \n\t\t        \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info__body\"><ul>\n<li>Isofrax Blankets<\/li>\n<li>Isofrax Felt<\/li>\n<li>Isofrax Paper<\/li>\n<li>Isofrax Pumpable<\/li>\n<li>Isofrax Rigiform Shapes<\/li>\n<li>Isofrax Flexiform Shapes<\/li>\n<li>Isofrax Anchor-Loc Modules<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"125\" height=\"35\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/logo-ias-silplate-color.png\" class=\"info__image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t        \n\t\t        \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info__body\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Silplate-Board_A-6093_041025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lf-fd-inspected-lynor8xdzzq8wqjz=\"true\">Silplate Boards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Silplate-Mass_A-5302_092024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lf-fd-inspected-lynor8xdzzq8wqjz=\"true\">Silplate Mass<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"info__heading\">Thermbond Ladle Lip Ring<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info__body\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thermbond.com\/ladle-lip-rings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"152\" height=\"30\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/logo-ias-fiberfrax-color.png\" class=\"info__image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/logo-ias-fiberfrax-color.png 152w, https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/logo-ias-fiberfrax-color-150x30.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/>\t\t        \n\t\t        \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info__body\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Durablanket-SMB-A-5300.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lf-fd-inspected-lynor8xdzzq8wqjz=\"true\">Fiberfrax Durablankets<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fiberfrax Anchor-Loc Modules<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fiberfrax-Duraboard-Products_A-5263_060425.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lf-fd-inspected-lynor8xdzzq8wqjz=\"true\">Fiberfrax Duraboard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fiberfrax-Ropes-Braids-Wicking-Form-A-5294.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lf-fd-inspected-lynor8xdzzq8wqjz=\"true\">Fiberfrax Rope<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fiberfrax Pumpable<\/li>\n<li>Fiberfrax Paper<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fiberfrax-Felt-Products-A-5292.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lf-fd-inspected-lynor8xdzzq8wqjz=\"true\">Fiberfrax Felts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"98\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ThermfraxUltra30G-logo-300x98-1.png\" class=\"info__image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t        \n\t\t        \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info__body\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/de\/thermfrax\/\">View Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"info__heading\">Thermshape Hot Top<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info__body\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Thermshape-Rigiform-Shape-Application-Story.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lf-fd-inspected-lynor8xdzzq8wqjz=\"true\">Hot Top Application Story<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"605\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/interface-diagram.png\" class=\"info__image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/interface-diagram.png 605w, https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/interface-diagram-300x148.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/>\t\t        \n\t\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"info__heading\">Thermal Millboard<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info__body\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Interface-412-Thermal-Millboard_A-5296_031224.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lf-fd-inspected-lynor8xdzzq8wqjz=\"true\">412 Millboard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Interface-1401-Thermal-Millboard_A-5297_031224.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lf-fd-inspected-lynor8xdzzq8wqjz=\"true\">1401 Millboard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Interface-RG-30-Refractory-Gasket-Material_A-5307_031224.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lf-fd-inspected-lynor8xdzzq8wqjz=\"true\">RG&#8211;30 Refractory<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"info__section steel-industry default bg-gray grid-3\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"info__title\">Alkegen\u2019s Range of Thermal Management Solutions for the Steel Industry<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info__body\"><p><strong>Silplate Board Improves BOF Performance<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"row silplate-board\">\n<div class=\"col-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16663\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thumb-ABM-Week-2023-BOF-Usiminas-presentation-736x1024-1-216x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thumb-ABM-Week-2023-BOF-Usiminas-presentation-736x1024-1-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.alkegen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thumb-ABM-Week-2023-BOF-Usiminas-presentation-736x1024-1.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-8\">\n<p>This article was presented at AISTech 2024 and at ABM Week in August of 2023. 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