We are pleased to announce that our 5 products in the field of electric steelmaking were selected as subsidized equipment under the FY2022 supplementary budget for the subsidy program for "Energy-Saving Investment Promotion & Demand Structure Transformation Support Project".

This subsidy program is for advanced equipment, etc. offering leading technology and energy-saving performance, which were selected based on the screening items determined by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan. For implementation of any of the subsidized equipment by our customers, the capital investment will be subsidized in part or in whole through this program, provided that a certain energy-saving requirements are met.

PWIHI, through strong collaboration with our parent companies, IHI Corporation and Paul Wurth S.A. (Luxembourg) as well as SMS Group (Germany; 100% parent company of Paul Wurth), continues to contribute to energy conservation efforts by our customers.

【Subsidized by】　Sustainable open Innovation Initiative (SII)

【Subsidy name】　Energy-Saving Investment Promotion & Demand Structure Transformation Support Project

【Business category】　(A) Advanced Facilities and Systems

【Subsidized equipment】　5 products of SMS Group in the field of electric steelmaking

◆	CONDOOR® (Automatic slag door)
◆	X-Pact® AURA (Rectifier for DC EAF furnace)
◆	SIS plus burner/injector (Combination of burner and oxygen injector)
◆	X-Pact® Sampler (Automatic temperature sampling robot)
◆	X-Pact® SynReg (Electrode regulation system)

Click here for more information:

- Our electric steelmaking technologies:　 https://www.ihi.co.jp/ihipw/en/electric-furnace_cn.html

- Sustainable open Innovation Initiative (SII):　https://sii.or.jp/

- Overview of the subsidy program:　https://sii.or.jp/senshin04r/overview.html

- Selection results of advanced facilities & systems:　https://sii.or.jp/senshin04r/decision.html