Chinese steelmaker orders new wire rod mill to expand capacity

Wednesday, 19 September 2012 15:37:28 (GMT+3)   |  
       

Austria-based plantmaker Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has announced that China's Hanzhong Iron & Steel Group Company, Ltd has ordered a new wire rod mill to expand its capacity.
 
The plant will be located in Ding Jun Shan Town, Mian County in Shaanxi Province, China. When commissioned, the mill will produce 600,000 mt of wire rod per year. Built in collaboration with CISDI Engineering Co., Ltd, the project is expected to start production in early 2013.
 
The new equipment to be supplied by Siemens VAI is designed to reach speeds of 112 meters per second. The mill will produce plain rod with a diameter ranging from 5 mm to 22 mm.

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