Turkish mill, Iskenderun Demir and Celik A.S (Isdemir), began trial
production on November 2 at its
slab casting mill with has an annual capacity of 2.5 million ton – as part of the first phase of its flat rolled
production plans.
Equipment manufacture and
construction work are continuing for the company's second
slab casting mill, which will have the same capacity. With the output of the new
slab casting mills, which is to be rolled in the flat rolling mill to be set up in Isdemir, the company will be able to produce flat rolled sheets of up to 2.050 mm in thickness.
After the $2 billion-investment, the current annual steel
production of 2.2 million tons may be increased to 5.25 million tons.
The 3.5 million ton-capacity hot rolling mill – the agreement for which was signed on 30.05.2005 and on which work is continuing - will be completed in 2008.