Germany-based plantmaker SMS Siemag has announced that it has commissioned the fourth continuous slab caster for German flat steel producer Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH, the largest steel subsidiary in the Salzgitter Group, Germany.
Salzgitter Flachstahl's single-strand caster is capable of producing slabs in widths ranging from 1,100 to 2,600 mm and in thicknesses of 250 and 350 mm. The slab dimension of 350 x 2,600 mm currently represents the largest section size for continuous casters in Central Europe, according to SMS Siemag's statement.
Salzgitter Flachstahl uses the caster for the production of micro-alloyed steels, heavy-plate grades and sour gas resistant tube and pipe grades according to the API-5L and HIC standards.
In an integrated iron and steel works, Salzgitter Flachstahl produces hot rolled strip, hot rolled sheets, cold rolled sheet and surface-finished products ranging in thickness from 0.4 to 25 mm and up to a maximum width of 1,850 mm.