SMS Meer receives orders from ArcelorMittal

Thursday, 04 September 2008 17:48:19 (GMT+3)   |  
       

German plantmaker SMS Meer has announced the receipt of supply equipment orders from the world's largest steelmaker ArcelorMittal. Under the scope of the orders SMS Meer will supply a 16" seamless tube PQF® (Premium Quality Finishing) plant to Saudi Arabia-based joint venture company of ArcelorMittal and Saudi Bin Jarallah Group, in which the former owns 51 percent shareholdings and also a complete high-capacity wire rod mill with FRS® technique for high-grade steels for ArcelorMittal's Germany-based subsidiary ArcelorMittal Hochfeld GmbH.

The new seamless tube plant operating on the PQF® principle will be erected in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia, predominantly for the production of OCTG tubes in the size range from 4½" to 16" and will have an annual capacity of 600,000 mt. The plant is scheduled to go into production in the second half of 2010.

The complete high-capacity wire rod mill with FRS® technique for high-grade steels, to be delivered to Germany-based ArcelorMittal Hochfeld GmbH, will have an annual production capacity of 690,000 mt and will be designed to produce wire rod in high-grade steels. The commissioning of production at the new mill is planned for August 2010.

The scope of the order for ArcelorMittal Hochfeld includes SMS Meer's supply of a walking-beam furnace, the mechanical and electrical equipment of the mill train, all of the supply systems, the finishing facilities for the wire-rod coils, the entire rolling and cooling equipment, and the erection installation.

The financial details of both orders have not been disclosed.


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