Germany-based plantmaker SMS Group has announced that it will supply a new coiler for the hot strip mill of Chinese steelmaker Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. The machine will be specifically designed to coil high-strength grades and thick strips. The first coil is scheduled to be produced at the end of the current year.
According to SMS, the hot strip mill of Baosteel Zhanjiang, supplied by SMS Group, started operation at the end of 2015. It has a designed annual capacity of 5.5 million mt and is designed to produce hot strip with final thicknesses between 1.2 mm and 25.4 mm and widths from 800 mm to 2,100 mm. The new coiler will be positioned downstream from two existing coilers installed as part of the first construction phase and it will be designed for strips of greater final thicknesses and higher strengths.