Italian plantmaker Danieli has announced that the new cold-rolling complex of Turkey-based Atakas Group located in Iskenderun, Turkey, which consists of a continuous pickling line, two single-stand 6-high reversing mills, a vertical hot dip galvanizing line and a color coating line with a total annual output capacity of 1.2 million mt, is ramping up production with tangible results in quality and reliability.
According to Danieli, in just a few months after the start-up of the continuous pickling line and the hot dip galvanizing line, Atakas has produced over 60,000 mt of prime quality galvanized coils and, thanks to a remarkable ramp-up, the plant is expected to reach maximum productivity by the end of this year. In the meantime, the commissioning activities at cold rolling mill No. 2 and the color coating line are proceeding smoothly.
Danieli also stated that the project extension “Facility B”, consisting on an electrolytic cleaning line, a batch annealing line and a temper mill, is proceeding well, with civil works soon to be completed and the target of having first equipment on site within the end of the current year ahead of schedule.