Anshan Steel to build 2130 CR production line
At the 1st temporary shareholders meeting of
Angang New Steel Company Limited (ANSC) on February 28, 2005, the company disclosed that it would establish a new two million annual ton capacity CR
production line. The new line would compliment the companys two existing
production lines.
The
China State Development and Reform Commission and company shareholders both reportedly approved the project.
The project will include a pickling-cold rolling mill, a continuous annealing mill and a refining mill. The major product specifications will cover thickness of 0.3-2.0mm and widths of 1000-1980mm. The intention is to appeal to market demand for high-grade CR products in the auto, home appliance and
construction industries.
Anshan Steels two existing CR
production lines have a combined annual productivity of 3 million tons of high-grade product. The auto and home appliance industries have widely adopted the sheet, and it has been exported to
Europe, the Americas,
Japan and South
Korea.
The 2130mm CR
production line will make use of a continuous annealing process in order to further improve product quality.