UK-based plantmaker Primetals Technologies has announced that the second strand of the two-strand continuous slab caster it modernized for German steel producer ArcelorMittal Bremen GmbH has recently been put into operation. The aim of the project has been to increase the availability and reliability of the plant, to further improve product quality, and to save electrical energy and running costs. Modernization of the first strand was completed in October 2014, also by Primetals Technologies.
The flat steel producer ArcelorMittal Bremen GmbH employs an integrated blast furnace/converter route to produce high-quality steel grades, primarily for the automotive and construction industries.