Arvedi inaugurates new endless strip production line in Cremona

Italian steelmaker Arvedi has officially inaugurated its new endless strip production line with an annual capacity over two million metric tons in Cremona. The company has invested about €500 million in the new facility.
 
The new facility can produce hot rolled coils, up to 1,550 mm in width and at thicknesses down to 0.8 mm. The individual coils can have a weight of up to 32 metric tons. The thin and ultra-thin gauges can be immediately used in numerous downstream applications. All standard carbon-steel grades can be rolled, in addition to HSLA (high-strength, low alloy) and multi-phase steel grades. Products from the Arvedi endless strip production line are suitable for use in the automotive, appliance and building industries, as well as for the production of tubes, profiles, machinery and mechanical equipment.