Germany-based plantmaker SMS Meer has announced that Inner Mongolia-based Chinese steelmaker Baotou Iron and Steel Co. (Baogang Group) has ordered the supply of a heavy section mill.
This new mill with an annual capacity of 1.2 million mt will enable Baogang to produce beams with web heights from 200 mm to 1,000 mm, rails from 52 kg/m to 75 kg/m and U-shaped sheet piles up to 600 mm.
The scope of the order includes the planning and engineering, the core technological equipment, training of the customer's personnel and the supervision of erection and commissioning.
The plant is scheduled to be commissioned at the end of 2012.