South Korean steel producer Dongkuk Steel has announced that it has started test runs at its new rebar mill at its Incheon plant.
Construction started on the new rebar mill in April 2011 with a budget of KRW 190 billion ($ 164,2 million ). The designed annual output is 1.2 million mt. The startup of commercial production is scheduled for September this year.
The new mill will produce extra-high-tensile rebars (SD800) and vibration-resistant rebars (KS D3688) up to 57 mm diameter.
The mill is equipped with a 40 m water-cooling system to maximize output of high-tensile rebars. It will be able to roll 42 m per second of 10 mm rebar, compared with the general rolling speed of 26m/s of domestic rolling mills.
To date, Dongkuk Steel has been able to produce a maximum of 1.4 million mt of rebars per year at its rolling lines. No. 1 and No. 2, which have respective annual output capacities of 750,000 mt and 650,000 mt.