Hyundai Steel to produce 100 mm steel plates next year

South Korean steel producer Hyundai Steel has said it plans to begin producing extra-thick steel plates with thickness of 100 mm in 2012.
 
The company plans to produce steel plates of the thickness in question based on the mass production technology for 300 mm steel slabs which it established in the third quarter of this year.
 
Hyundai Steel has already obtained certification for its new slabs and is awaiting the receipt of certification for its new steel plates.
 
The new 100 mm steel plates will include plates produced by thermo-mechanical control process (TMCP) for use in building structures and high-strength plates for shipbuilding.
 
In addition, Hyundai Steel expects to develop mass production of steel plates with thicknesses of over 100 mm in the future as it improves its rolling technology.