Shanxi Province-based Chinese steelmaker Jianbang Group has announced that it has carried out a hot run test run on wire rod production line B of its twin-line high-speed wire rod project which has a total designed annual output capacity of 1.8 million mt. Meawhile, it is expected that Jianbang Group will carry out a hot run test on wire rod production line A of the project on April 28.
Furthermore, drying of the 1,860 cubic meter blast furnace built within the scope of the project commenced on March 20 and is expected to be completed by April 28. The commissioning of the overall project is due to take place on May 8.