Maanshan Iron & Steel expands production
According to recent market reports, Chinese steelmaker Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. has signed a technical agreement with
Germany's SMS Demag to expand its continuous casting line for H beam and No. 2 continuous
galvanized line.
The projects are expected to complete in two years.
After the expansion, the annual
production of small and medium H
beams will increase by 500'000 tons while the annual
production of continuous hot
galvanized sheet in thickness between 0.3-2mm and the widths of 900-1.600mm will rise by 350'000 tons.