German plantmaker SMS group has announced that it has successfully put into operation the new compact cold mill of Aisha Steel Mills Limited (ASML) in Karachi, Pakistan.
The new mill at ASML is designed for an annual cold strip production capacity of 500,000 mt and it also enables ASML to supply the local market with high-grade cold strip according to international standards, helping the company to make its contribution to reducing the country`s dependency on high-quality cold strip imports. The products rolled on the new facility are up to 1,250 millimeters wide, with thinness as low as 0.15 millimeters.