UK-based plantmaker Primetals Technologies has announced that it has received an order from Italian stainless steel and alloy steel producer Acciaierie Valbruna to modernize the three-strand continuous billet caster at its Bolzano site.
Under the project the plant will be able to produce stainless steel and special alloy bars with larger cross-sections up to 180 millimeters. As part of the modernization work, Primetals Technologies will increase the machine radius to nine meters, essential for producing steels with a cross-section greater than 160 millimeters. This conversion will also create the basis for subsequent production of billets with a 200 millimeter cross-section. Modernization work on the caster is scheduled for the 2016 summer shutdown.