UK-based plantmaker Primetals Technologies has announced that it will supply a bar mill to Amreli Steels Ltd, a rebar steel producer based in Karachi, Pakistan. The rolling mill is designed to produce around 400,000 metric tons of reinforcing steel and round bars every year. The mill processes billets with a square cross-section of 150 x 150 millimeters and a length of 12 meters. The finished products are rebars with diameters ranging from 8 to 40 millimeters. As well as rebars, the mill can also produce round bars with diameters between 16 and 60 millimeters.
The new bar mill will more than triple the production capacities of Amreli Steels Ltd, which will put it in a good position to meet the demands of increasing construction activity in Pakistan. The finished products will meet national and international standards. The bar mill is scheduled for commissioning in early 2017.
Amreli Steels is the leading producer of rebars in Pakistan, and currently has an annual production capacity of 180,000 metric tons of rebar. Demand for steel products is at a record high in Pakistan, with the iron and steel sector growing by 36 percent last year. In addition, a large number of infrastructure, residential and commercial construction projects are currently at the planning stage. Amreli Steels is boosting its production capacity to allow for these developments.