Siemens to modernize Aperam’s hot rolling mill at Châtelet

Austria-based plantmaker Siemens has announced that it will modernize the hot rolling mill of Luxembourg-headquartered global stainless steel producer Aperam in Châtelet, Belgium, in order to reduce costs and improve profitability within the scope of comprehensive modernization plans.
 
The modernization will take place in seven stages during scheduled annual maintenance stoppages. It is expected begin in mid-2013 and to be completed by the end of 2019.
 
Aperam has six production sites in Europe and Brazil with an annual capacity of 2.5 million mt of flat stainless steel products for a wide range of applications. Its main European stainless steel plants are located in Châtelet and Genk, Belgium, and Gueugnon and Isbergues, France.