German plantmaker SMS Group has announced that the Pakistani cold strip producer Aisha Steel Mills Limited (ASML), located in Karachi, has placed an order for the supply of a twin-stand reversing cold mill of the CCM® (Compact Cold Mill) design.
This mill, to be designed for an annual capacity of 500,000 mt, is the third CCM® order SMS Group has received from Pakistan within a short period. ASML will be able to produce the required strip qualities in widths ranging from 650 mm to 1,250 mm and minimum final gages down to 0.15 mm.
SMS said that the mill is scheduled to start operation in early 2019.