Germany-based plantmaker SMS Group has announced that its Indian joint venture company Esmech Equipment Pvt. Ltd will supply a new twin-stand reversing cold mill of the CCM® (Compact Cold Mill) design for Vietnam-based Hoa Sen Group’s new facility in Nhon Hoi in southern Vietnam. The new mill is the third plant of this type ordered by Hoa Sen Group.
According to SMS, the CCM® will be designed for the rolling of low-carbon steel strips with maximum widths of up to 1,250 millimeters and final gauges of minimum 0.11 millimeters. The annual production capacity will add up to 350,000 mt, depending on the product mix. The mill is scheduled to start production in autumn 2018.