Germany-based plantmaker SMS Group has announced that it will supply high-speed equipment for Chinese steelmaker Xinji Aosen Iron & Steel Co. Ltd’s wire rod mills Nos. 8 and 9. Commissioning of the new equipment will take place in the summer of 2018.
SMS stated that each of the mills will be designed for an annual capacity of 700,000 mt. They will roll wire rod in sizes from 5.5 mm to 16 mm and rebar in diameters from 6 mm to 16 mm at rolling speeds as high as 105 meters per second. Both mills will be equipped with loop layers and pinch roll units of the latest design. The thus-equipped mills will be able to produce wire rod of premium quality and at high productivity.