Germany-based plantmaker SMS Group has announced that it will supply a new annealing and pickling line for stainless steel cold strip production to Belgium-based stainless steel producer Aperam’s plant in Genk. Production start is scheduled for 2020.
SMS stated that, with this investment in state-of-the-art and future-oriented plant technology, Aperam will enlarge its product range by material grades for the most demanding applications and improve lead time and flexibility to meet the market demand. It will further increase efficiency and cost competitiveness of its plants and continuously enhance the impacts on health, safety and the environment.