German plantmaker SMS Siemag has announced that it will modernize the tandem cold mill of the Swedish steel producer SSAB at its Borlänge works in Sweden.
The five-stand tandem cold mill has an annual capacity of more than 1.2 million mt. It produces carbon steel strips in widths ranging between 600 and 1,550 mm and with final gages down to 0.32 mm.
According to SMS Siemag, the revamping work, which will last one week, is scheduled to take place during the regular shutdown in summer 2015. In mid-August 2015, SSAB will be able resume production with the revamped tandem cold mill.