Turkey-based stainless steel producer Sarıtaş Stainless Steel has placed a major equipment order for its integrated stainless steel investment in the Yalova Machinery Specialized Organized Industrial Zone, according to the company’s statement.
The order, to be supplied by Austria-headquartered plantmaker Andritz AG, includes rolling mills, a cold annealing and pickling processing line, skin pass mills and auxiliary equipment. The company stated that the equipment will form the technological backbone of the first phase of its cold rolling operations at the Yalova facility.
Sarıtaş said the investment will be carried out in three phases. Following the first-phase cold rolling operations, the company’s roadmap includes hot rolling and melt shop investments, with the aim of establishing a fully integrated melt-to-finish stainless steel production ecosystem by 2030. The company added that the project is being developed in line with sustainability principles, with a focus on environmental performance, resource efficiency and digital process control.
The integrated technology package is designed to provide high surface quality, process stability and energy efficiency, supporting the production of value-added stainless steel products for sectors such as home appliances, automotive, energy, machinery and chemicals.
The Yalova facility is planned to have an annual production capacity of 800,000 mt and aims to reduce Türkiye’s dependence on imported cold rolled stainless steel products, while strengthening the country’s competitiveness in regional and international markets.