Jiangyin XingCheng Special Steel Co Ltd., P.R. China, has awarded Danieli an order for a second and larger SBQ mill.

The plant, characterized by high productivity and efficiency, will consist of a reversing breakdown stand mechanized with front/back work tables and manipulators as well as a continuous finishing mill made up of six stands in H and V arrangement. Fast changing systems will be provided for the breakdown and finishing stands under the ready-to-roll concept. This, together with the dedicated roll-pass design arranged in families will enhance mill’s efficiency and operation flexibility. State-of-the-art finishing facilities include on-line hot saws for net-end cut-to-length of bars for optimal product marketability.

The new mill will be installed beside the initial 500,000 tonne/year SBQ mill recently ordered from Danieli. The project will be followed by DME-Danieli Mechanical Equipment, the recently-formed company located in the Beijing Industrial Zone, which is also in charge for part of the other XingCheng rolling mill under construction.

The new 800,000 tonne/year rolling mill will be one of the largest plants for long products in China. It will be designed for production of 120- to 250-mm diameter SBQ bars and 100- to 180-mm squares for automotive and mechanical manufacturing purposes. Starting material will be 370-x490-mm blooms, weighing 6.2 to 9.4 tonnes in carbon and alloy structural, ball bearing, spring, cold heading and pipe blank grades.

Startup of the new plant is scheduled for spring 2007.

Jiangyin XingCheng Special Steel Co Ltd. is a leading producer of bearing steels in China.