According to SMS group, the 1,780 mm high-capacity mill was built and commissioned in record time. 

SMS group supplied the primary descaler, a roughing stand in 2-high design and a second roughing stand in 4-high design, both with attached edgers, a transfer bar cooling system, a mandrel-less coilbox, edge heating equipment, drum shear, secondary descaler, a seven-stand finishing mill, laminar cooling and three downcoilers. 

SMS’s integrated business unit AMOVA supplied a coil conveying system, coil strapping machines, marking machine and an inspection line.

The mill can convert with 12 m long slabs in thicknesses ranging from 180 mm to 260 mm and in widths ranging from 800 mm to 1,680 mm. Its finished product thickness ranges from 1.2 mm to 20 mm. It can produce 5 million metric tons annually. 

“The range of steel grades that can be processed is very wide,” SMS group said. “These include sophisticated grades such as HSLA, pipe grades and silicon steels. The share of harder material grades is more than 20%. Furthermore, very thin strips can be rolled reliably and stably,” it added.