Joint Venture of Severstal and Mitsui Begins Operation
01/20/2014 - Severstal-SMC-Vsevolozhsk, a joint venture of Mitsui and OAO Severstal in Russia, began production in December 2013 with its first 140 tonnes of blank metal parts.
Two production lines are currently operating as part of a trial at Severstal-SMC-Vsevolozhsk, producing cut-to-length rolled steel from feed metal between 0.5mm and 3.2mm thick and up to 1900 mm in width. The company’s in line die (800 tonnes) and stamp can produce a variety of steel parts including simple and contoured blanks.
As part of the production trial, the company also has a slitting line currently operating, which produces strip from hot rolled, hot rolled pickled and galvanized steel from feed metal with minimum thickness — 0.3 to 4.5mm and maximum width — 1850mm.
The company’s initial product is cold rolled steel for the home appliances sector.
Two more lines will be commissioned in 2014 to produce welded blanks and cut-to-length line (mini-CTL) from feed metal 0.4mm to 2.3mm thick. Initial trial runs are scheduled for Q1 2014 with SMC-Vsevolozhsk’s production expected to reach approximately 150,000 tonnes at full capacity.
Dmitry Goroshkov, marketing and sales director of Severstal’s Russian Steel Division, commented: “Approximately 60% of SMC-Vsevolozhsk products will be delivered to automakers, with the remainder sold to construction and machine building companies and the home appliances sector.”
As part of the production trial, the company also has a slitting line currently operating, which produces strip from hot rolled, hot rolled pickled and galvanized steel from feed metal with minimum thickness — 0.3 to 4.5mm and maximum width — 1850mm.
The company’s initial product is cold rolled steel for the home appliances sector.
Two more lines will be commissioned in 2014 to produce welded blanks and cut-to-length line (mini-CTL) from feed metal 0.4mm to 2.3mm thick. Initial trial runs are scheduled for Q1 2014 with SMC-Vsevolozhsk’s production expected to reach approximately 150,000 tonnes at full capacity.
Dmitry Goroshkov, marketing and sales director of Severstal’s Russian Steel Division, commented: “Approximately 60% of SMC-Vsevolozhsk products will be delivered to automakers, with the remainder sold to construction and machine building companies and the home appliances sector.”
