Severstal Columbus Launches New Push-Pull Pickle Line
12/06/2011 - Severstal North America’s new Push Pull Pickle Line is up and running at its site in Columbus, Miss. The new line is capable of pickling 0.059- to 0.500-inch by 36- to 74-inch product.
Severstal North America announced that the new Push-Pull Pickle Line is up and running at its site in Columbus, Miss.
The new line is capable of pickling 0.059- to 0.500-inch by 36- to 74-inch product. With a designed annual capacity of approximately 630,000 tonnes (700,000 net tons) of pickled and oiled product, the new line will enable the company to further expand within its end-user markets with new, heavier gauge products.
“The new line provided our company with added pickled and oiled volume, enhanced operational efficiency and flexibility, and an expanded product mix,” commented Wilbur Winland, Vice President and General Manager, Severstal Columbus.
The $550-million Phase II expansion project at the Columbus plant, which is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year, will increase annual steel production to 3.1 million tonnes (3.4 million net tons) and double the plant’s galvanizing capacity.
ОАО Severstal is one of the world’s leading vertically integrated steel and steel-related mining companies, with assets in Russia, the USA, the Ukraine, Latvia, Poland, Italy, Liberia and Brazil. Severstal’s gold business, Nordgold, was established in 2007 and comprises mines and exploration projects in Russia, Kazakhstan, Burkina Faso and Guinea. In 2010, Severstal reported revenue of $13,573 million, EBITDA of $3,263 million, and crude steel production of 14.7 million tonnes.
Severstal North America, a major North American steelmaker, specializes in the full range of high quality light flat rolled products. Fully integrated operations and corporate headquarters are located in Dearborn, Mich., while a new state-of-the-art electric arc furnace operation in Columbus, Miss., serves the growing demand for steel in the southeastern United States. Severstal North America also has several joint ventures for the high quality, value-added coated products, as well as a jointly owned coke-making facility, Mountain State Carbon. Severstal North America is a wholly-owned subsidiary of OAO Severstal, one of the world’s largest vertically integrated steel and mining companies.
