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SMS Siemag to Supply Electric Furnace, Ladle Furnace for PT Gunung
04/27/2012 - PT Gunung has contracted SMS Siemag for the supply of an ARCCESS® electric arc furnace and ladle furnace for the new steelmaking plant complex in Bekasi, Indonesia. The furnaces are rated for an annual production of 1.2 million tonnes.
PT Gunung has contracted SMS Siemag for the supply of an ARCCESS® electric arc furnace (EAF) and ladle furnace for the new steelmaking plant complex in Bekasi, Indonesian province of West Java.
The furnaces are rated for an annual production of 1.2 million tonnes. The range of charge materials for the EAF includes scrap, HBI, and hot metal. With its new equipment, PT Gunung will produce high-quality steel and supply the slab caster also ordered from SMS Siemag with liquid steel.
SMS Siemag's scope of supply includes the engineering, the mechanical and hydraulic equipment, plus the X-Pact® electrical and automation systems that will be commissioned according to the proven "Plug & Work" concept.
Commissioning of the furnaces is scheduled for mid-2013.
ARCCESS series EAFs are optimized for the efficient use of electrical and chemical energy. The furnace will be equipped with the latest generation of the patented SIS (SMS Injection System) oxygen injection system, which combines injection and burner technologies.
At the Bekasi works, PT Gunung operates a long-product line for the production of sections and wire rods, as well as a flat-product line for the production of heavy plates and pipes. All major production lines were supplied by companies of the SMS group.
SMS Siemag AG is a company of the SMS group which, under the roof of the SMS Holding GmbH, consists of a group of companies internationally active in plant construction and mechanical engineering for the steel and nonferrous metals industry. With about 11,000 employees, the group generates sales of over EUR 3 billion.
