According to Primetals Technologies, the mill is able to produce 420,000 metric tons per year of stainless steel and nickel alloy products. It is intended to meet demand for high-quality stainless steel products in China, allowing it to produce products with tighter tolerances and improved surface qualities.

Primetals Technologies said the mill has three outlets: a straight bar outlet for diameters ranging from 40 mm to 130 mm, a bar-in-coil outlet for 18-mm to 40-mm bar, and a wire rod outlet for diameters from 5.5 mm to 18 mm.

“The mill train features a next-generation breakdown mill, induction heating system, roughing and intermediate mill with no-housing stands which feed a cooling bed equipped with abrasive saws, slow bin cooling, bundle-forming stations and in-line bar straightening,” Primetals Technologies said.