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UNIGAL Completes Second Continuous Galvanizing Line
05/24/2011 - UNIGAL Ltda. recently completed its second continuous galvanizing line (No. 2 CGL), which will increase the joint venture's annual production capacity of galvanized steel by 550,000 tonnes to more than 1 million tonnes.
UNIGAL Ltda. recently completed its second continuous galvanizing line (No. 2 CGL) and held a ceremony to celebrate the completion at UNIGAL’s premises, located inside the Ipatinga Works of Usiminas.
The ceremony was attended by more than 300 guests, including Development, Industry and Commerce of Brazil Minister Fernando Pimentel; Minas Gerais State Governor Antonio Anastasia; Japanese Ambassador to Brazil Akira Miwa; and customers of UNIGAL, as well as by a large number of people related to UNIGAL, including Usiminas CEO Wilson Brumer and Nippon Steel Vice President Shinichi Taniguchi.
UNIGAL is the joint venture established by Nippon Steel Corp. and Usiminas to manufacture automotive galvanized steel sheets.
The new line will increase UNIGAL’s annual production capacity of galvanized steel by 550,000 tonnes to more than 1 million tonnes. With this capacity, UNIGAL consolidates its competitive advantage to cater to the growing demand for galvanized steel in Brazilian industrial sectors, including automotive, home appliances, and civil construction.
The new line will expand the range of UNIGAL product sizes and amplify its value-added product mix for automobile use by including high-strength steel and L-Treatment steel, a product developed by Nippon Steel. The surface of L-Treatment steel is covered with an inorganic film of very small thickness, which reportedly has better performance during stamping processes.
No.1 CGL, with an annual capacity of 480,000 tonnes, commenced operation in October 2000.
