Italy’s Aferpi orders equipment for Piombino steel works from SMS Group

摘要

On March 24, Italy’s Aferpi signed a contract with Germany’s SMS Group to supply a 1 million tpy EAFand a 750,000 tpy rail mill. The contract is a part of a restorationplan for Piombino steelworks, acquired by Algeria’s Cevital froma bankrupt Italy’s Lucchini Group about a year ago. About EUR200 million will be invested into the project.