Turkey's Habas orders continuous caster & hot strip mill from SMS Siemag

摘要

The Turkish steelmaker Habas A.S. has requested SMS Siemag, Germany, to supply a continuous slab caster and a hot strip mill. Besides the mechanical equipment, the supply scope for the hot strip mill includes the entire automation package.The new facilities are being built in Aliaga on the Turkish Aegean coast and are to go into operation at the end of 2013. Habas will thereby be moving into the production of flat products.The two-strand continuous slab caster is designed for an annual production of 2.5 million tonne and will produce slabs in thicknesses of 200 mm and 225 mm and in widths of 1,000 mm to 2,100 mm. The caster, designed as a vertical bending plant, is equipped with a resonance oscillator so as to ensure that the slabs have a high surface quality.