Charter Steel to enter SBQ straight bar market with Primetals Technologies upgrade

摘要

Charter Steel has selected Primetals Technologies to supply the cooling bed, cold shear, abrasive saws, stackers, banders, bar bundling and banding machines necessary to support the steelmaker's new cut-tolength, Special Bar Quality (SBQ) line, part of a previously announced major expansion and upgrade for its steelmaking facilities in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Charter Steel intends to leverage its advanced carbon and alloy steelmaking capabilities in Cleveland to introduce an engineered bar product to new and existing customers in sizes rangingf rom 19 to 83 mm (.75 to 3.25 inches) in diameter and bar lengths from 3.7 to 15.3 meters (12 to 50 feet). The upgrade allows for rapid response to the varying demands of Charter Steel's customers. The new straight-bar and upgraded coil capability will be operational in the second half of 2018.