New high-performance hot strip mill from SMS Siemag for Baosteel

摘要

On June 27, Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. placed an order with SMS Siemag for the supply of a new 2,250 mm hot strip mill. The hot rolling mill is to be built at the new steelworks location in Zhanjiang in the south of China. The high-performance hot strip mill is designed for an annual capacity of 5.5 million t of hot strip with final gages of 1.2 mm to 25.4 mm and strip widths between 800 mm and 2,100 mm.