Chinese steel producer, Hunan Valin Xiangtan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., has commissioned Siemens VAI Metals Technologies to engineer and supply equipment for a new 5-meter plate rolling mill Xiangtan in Hunan province. The new facility is to produce high-quality heavy plates for applications in the ship-building and pipeline construction industries. The volume of the contract is in the two-digit million euro range. The plate mill will start production in the course of 2010. This is the third order from China for a complete plate'rolling mill this year. It means that Siemens will be able to further consolidate its leading position as a supplier for this type of plant.
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