Zenith Steel (Changzhou Zhongtian Iron & Steel) has signed multiple contracts for two rod outlets, to be equipped by Siemens, for its new rod mills that will be located in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China. The contracts are valued at more than €10 million. After the new equipment’s installation, the mills will produce up to 150 tonnes per hour on each line.
Each rod outlet will have the capability to produce plain rod (5.5 to 20 mm) and rebar (6 to 16 mm) products, which include carbon steels, cold heading steel, spring steel, welding wire, bearing steel, tire cord, and PC strand steel grades.
Included in the contracts for each rod outlet is a four-stand prefinishing mill (PFM) arrangement, with two-stand 300 horizontal/vertical PFM and a two-stand 230 Vee PFM, a 10-stand, 230/160 Vee No Twist Mill (NTM), guides for the PFM and NTM, snap shears, side loopers, water boxes, troughs, pinch rolls, laying heads, Stelmor conveyor, two-arm mandrel reform stations and compactors.
Delivery is expected in mid-2010 for the first rod outlet, third quarter 2010 for the second. The contract includes site supervision and services during the installation.
No Twist and Stelmor are registered trademarks of Morgan Construction Co.
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