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Chinese Copper-Rod Producer Places Order with SMS Meer
Dec. 10, 2009 Shandong Jinsheng has placed an order with SMS Meer, Germany, for the supply of a complete continuous casting and rolling plant. The CONTIROD® plant is the second of its kind supplied to Shandong Jinsheng, which has been using the technology since 2001.
The plant is designed to be erected in Shandong Jinsheng's new facility in the Shandong Linyi Economic Development Area. The company says that the new wire rod mill is part of its strategy to strengthen its position by increasing the annual output of copper wire rod to more than 320,000 tonnes. The CONTIROD line is designed for an output of 48t/h and will be the largest of its kind in China, according to SMS Meer.
The plant comprises the SMS Meer-designed gas control system for the shaft furnace for melting copper cathodes. SMS Meer claims that the modular Hazelett twin-belt caster will offer the largest casting section of 123 mm by 70 mm in China. The plant also features the 14-stand rolling mill with frequency-controlled AC drives and integrated coil compacting and foil packing equipment.
Commissioning of the plant is scheduled for the end of 2010.
SMS Meer GmbH is a company of the SMS group, which is, under the holding SMS GmbH, a group of companies internationally active in plant construction and mechanical engineering for the steel and nonferrous metals industry. It comprises the two Business Areas SMS Siemag and SMS Meer. In 2008, some 8900 employees worldwide generated a turnover of more than EUR 3.6 billion.