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China Steel, SMS Mevac Extend Partnership with Sixth RH Plant
Jul. 20, 2010 China Steel Corp., Taiwan, has ordered a sixth RH plant from SMS Mevac, Germany.
China Steel will use the unit to produce, amongst other grades, ultra-low carbon steel for the automotive industry as well as non-grain oriented silicon steel for electrical sheets, e.g. for transformers.
SMS Mevac’s scope for the order comprises engineering, delivery of all plant components, erection and commissioning services as well as training of personnel.
The order follows SMS Mevac’s installation of a 250-tonne RH plant that China Steel will put into operation in the second quarter of 2012 at its Converter Plant No. 2. The projects further extend a successful ongoing partnership between China Steel and SMS Mevac.
SMS Mevac 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 2009, some 9000 employees worldwide generated a turnover of EUR 3.9 billion.