Primetals Technologies agreed to sell three high-speed wire rod mills in northern China to a domestic customer, according to SteelGuru.  The customer is one of the largest raw material suppliers for fasteners in northern China.

“The new mills improved thermo-mechanical rolling capabilities will complement additional mills moving into the company’s main production base.”

Start-up is expected by late 2020.

Each of the three mills will have an annual production capacity of 720,000 tons and a maximum operating speed of 115 meters per second, with a maximum rolling rate of 150 tons per hour.  The mills will produce rod ranging from 5.5 to 20 mm and 20 to 28 mm in diameter, rebar of 6 to 16 mm in diameter, and coil with an inner diameter of 850 mm and an outer diameter of 1,250 mm.

“The scope of supply for the single-strand high-speed wire rod mills will include three Morgan Vee Mini-Blocks as mini-finishing mills with three sets of Morgan Intelligent Pinch Rolls and high speed laying heads, hydraulic systems, and oil lube systems,” SteelGuru reports.

Two mills will have a two-stand 230 MFM and the third will have a two-stand 250 MFM.  Web: Primetals.com