A large Chinese automotive steel producer recently announced plans to expand its integrated steel production complex by installing heat treat equipment for a cold rolling mill to meet the demand for automotive grade steel in the South China and Southeast Asia markets.
Fives, a partner of steel producer Baosteel, has been contracted to supply the complete thermal part for the continuous annealing line (CAL) with a reported production capacity of 630,000 tons per year. The line’s purpose is to produce both standard steel grades and advanced high-strength steels. The company hopes to produce the line’s first coil by the end of 2021.
Fives will provide design, supply, and installation supervision of CELES induction heaters and a Stein Digiflex® furnace. Part of Fives’ equipment will be engineered and manufactured in China under the supervision of Fives’ subsidiary in Shanghai.
