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SINOPEC SSPW invests in state-of-the-art spiral pipe plant from SMS group

• Replacement of the obsolete cycloconverter drive to maintain the availability of the finishing line
• Risk-free switchover between new and existing cycloconverter system

Turkish steel producer Kardemir awards SMS group a contract to modernize its wire rod mill for the production of wire rod coils that are optimized for shipping

WEM expands production capacity and again relies on cold pilger technology from SMS group

Western Energy Material Technologies Co., Ltd. (WEM), based in ShaanXi, China, has placed an order with SMS group for the supply of a cold pilger mill type KPW 25 LC+. With this new cold pilger mill, WEM will be able to satisfy the high demand for cold-pilgered seamless tubes on the Chinese market.

• Complete wire rod outlet in Marmara Ereğlisi, Turkey to expand higher quality production
• Proven technologies increase speed and load separating forces
• New product range to serve domestic and export markets
• Commissioning expected in mid-2022

• Plant will produce 2.08 million metric tons of hot briquetted iron (HBI) per year
• Latest design features reduce energy consumption and environmental impact
• Contract includes engineering, supplies and advisory services
• Startup of the plant is expected in the first half of 2024

• Heat size of 295 metric tons makes VOD plant largest in the world
• VOD treatments allows production of special steels with very low carbon content
• First production of some special stainless steel grades in Turkey
• Broadens product range and opens up additional markets for Çolakoğlu

• EAF Quantum furnace has a tapping weight of 120 metric tons and can be charged with many different kinds of steel scrap
• Twin ladle furnace has a capacity of 120 metric tons of liquid steel
• Very low electrical energy consumption per metric ton of liquid steel
• Plant concept reduces working costs and CO 2 emissions