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New order from Handan Iron & Steel: Siemens supplies equipment for bar and wire rod mills

Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from the Chinese company Handan Iron & Steel Co. to supply mechanical equipment for a bar mill and a mill train for the wire rod mill. The project is scheduled to be completed by late 2010. Handan ordered a rod outlet for the wire rod mill from Siemens at the end of 2009.
Handan Iron & Steel Co. plans to increase its production capacity and widen its range of products with the new long-product rolling mills in Handan. The bar mill will produce some 800,000 tonnes of special bar quality (SBQ) steels per year. Siemens is supplying the mechanical equipment which includes a six-stand roughing mill, an eight-stand intermediate mill and a six-stand pre-finishing mill. All the rolling stands are based on Red-Ring technology. A three-stand sizing mill completes the bar mill. The scope of supply also includes parts of the cooling system, pinch rolls, a convertible dividing shear, a fixed cold shear with a cutting force of 1,200 tonnes, guides, equipment for the oil-air lubrication system as well as spare parts, including 15 rolling stands.
The wire rod mill will have a roughing and an intermediate mill, each with six RedRing stands, and a four-stand pre-finishing mill, including guides and oil-air lubrication systems. These plant components will complement the rod outlet that Handan Iron & Steel had previously ordered from Siemens. When complete, the wire rod mill will be able to process about 700,000 tonnes a year of standard carbon and alloy steels as well as bearing and spring steels. Siemens VAI is also responsible for engineering the two rolling mills. Siemens Ltd. China will be providing consulting services for the construction and commissioning phases.
Handan Iron & Steel Co., which is part of the Hebei Iron & Steel Group Co. Ltd., is one of China's leading steelmakers and produced over 33 million tonnes of steel in 2008.