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Oct. 2006 — Zhangjiagang Hongchang Wire Rod Co. Ltd., a member of the Shagang Group, China, recently concluded an agreement with Concast, Switzerland, for a 1.15 million tonne/year minimill.

Concast’s scope of supply includes a 110-tonne electric arc furnace with single-bucket charging and hot metal supply, ladle furnace and four-position turret, and a twin-tank vacuum degassing facility.

A six-strand caster will produce a 150-mm square section size. It will be equipped with Convex^® technology and accessories.

Commissioning of the minimill is planned for the spring of 2007.

Concast AG forms part of the Metallurgical Plant and Rolling Mill Technology Business Area of the SMS group. SMS GmbH is the holding for a group of companies internationally active in plant construction and mechanical engineering relating to the processing of steel, non-ferrous metals and plastics. The group is divided into the Business Areas of Metallurgical Plant and Rolling Mill Technology, Tube, Long Product and Forging Technology and Plastics Technology. In the year 2005 some 9,250 employees worldwide generated a turnover of about EUR 2.33 billion.

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