At the Angul steel factory, India's JSPL commissions a new hot strip mill.
KJSS
India
23-01-2024
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At its steel manufacturing facility in Angul, Odisha, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. announced on Friday that its 6 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) hot strip mill has been put into service.
The hot strip mill's opening is crucial to the business's entry into the flat goods industry.
The company released a statement stating that the hot strip mill generated the first set of coils on January 10 and that the mill was commissioned in a record-breaking 29 months. Delivery of the coils took place on January 15.
It went on, "The host strop mill is equipped with advanced features like transfer bar cooling, edge heater, coil box and heat shields, ensuring top-notch flatness, uniform mechanical properties and production of superior value-added grades. It can produce coils that are 1.00 mm thick and 1,680 mm wide."
Products are used in industries like automotive, building, energy, downstream cold rolling, galvanising, and colour painting.