September 08, 2008

Maghreb Steel orders for meltshop and caster

Morocco’s Maghreb Steel has awarded to Germany’s SMS Demag an order to construct an electric steel plant X Melt and a single strand continuous slab caster X Cast.

The facilities are designed for an annual production of 1 million tonnes of steel and will supply the upcoming steckel rolling mill with input stock. The product mix comprises low & medium carbon steels and high strength low alloy steels.

The SMS Demag supply scope consists of a 120 tonne electric arc furnace with modern ARCCESS® technology, a 120 tonne ladle furnace, a dust collecting facility and the materials management system for alloying agents. Also contained in the SMS Demag supply scope is a single-strand slab caster for the production of slabs in widths of 900 mm to 2,150 mm and a thickness of 200 mm.

SMS Demag will be supplying the detail engineering, mechanical equipment and hydraulic system, as well as the complete X-Pact® electrical equipment and automation package including process models. Commissioning is scheduled for the beginning of 2011.

Maghreb Steel is one of the largest companies in the North African region for the manufacture of cold rolled products and has its head office in Casablanca. Most of the exported products are hot-dip galvanized sheets and plates. The hot strip needed for these has hitherto been imported.