Benxi Iron & Steel Company Limited China has awarded an order to SMS Demag of Germany for the supply of two new 20 roll cold mills.

As a newcomer to the production of high grade special steel strips, the customer has decided in favor of rolling mill technique in X-roll 20-roll design from SMS Demag. Hot rolled special steel strips from the 300 and 400 series are rolled down further on the new 20 roll cold mills Nos 1 and 2. The two cold mills will enable Benxi Iron & Steel to attain an annual production of 200,000 tonnes of high grade special steel strip.

The SMS Demag supply scope comprises the design and manufacture of the mechanical equipment and the supervision of erection and commissioning.

The products are distinguished by their close thickness and flatness tolerances and by top class surface quality. Both Monoblock stands in the MB 22B-54“ series roll strips of up to 1,350 mm width and they process incoming gages of up to 6 mm which can then be rolled down to final gages of as little as 0.2 mm.