Contirod® casting and rolling plant

FuYang JingDing Non-Ferrous Metal Material Ltd, China, a company belonging to XinXing Pipes and a manufacturer of high-quality steel pipes, has placed an order with SMS Meer, Germany, for the supply of a complete plant for the production of copper wire rod. The continuous casting and rolling plant of the Contirod®type will be installed at a new plant in Fu Jang City, Zhejiang Province. The wire rod mill forms part of XinXing Pipes' strategy of enlarging its portfolio into copper wire rod production by installing this modern line. The annual production capacity is 150,000tn of high-quality copper wire rod produced from copper cathodes. The Contirod®line is designed for an output of 25tn per hour and ensures high productivity to meet the growing market demand for copper wire rod. The plant comprises machinery with the newly designed gas control system of the SMS Meer shaft melting furnace, providing high melting capacity with lower gas consumption rates at the same time. The modular-designed Hazelett twin-belt caster provides high flexibility with its melting section of 90mm by 60mm. The twelve-stand rolling mill with individual frequency-controlled, power-saving AC drives and integrated coil compactor and foil-packing equipment reduces the plant size to the required dimensions and offers ideal process control and flexibility. Commissioning of the plant is scheduled for the beginning of 2011.