Chinese steel producer, Shanxi Jingang New Materials Technology has awarded Primetals Technologies a contract for the supply of a thin-slab casting and rolling plant.
The plant will utilise Arvedi Endless Strip Production Technology (ESP) and be located at Shanxi Jingang’s Jincheng facility.
Andreas Viehboeck, executive vice president at Primetals said: “This significant project demonstrates our extensive expertise and pioneering spirit in both technological and automation solutions.
“For Shanxi Jingang, this will enable superior, profit-oriented production of eHRC – a product that can partially replace cold-rolled coil and be used directly in end products.”
The scope of the supply includes a complete electrics package, Level 1 and Level 2 automation, and an extensive digitalisation solution.
The new plant will have an annual capacity of 2.6Mt and is designed to operate fully in endless mode, producing strip gauges from 0.7 to 12.7mm.
President of Arvedi Group, Giovanni Arvedi, added: “I am pleased to see that the market fully recognises the superiority and many advantages of the Arvedi ESP technology, making it the world’s best-selling thin slab casting and rolling technology in recent years.
“This trust from our customers is the greatest acknowledgment of the dedication and hard work my team and I have invested in developing this revolutionary approach to producing endless hot-rolled coil.”
The new line will be the 14th ESP line globally and the 10th in China.
The project will also see Primetals and Shanxi Jingang collaborate on developing advanced steel grades such as electrical steel and low-carbon steel.
The first coil production at the site is scheduled for the first quarter of 2027.
