Posted on 08 Aug 2012
Hengyang Valin Steel Tube from Hengyang, Hunan Province (China) has commissioned a new PQF? mill from SMS Meer. The mill is designed for a maximum capacity of 500,000 t/year. The company’s total annual production capacity has thus been increased to over 2 million tonnes.
The mill produces tubes up to a diameter of 180 mm, closing the gap in the middle size range at Hengyang.
Hengyang already operates three seamless tube mills supplied by SMS Meer. With the new PQF?, the company is able to react to changes in market demands at any time.
The size range of the new PQF? is such that various production capacities can be taken over from the older plants – a 5?” MPM and a 13 3/8” MPM.
All the units are designed for production of higher-alloy steels in order to be able to meet the future demands of the market.
Integrated into the new PQF?
plant are an extracting mill and stretch-reducing mill. In addition to
the two core machines, the corresponding roll stands and changing
facilities form part of the scope of supply.
