TPT July 2019

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Baosteel Zhanjiang chooses Fives furnace for automotive steel production

The Stein Digiflex ® furnace includes a compact and efficient jet preheating furnace; Advantek ® combustion system; FlashCooling ® system for rapid cooling; waste gas system; and Virtuo ® thermal optimisation solution. The Fives offer consists of two metallurgical paths to rapid cooling: dry FlashCooling with high hydrogen content for high cooling rates, and wet FlashCooling for ultra-rapid cooling rates to produce martensitic grades. FlashCooling is a proprietary technol- ogy that gives steelmakers total flexibil- ity to reach the optimum cooling pattern. Given the importance of environmental responsibility among steelmakers in China, the high energy efficiency and low NOx emissions delivered by the AdvanTek combustion system are a benefit to Baosteel Zhanjiang. This is further enhanced by the Virtuo ® , thermal optimisation solution, which optimises strip temperature control stability, helps to reduce gas consumption, eliminates production faults that lead to downgraded coils and improves productivity. The line will be also equipped with CELES induction heaters, serving as in- furnace heating boosters to perform the

BAOSTEEL, the largest automotive steel producer in China, has continued to expand its Zhanjiang integrated steel production complex in southeastern Guangdong province. The expansion project comprises the installation of the cold rolling mill N3, aiming to meet demand for automotive grade steel in the South China and Southeast Asia markets. Fives, a historical and strategical partner of Baosteel, has again been contracted to supply the complete thermal part for the continuous annealing line (CAL) with a production capacity of 630,000 tons per year. The line aims to produce both standard steel grades and advanced high-strength steels. The first coil will be produced by the end of 2021. Fives’ scope of supply will include detailed design, supply and installation supervision of a Stein Digiflex ® furnace and CELES induction heaters.

The Fives Stein Digiflex ® furnace

stringent thermal cycle required. CELES induction heaters are a versatile, compact and economical solution to reduce energy consumption, which in turn brings down costs and harmful emissions. Part of Fives’ equipment will be engineered and manufactured in China under the close supervision of Fives’ subsidiary in Shanghai. In 2017, Fives designed and supplied an annealing line furnace and a galvanising line furnace for the 1,550mm cold rollingmill at the Zhanjiang complex, while in 2013 the company delivered an annealing line furnace for the cold rolling mill N1 at the same complex.

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T2 Alloys acquires rights for Tungum tube

approvals from ASME, NORSOK, ABS, US Coast Guard, FPAL, BAM and IMCA for the Tungum tube product. Distributors around the world have increased in number and T2 Alloys now offers distribution of Tungum in the UK, USA, Singapore, Dubai, South Korea, Spain, Rotterdam, Russia, Sweden and Norway.

T2 ALLOYS Ltd has acquired the rights to sell and distribute Tungum tube to the global market. In additional to Tungum tube, T2 Alloys currently offers services such as pressure testing, pigging, borescope inspection and other value- added services. T2 Alloys has secured the supply of Tungum tube for the global market while managing to decrease costs, resulting in lower prices to customers. The compa- ny also obtained ISO 9001:2015 certifi- cation in July 2018, and has maintained

T2 Alloys Ltd – UK Email: sales@t2alloys.com Website: www.t2alloys.com

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