WCA March 2007

Industry News

First two-stand aluminium cold rolling mill for China CSWA Cold Rolling Co Ltd (Southwest Aluminium), China, which belongs to the Chinalco Group, has placed an order with SMS Demag, Germany, for the supply of a two-stand cold rolling mill for aluminium and aluminium alloys. The ceremony for the signing of the contract took place in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, underlining the significance of this new plant for China. The two-stand cold rolling mill constitutes the core of an investment package by means of which CSWA intends to increase its cold rolling capacity to more than half a million tons per year. The new mill will produce tin-can strip, panelling and litho material for the printing industry. The cold strip can be rolled up to a width of 1,800mm and a maximum final thickness of 0.15mm. The new rolling mill is equipped with ultra-modern actuators and technological control systems.

Both standards are designed with the CVC6 plus ® technology. Such a multi- stand mill is particularly sophisticated in terms of technology because of the temperature sensitivity of the rolling oil used for the cold rolling of aluminium. The mill stands, as well as all core components, are manufactured in SMS Demag’s workshop in Germany. Commissioning is scheduled for the spring of 2009.

New wire drawing plant Ugitech is to build a new wire drawing plant in Brumby, eastern Germany, near the border with the Czech Republic. This new unit will produce 5,000 tons of technical products and commodities (wires for welding and springs, as well as bright wires). The plant will strengthen Ugitech’s position in the stainless steel and alloy wire market, and will reinforce the activities of the French and German units already operating in Bourg-en-Bresse, Brionne, Imphy and Reichshof. With a surface area of 5,000m², the Brumby wire drawing unit will house approximately 10 main production machines (drawing machines and annealing furnaces) and will employ around 70 people.

SMS Demag – Germany Fax : +49 211 881 4386 Email : info@sms-group.com Website : www.sms-group.com

New chief executive Borouge, the provider of innovative plastics solutions in the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Africa has appointed Harald Hammer as Chief Executive Officer of Borouge Pte Ltd, its Singapore-headquartered marketing company. Borouge Pte Ltd – Singapore Fax : +65 6377 1233 Email : info@borouge.com Website : www.borouge.com

Ugitech – France Fax : +33 1 41 25 59 88 Email : info@ugitech.com Website : www.ugitech.com

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Wire & Cable ASIA – March/April 2007