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On March 16, the German engineering firm SMS Group announced that it had received an order from China’s Xiangtan Iron & Steel Group for a four-strand continuous casting machine (CCM #12). JFS A3021 JEH490R Automotive steel strip, The equipment is to be installed within an existing converter steelworks in Xiangtan, Hunan Province, and is scheduled to commence operations by the end of December 2026, thereby facilitating an expansion in production capacity for high-quality special bar products.
According to Mysteel, this caster is designed to increase the production capacity for billets used in the manufacture of high-grade Special Bar Quality (SBQ) steel—material suitable for applications in sectors such as automotive and renewable energy. JFS A3021 JEH490R Automotive steel strip, With maximum cross-sectional dimensions of 450 x 530 mm and 395 x 410 mm, the unit is set to become one of the largest curved-mold billet casters in the world.
To enhance internal quality, this machine will incorporate technologies such as soft reduction to minimize center segregation and internal defects. JFS A3021 JEH490R Automotive steel strip, Due to constraints imposed by existing plant facilities, the strand spacing in the design has been set at 2,500 mm; this configuration also ensures the stable production of large-section, high-quality billets.
Through this facility, Xiangtan Iron & Steel aims to bolster its supply capabilities for high value-added products and enhance its competitiveness within the premium SBQ market.
