Equipment Supply Contract for Meishan BSP Main Operation Line Signed

Baosteel Co., Ltd. and Italy's Danieli Group recently signed the equipment supply contract for main operation line of Meishan Thin Slab Continuous Casting and Rolling Project (BSP) of Baosteel Co., Ltd. in Baoshan Hotel.

Meishan BSP is one of the most important projects in the eleventh Five-Year Planning of Baosteel Co., Ltd, which will adopt the technology of continuous casting and rolling of thin slab for the first time, and mainly produce fine grain high strength steel, hot rolled thin products, medium and low grade silicon steel. The product mix includes high strength duplex steel, high strength cold forming steel, medium and low grade non grain oriented silicon steel, cold rolled substrates, weather-proof steel and high strength structural steel, etc. with max width of 1630 mm, thickness ranging from 1.0 mm to 6.35 mm. and nominal production capacity of 2.45 million t/y. The construction period of the principal project will be 30 months, with piling starting by the end of May next year and production starting by the end of 2011.