Arjas Steel Private Ltd. orders KOCKS RSB® 5.0

Arjas Steel Private Ltd. (formerly known as Gerdau Steel India Ltd.) has placed an order with Friedrich KOCKS GmbH & Co KG, Hilden, Germany, for the supply of a Reducing and Sizing Block (RSB®) 300++/4 in 5.0 design.

The integrated steel plant of Arjas Steel Private Ltd. is located in Tadipatri (Andhra Pradesh, India) and has a yearly capacity of 300.000 tons of special steel – long products, which are processed in automotive, railways and other related industries.

As part of the rolling mill modernization project the RSB® will produce straight round bars within a size range of Ø 16.0 to 65.0 mm, as well as hexagonal bars from Ø 18.5 to 40.5 mm onto the cooling bed. In a future stage the KOCKS block will also finish round sections down to Ø 13.0 on a new BIC-line.

The modernization project offers Arjas Steel Private Ltd. the possibility to strengthen its market position and become one of the leading of special steel producers in India with main focus on the automotive industry.

The commissioning is scheduled for the mid of 2022.