NISCO orders KOCKS RSB® 5.0 including TMR equipment
Chinese state owned company Nanjing Iron & Steel Co Ltd. (NISCO) has placed an order with Friedrich KOCKS GmbH & Co KG, Hilden, Germany, for the supply of a RSB® 500++/4 in 5.0 design including roll shop equipment and supervision services.
Owing the full process responsibility within this modernisation scope, KOCKS is also responsible for the thermo-mechanical rolling process including five water boxes and full automation package.
NISCO was founded in 1958 and ranks among the 40 largest steel producers in the world at around 10 million tons per year. NISCO is already operating in its small bar mill a Reducing & Sizing Block of KOCKS since 2013.
To consolidate and further expand their market share in the SBQ market, NISCO decided also to modernize their 800.000t/a medium bar mill with the latest technology of Friedrich KOCKS GmbH & Co KG.
The RSB® 500++/4 will operate as the finishing unit for the production of straight bars within a dimensional range from Ø 50 to Ø 160mm. The low temperature rolling process will be applied for sizes up to Ø 130mm.
The commissioning is scheduled for end of 2019.
KOCKS rolled® products stand for an extraordinary quality – made to consistently high standards by commissioning.