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Qatar Steel posts record output of 1million tonnes of rebar at RM II-The 17th China(Guangzhou )Int’l Casting product Exhibition
4/13/2016 Casting product expo |
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Gulf Times reported that Qatar Steel has achieved a record production of more than 1mn tonnes of rebar at RM II, the company’s ultra-modern rolling mill in Mesaieed Industrial City. RM II was commissioned in 2007 with an annual production capacity of 700,000 tonnes of rebar with sizes ranging from 8mm to 40mm in diameter.
The mill, which applies international steel standards to fulfil customer’s requirements, has achieved its design capacity in the first three years of operations and excelled with the milestone production of more than 1 million tonnes in 2015.
Qatar Steel managing director and general manager Mr Ali bin Hassan al-Muraikhi said, “This major achievement would not have been possible without the support and relentless efforts by our dedicated and motivated team to improve the company’s operational and maintenance efficiency. Qatar Steel constantly focuses on implementing new innovative technologies to fulfil its commitment towards quality and productivity without compromising the safety and sustainable practices being implemented at the company.”
The mill was contracted in 2005 to VAI Pomini (now Primetals Technologies) on a full-turnkey basis; it started the industrial operation in 2007. The designed capacity was 700,000 tonnes of rolled products per year. However, along the years Qatar Steel’s mill operators were able not only to saturate but eventually exceed the rated figure, until the 2015 record result of 1 million tonnes.
The rebar mill from Primetals Technologies (VAIPomini at the time of contract) has a designed capacity of 700,000 metric tonnes per year. It can roll up to 130 tons of steel bar an hour at a maximum rolling speed of 15 meters in a second.
-The 17th China(Guangzhou )Int’l Casting product Exhibition
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