WCA September 2011

Industry news

Wugang produces test batch for sawing wire

but un-named, sawing wire makers for trial use. “We hope commercial production could be launched as early as possible. On pricing, our product should be more competitive than imported materials, which would help domestic users bring down their purchasing costs,” a company source said. SBB has reported that Qinggang is cooperating with Henan Hengxing Science and Technology Co, a wire maker in central China, to test its trial production of wire rod, but an industry source suggests that the test lot has yet to meet Hengxing’s standards.

Wuhan Iron & Steel (Wugang), in central China’s Hubei province, has launched a pilot production of wire rod for making sawing wire, a high-specification wire rod that China has previously needed to import. Sawing wire is used for cutting silicon wafers for solar cells. With demand likely to grow for mother rod for sawing wire, and in view of its high profitability, a number of Chinese mills have started to develop high-spec wire rod, including Qingdao Iron & Steel (Qinggang) in eastern China’s Shandong province and Xingtai Iron & Steel in northern China’s Hebei province, Steel Business Briefing advises. SBB was informed that Wugang’s first sample batch was below 100 tonnes, and was to be delivered to some major,

Cords Cable Industries has successfully commissioned a cable manufacturing facility at Kaharani, Rajasthan. This new facility, moved from the original site at Pathredi, covers an area of 68,360m 2 and the approximate capacity of the company now stands at 65,000km cable. Cords Cable Industries – India Fax : +91 112 695 1196 Email : ccil@cordscable.com Website : www.cordscable.com Cable manufacturing facility in Rajasthan

Wuhan Iron & Steel – China Email : info@wisco.com.cn Website : www.wisco.com.cn

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