WCA January 2009

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Concast contract to supply ArcelorMittal tyre cord facility ArcelorMittal Brasil SA, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, has placed an order with Concast AG of Switzerland, a company of the SMS group, for the supply of a secondary metallurgy centre and of a continuous caster for the production of SBQ billets (special bar quality) for the manufacture of wire for tyres (tyre cord). The facilities to be supplied – a ladle furnace and a continuous caster – will be incorporated into the existing integrated iron and steel works at Monlevade, Brazil. This will serve to increase the present capacity of 1.2 million tons to 2.4 million tons of liquid steel per annum. A wire-rod rolling mill connected to the continuous caster has been ordered from another SMS group company, SMS Meer. The ladle furnace, with a capacity of 130 tons and a 24 MVA transformer, allows a heating rate of around 4.5°C/min. With six strands and a casting radius of 10.25m, the continuous caster produces square billets in the section sizes 130 x 130mm and 155 x 155mm. The caster is equipped with mould stirrers and a hydraulic compact oscillation system. The continuous caster will represent the latest in state of the art facilities for the group’s production of wire for tyre carcasses. Commissioning is scheduled for June 2010.

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Concast AG – Switzerland Email : sales@concast.ch

Fax : +41 44 202 81 22 Website : www.concast.net

CANDOR SwedenAB Tel: +46 11 21 75 00 Email: info@candorsweden.com Fax: +46 11 12 63 12 Website: www.candorsweden.com

Atkin Automation is looking to the East

In a move designed to benefit its Eastern European customers and prospects, Atkin Automation has enhanced its website to offer Russian, Polish, German and French language options.

Atkin Automation, an international supplier of coil handling equipment and systems, is also offering a selection of pre-owned Atkin and BHP coil handling equipment that can be viewed and ordered through the website. The company believes that in the current world economic climate some companies will need to purchase pre-owned and refurbished equipment, priced to meet their reduced capital equipment budgets. “Interest in Atkin Automation products from Eastern Europe has grown significantly over the last year or so, meaning the development of a multi-lingual website was very important,” explained managing director, Chris Ward.

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He continued, “While many companies are finding it nearly impossible to obtain budget for new capital equipment purchases, we felt it was appropriate to include pre-owned and refurbished equipment on the website. These initiatives are designed to encourage the growth of interest from Eastern Europe, whilst giving companies...a greater number of capital equipment purchase options.”

Atkin Automation Ltd – UK Fax : +44 1842 763614 Email : sales@atkinautomation.com

Website : www.atkinautomation.com

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Wire & Cable ASIA – January/February 2009