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GCR Eurodraw has completed and
commissioned a plant for the production
of 9,000 tons per year of saw wire at
Sichuan Ruiyu Photovoltaic Materials Co
Ltd, in Sichuan Province, a company of
ReneSola Group.
ReneSola is a leading manufacturer of
solar wafers and provider of solar module
OEM services. Its solar products include
virgin polysilicon, monocrystalline and
multicrystalline solar ingots and wafers,
photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules.
Innovative technologies, a reputation
for quality and reliability, and expanded
operational capabilities have helped
the company develop a diversified
customer base of leading solar companies
while allowing capture of new growth
opportunities.
Concurrently, ReneSola has developed
new G6 multicrystalline furnaces based
on G5 ones, which further improves the
production capacity of the silicon wafers.
GCR designs and manufactures machines
and equipment, processing lines as well
as complete plants for the steel wire
industry including ‘turnkey’ projects,
all related to the cold process, that is
downstream of the hot rolling mills.
As well as covering dry and wet drawing,
coating lines, stranding and cabling, GCR
Eurodraw can also provide technical and
technological services, know-how and
manufacturing technology, training of
personnel, supervision of installation and
start-up, and technical assistance services.
GCR Eurodraw SpA – Italy
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ReneSola Saw wire plant
commissioned in China
EuroWire – the most important source
of information in the wire and cable
industries – has launched its new
multi-media website.
The site, at ,
brings you the latest news from around
the world, videos, and can be read on PC,
tablet or your mobile phone.
New website launch
SMS in control
The SMS group took over 59.1 per
cent of the shares in Paul Wurth SA,
Luxembourg, that were previously
owned by ArcelorMittal and the
Luxembourg fund Luxempart.
40.8 per cent of the shares remain
with the Luxembourg shareholders
controlled by the state. The purchase
is still subject to review and approval
by the anti-trust authorities.
Paul Wurth will continue to operate
as a self-standing corporation within
the SMS group. With more than 1,600
employees and 27 subsidiaries, it
ranks among the world’s leading
suppliers of blast furnaces, coking
plants, and green technology for
metallurgical plants.
With more than 11,000 employees, the
SMS group generated sales of around
€3 billion in 2011. Led by SMS Holding
GmbH it is a group of global players
in plant and machinery construction
for steel and non-ferrous metals
processing.
SMS Holding GmbH – Germany
Website: