A new push pull pickle line (PPPL) has been
installed at Severstal North America’s site
in Columbus, Mississippi. The new line has
a designed annual capacity of approximately
630,000 tonnes of pickled and oiled product.
Capable of pickling 0.059″ to 0.500″ by 36″
to 74″ products, the PPPL will allow for an
additional expansion within Severstal’s end-user
markets with new, heavier gauge products.
“The new line [has] provided our company
with added pickled and oiled volume,
enhanced operational efficiency and flexibility,
and an expanded product mix,” commented
Wilbur Winland, vice-president and general
manager, Severstal Columbus.
The $550 million Phase II expansion project
at the Columbus plant, planned to be completed
by the end of 2012, will increase annual steel
production to 3.1 million tonnes and double
the plant’s galvanizing capacity.
Push pull
pickle
line
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