wiredinUSA January 2012

Push pull pickle line

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.

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wiredInUSA - January 2012