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ArcelorMittal Warszawa Inaugurates New Bar Rolling Mill
09/19/2008 - ArcelorMittal Warszawa has inaugurated a new, very flexible 650,000 tonnes/year bar rolling mill, the result of a euro 80 million investment by ArcelorMittal.
ArcelorMittal Warszawa has inaugurated a new 650,000 tonnes/year bar rolling mill, the result of a euro 80 million investment by ArcelorMittal.
The new bar rolling mill in Warsaw—one of the most advanced rolling lines in Europe—is very flexible and can manufacture rebars of 8 to 40 mm, plain bars of 16 to 50 mm, plus squares, flats, equal angles and channels. The 18-stand mill is entirely made up of heavy-duty housingless stands with automatic fast-changing system for maximized mill efficiency and operational flexibility. It is capable of rolling at speeds of up to 18 meters/second.
A new 160-tonne/hour walking-hearth reheat furnace connects the new rolling mill to the existing continuous caster to facilitate the direct hot charging of billets. The company said the facility’s conversion to direct charging would result in substantial energy savings of around 80 kilocalories/kg.
"This investment marks the start of a new era for ArcelorMittal Warszawa, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year,” said Gonzalo Urquijo, member of the ArcelorMittal Group Management Board, commenting on the latest ArcelorMittal investment in Poland. “The new rolling mill completes the modern meltshop constructed at the end of the nineties and transforms the plant into a state-of-the-art minimill.
The new rolling mill will allow ArcelorMittal Warszawa to reach one of its strategic objectives, which is to provide a complete product range and secure market share by optimizing quality and service. Products are mainly intended to serve the booming construction market in Poland.
“Thanks to the most advanced technologies installed, ArcelorMittal Warszawa can now further develop its production and respond to the steady demand generated by the dynamic growth of infrastructure investments in Poland,” added Urquijo.
The Warsaw rolling mill is ArcelorMittal’s latest investment in Poland. During the past three years, the Group invested over euro 920 million in Polish steel plants. These included a hot rolling mill in Cracow, continuous casting in Dąbrowa Górnicza, a coating line in Świętochłowice, and modernization of the wire rod mill in Sosnowiec.
Huta ArcelorMittal Warszawa, a subsidiary of ArcelorMittal Group, produces of carbon and specialized long products that are used in automotive, machinery engineering, bearing and construction industries. The plant employs 740 people.
In 2007 ArcelorMittal Warszawa had revenues of PLN 1045 million (318 million euro) and shipments of 477 thousand tonnes. The company's products are sold on domestic market but also exported, mainly to Germany and other EU countries.
