The stirrer will be installed on the No.1 slab caster at the facility’s No. 2 steel plant, replacing the old system with a modern solution to improve production of high-quality slabs. The caster is a two-strand machine that produces 250-mm-thick slabs in ultra-low, low-, medium- and high-carbon grades.

“The installation of this new technology will be instrumental in supporting POSCO’s ability to meet the growing demand for high-quality steel while maintaining its competitive edge in an increasingly demanding market,” POSCO said. 

Danieli said the No. 1 caster will become POSCO's 13th casting machine equipped with MM®-EMS technology.