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Siemens to Supply Hot Finishing Mill for Chinalco Aluminium

11/21/2007 - Siemens Metals Technologies receives order from Chinalco Aluminium to supply the mechanical and electrical equipment for a new hot aluminum twin coiling finishing mill.

Siemens Metals Technologies has received an order from Chinalco Aluminium Co., Ltd. to supply the mechanical and electrical equipment for a new hot aluminum twin coiling finishing mill. The plant will be built at Mawei, Fuzhou in Fujian province. The order volume is around 20 million Euros and production of the first coil is scheduled for September 2009.
 
The finishing mill comprises a 4-high stand equipped with hydraulic automatic gauge control and positive and negative bending. The mill itself will be designed to roll a wide range of products and alloys, and will be capable of rolling over 270,000 tonnes per annum at widths in excess of 2.2 meters.
 
In addition to the mechanical equipment, Siemens will also supply the entire automation system, the drive systems with Sinamics SM150 and S120 converters, and the sensors. The automation system comprises the basic automation, including all the technological control systems, as well as operation and visualization equipment. Siemens will also supply the process automation system for the complete hot line. All the components and systems used are part of “Siroll Alu”, Siemens’ integrated solution for aluminum hot mills. In addition, Siemens is responsible for commissioning and customer training.
 
This mill will form a key part of a proposed new aluminum 1+1 hot line, which is the key process component of a major plant expansion planned by Ruimin. The roughing stand and the vertical edger will be built by an established local supplier with technical support by Siemens.
 
Chinalco Ruimin Co. Ltd is part of the Chinalco Aluminium group, the largest producer of aluminum flat rolled products in China.
 
Metals Technologies (MT), a Division of the Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services (I&S) Group, is one of the world's leading engineering and plant-building companies for the iron and steel industry as well as for the flat-rolling sector of the aluminum industry and for open-cast mining. MT, which was created from the integration of Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau, Linz/Austria, plus the electrical engineering product business and automation solutions of Siemens, provides a comprehensive range of supplies and services for all related technological processes and integrated automation solutions for the entire life-cycle of metallurgical plants.
 
The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) is the integrator of systems and solutions for industrial and infrastructure facilities and global service provider for the plant and projects business covering planning, installation, operation and the entire life cycle. I&S uses its own products and systems and process technologies in order to enhance productivity and improve competitiveness of companies in the sectors of metallurgy, water treatment, pulp and paper, oil and gas, marine engineering, open-cast mining, airport logistics, postal automation, intelligent traffic systems and industrial services. In fiscal 2007 (to September 30) I&S employed a total of 37,000 people worldwide and achieved total sales of EUR 8.894 billion, according to U.S. GAAP.