Chinalco orders for X-Roll? cold rolling mill to SMS Demag

Chinalco Shanghai Copper Company Limited, China has once again awarded a contract to SMS Demag for the supply of a new X Roll? cold rolling mill. The project will be implemented in cooperation between SMS Demag Germany and SMS Demag China. The mill is designed for an annual capacity of around 107,000 tonnes.

According to the release the CVC plus? six high reversing cold rolling stand will be integrated into the Shanghai works and is to roll strips made of copper and copper alloys. The reversing cold mill rolls 880 mm wide strip from 4 mm entry gages down to minimum final gages of 0.15 mm

SMS Demag's order scope comprises the basic and detail engineering, the supply of all mechanical components with all the necessary utility systems as well as the complete X-Pact? electrical and automation equipment, including control systems and a Level II model.

SMS group is under the roof of the holding SMS GmbH, a group of companies internationally active in plant construction and mechanical engineering for the steel and nonferrous metals industry. It consists of the two Business Areas SMS Demag and SMS Meer which jointly form SMS metallurgy. In 2007, some 8,000 employees worldwide generated a turnover of about EUR 3.0 billion.

With this mill, Chinalco Shanghai Copper intends to produce copper semis of topmost quality in order to be able to meet the future requirements on the Chinese and on the international market.

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