Thursday, January 6, 2011

Quantong to commission 250,000 t/y tinning lines

Factiva: "Privately-owned Three Gorges Quantong Colored & Galvanized Plate (Quantong) located in central China’s Hubei province’s Yichang city is adding a new 250,000 tonnes/year tinplate/tin-free steel capacity which is estimated to be commissioned in mid-2011.

The company has ordered four new coating lines from Italian plantmaker Tenova. Steel Business Briefing learns from a Tenova release that the equipment includes two high-speed tinning lines and two high-speed electrolytic chromium coating lines. The lines are designed for strip 1,250mm wide and 0.14-0.55mm thick. The tinplate output of these lines will be targeted at the high end of the market."

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