First combined rolling mill in Africa

Prometal Acierie, Cameroon, Africa, has awarded SMS Group an order to supply a new hot rolling mill for rebars, sections and wire rod. The new rolling mill will be designed for the production of straight rebars, angles, channels, flats, squares, beams and wire rod coils, enabling Prometal Acierie to expand its product portfolio, covering as much as possible of the product mix for long steel products. With this investment, long steel producer Prometal Acierie, based in Douala, Cameroon, is going to install the first combined rolling mill in the African region. The rolling mill will be designed for a maximum overall capacity of approximately 300,000 tons per year. Starting with 130 mm square billets, which will be heated up in a 60 ton-per-hour modern pusher-type furnace, the mill will be able to produce rebars from 8 to 32 mm, sections such as 100 mm high beams and channels, and smooth rounds in coil from 5.5 to 12 mm. 

Source: Wire Bulletin