Upgrades to the mill include new mill stand gear drives, water boxes, pinch rolls and laying heads and the latest design stepless reform. In addition, Primetals will install a Morgan Reducing Sizing Mill (RSM) with a quick change feature to produce thermomechanically rolled (TMR) products and improve tolerances, mechanical properties and coil packages. Speed guarantees for the 480,000 t/a mill will be 110 m/s, with a maximum rolling rate of up to 120 t/h.
Previously owned by Thai Special Steel Industry (TSSI), this asset of TSSI was purchased by Millcon Steel Industries in 2014. Designed for cold heading quality (CHQ) products, the TSSI mill was originally supplied in 1998 by the former Morgan Construction Company, now owned by Primetals, which recommissioned it for Millcon in 2015.
Kobelco Millcon Steel Co., Ltd. is a joint venture of Japanese steel supplier Kobe Steel, Ltd. and rebar and construction supplier Millcon Steel Public Company Limited of Thailand, established in February 2016 to serve as a production base for wire rods. Kobe Steel is supporting the production, technology and marketing of special wire rod for the joint venture.
Founded in 1905, Kobe Steel is one of Japan’s leading steelmakers, as well as a major supplier of aluminium and copper products. Other business segments consist of wholesale power supply, machinery, construction machinery, real estate, and electronic materials and other businesses.
Prior to the joint venture, Millcon Special Steel Co. was a subsidiary of Millcon Steel Public Company Limited, a manufacturer and distributor of steel products in Thailand first incorporated in 1998. It supplies the construction, furniture and automotive spare parts industries.
_{(Source: Primetals Technologies, Limited)}