Fives was entrusted with the design and supply of two Stein Digiflex® vertical annealing furnaces for Baosteel’s new 1550mm cold rolling mill project in Zhanjiang, in southeastern Guangdong province of China.
One Stein Digiflex vertical annealing furnace is to be supplied for a 700,000 tons per annum continuous annealing line (CAL), the second one is for a 270,000 tons per annum continuous galvanizing line (CGL). The Stein Digiflex annealing furnaces have new compact design features and the most advanced combustion and cooling technologies, including the latest generation of AdvantTek® WRT 2.0 combustion system. Such combustion technology benefits from high recuperative energy efficiency, low NOx emissions and usage of the site-generated fuels. It will allow Baosteel Zhanjiang Steel Plant to significantly reduce operational expenses, minimise environmental footprint and achieve its target of a ‘double excellent project’ and a highly efficient plant.
Since 2005, Baosteel has entrusted Fives with five complete processing lines – CAL and CGL – and six vertical annealing furnaces for CALs and CGLs at its Baoshan and Zhanjiang steelworks.
