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Cold Mill Operational At SeverCorr’s Next Generation Steel Mill
(Columbus, Mississippi, June 6, 2007): SeverCorr – America’s newest steel-producing company – announced today the cold mill is operational at its facility in Columbus, MS. The five-stand tandem cold mill is one of only four cold mills in the United States coupled to a pickle line and is the only one capable of producing coils up to 72” wide.
Mike Wagner, Chief Commercial Officer of SeverCorr, said, “Our commitment to invest in only the best-available technology can easily be seen in our cold mill. The term state-of-the-art is often overused but it is an accurate description in this case.”
Total capacity of the line is over 1.2 million tons, of which 650,000 tons will be used to produce cold roll products including commercial (CS), drawing (DS), deep drawing (DDS), interstitial-free ultra-low carbon (IF-ULC) and micro-alloyed (HSLA) grades of steel, as well as full hard products. The mill’s additional capacity will be substrate for the facility’s galvanizing line which will come on-line in third quarter 2007.
Features of the cold mill include:
- A closed-loop flatness control system for improved strip profile
- Closed loop AGC for superior gauge performance
- CVC work rolls for enhanced shape control
- Advanced emulsion system to ensure excellent strip cleanliness
Wagner said, “As impressive as the technology behind our cold mill is, the real power comes when we combine that equipment with the team working on this line. Our cold mill team has over 120 years combined experience. It is their steel expertise together with the most modern equipment that will allow us to exceed our customers’ expectations.”
Cold mill operations also include the successful start-up of the batch anneal furnaces and the temper mill, providing SeverCorr the ability to produce both full hard and fully processed cold roll. The cold mill is the second major production area to come online at SeverCorr following the launch of the pickling line earlier this year. Other production areas, including the hot mill and galvanizing line, will be brought into production in coming months as construction is completed.
About SeverCorr LLC: SeverCorr was formed in 2003 to design, engineer, build and operate a state-of-the-art steel facility to service growing manufacturing opportunities in the Southern United States. In October of 2005, SeverCorr broke ground on a next-generation steel mill near Columbus, Mississippi. When complete in the third-quarter of 2007, the plant will produce 1.5 million tons of high-quality steels a year for use in the automotive, building, agricultural, pipe & tube, and appliance industries. A unique feature of the company is its 1400-acre mega-site, which has been designed to accommodate production partners and related manufacturers onsite.
For further information please contact:
SeverCorr Public Relations
Mark Bula
662-848-0992 Ext. 0299
mbula@mktgminds.com
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