CST (Companhia Siderurgica de Tubarao), Brazil, have awarded SMS Demag AG, Germany, a contract for the supply of three new torpedo ladle cars each with a nominal capacity of 450 t. The cars will be used for transporting hot metal from the blast furnace works to the steelmaking plant.

This contract follows the supply of three identically designed cars in 1998/1999.

Delivery of the cars is scheduled to be made in the second half of 2006.

Another order for the supply of a new torpedo ladle car with a nominal capacity of 350t for transporting hot metal was placed by Gerdau Acominas, Brazil.

This car will also be delivered in the second half of 2006.

In both cases the scope of supply will include the basic and detail engineering as well as fabrication.

450 t torpedo ladle car