From STEEL GRIPS online
Meltshop for 1-Mt/a of billets at Votorantim Group, Brazil
Mar 21, 2010
The new Danieli meltshop installed at the Votorantim Group steel works in Resende, Brazil, to produce 1 Mt/a of billets operates successfuylly since October 2009. The new plant (that is officially known as VMUR Votorantim Metais Unidade Resende) is basically made of a 100-t, 6.5-m-dia EAF, inert roof type LF, the associated FTP plant and a 6-strand, 8-m radius, conticaster for production of 150 mm billets, plus auxiliary services and facilities.
The supply also included a 150-t scrap bucket charging crane and a 200-t hot metal ladle crane. Danieli Automation has supplied the electrical and automation systems package for the whole plant.
A 400,000-t/a flexible bar and section mill, operates successfully at Siderurgica Barra Mansa (also part of the Votorantim Group) since the end of year 2008.
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