08
Jan
09:18
Xuanhua completes billet caster fix
Northern China’s Xuanhua Iron and Steel, part of Hebei Iron and Steel (Hegang), has completed engineering work on one of its billet casters. The caster had been running inefficiently, meaning that billet was losing heat too quickly and unevenly, Kallanish notes.
The surface temperature of the billet has been increased from 650 degrees centigrade to 800 degrees, cutting re-heating costs by CNY 20/tonne ($3/t). The company says it has also increased the effe…
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