The central element of the 700,000 ton-per-year line will be a ten-stand wire rod block of proven, highly reliable SMS group design. The range of rolled products will include wire rod in diameters from 5.5 to 20 millimeters and rebar in diameters from 6 to 14 millimeters finish-rolled at speeds of up to 105 millimeters per second.
In addition to the wire rod block, SMS group will supply the shear group ahead of the block and the loop layer complete with a pinch roll unit.
Commissioning of the plant is scheduled for summer 2018.