Hot annealing and pickling line at Salem Steel Plant, India
High-capacity production line from one single source
Salem Steel Plant, a special steel unit belonging to the Steel Authority of India Ltd., pioneered the supply of wider stainless steel sheets/coils in India. The plant can produce annealed and pickled austenitic, ferritic, martensitic, and low-nickel stainless steel strip from hot and cold rolled material. In September 2008, the “Salem Steel Expansion Project”, including the ANDRITZ METALS annealing and pickling line, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Mammohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Ghandi, and Steel Authority of India Chairman S.K. Roongta.
First coil at SALEM, India
Plant facts of the line
| Hot annealing and pickling line | |
| Material | Cold and hot rolled stainless steel AISI 200, 300, and 400 series |
| Line capacity | 500.000 tons per year |
| Strip thickness | 1.0-7.0 mm |
| Strip width | 600-1,300 mm |
| Process speed | max- 50 m/min |
