05/07/2023 – Xinyu Iron+Steel orders Kocks “RSB 370++/4” in 5.0 design
Core technology for new SBQ bar mill line
The Chinese special steel producer Xinyu Iron+Steel Co. Ltd. known as Xisco, has signed a contract with Friedrich Kocks GmbH+Co. KG for the supply of a “RSB 370++/4” in 5.0 design. The “Reducing and Sizing Block” will be part of the company's new rolling mill complex in Xinyu City, China.
The “RSB 370++/4” will be part of XIisco’s new rolling mill in Xinyu, China. © Kocks
Xisco is a subsidiary of Baosteel group, one of the world's largest steel producer, with about 120 mio. t annual production. Through further acquisitions, this output shall be increased to about 200 mio. t/a by 2025. With over 32,000 employees, Xisco accounts for 10 mio. t of specialty steels per year and is the industrial backbone of Jiangxi Province. In Xisco’s new rolling mill, a Kocks 3-roll “RSB” will master the balancing act between the highest possible quality and best economic results. The new “RSB 370++/4” will be located as finishing block after 22 stands in H/V arrangement in a 560.000t/a SBQ mill and has been designed according the individual requirements of Xisco. It will produce straight bars within a finished size range of Ø 20.00mm to 90.00mm with the highest dimensional tolerance onto the cooling bed. The scope of supply further includes the remote control for stand and guide adjustments, the equipment for the roll-shop and Kocks proprietary software solutions. The commissioning of the “RSB” is scheduled for the end of 2023.
