December 02, 2008

Tenova to build walking beam furnaces and roll shops for ThyssenKrupp Alabama

Another very prestigious order has been recently awarded to Tenova, in consortium with German SMS Demag by ThyssenKrupp USA for the green field project at Alabama in USA.

The release said that Tenova LOI Italimpianti order is relevant to the engineering, supply, training and supervision to erection and commissioning of three new walking beam furnaces, 420 tonne per hour capacity each, for carbon steel and stainless steel production.

The release added that “Tenova Pomini will supply two complete Roll Shops: one for the HSM and the other for the CRM.”

Tenova order is part of the TKS Compass Project which will have an overall production of 5.5 million tonne per year and commissioning of the plant is scheduled for March 2010.