|
|
| |
|
|
Kobe Steel to invest in auto grade continuous annealing line at Kakogawa Works-The 19th China (Guangzhou ) Int’l Casting product Exhibition
4/9/2018 鑄件展-casting expo-Die-casting expo-foundry expo |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|
Kobe Steel Ltd plans to make capital investments of approximately JPY 50 billion at Kakogawa Works centered on a new continuous annealing line for steel sheet in response to the growing demand for automotive ultra high-strength steel (UHSS). Kobe Steel will go forward with construction and plans to start up the new facility in February 2021.
A new facility will combine a continuous annealing line with hot-dipped galvanizing and galvanealing equipment. The new production line and associated equipment will produce both cold rolled steel and hot-dipped galvanized/galvannealed steel.
The continuous annealing line to be newly constructed will be equipped with cutting-edge heat treatment functions. With regard to cold rolled steel and hot-dipped galvanized/galvannealed steel, the new annealing line will enable the production of UHSS2 with high formability to meet customer needs.
Together with the construction of the new line, Kobe Steel will also increase the production capacity of its existing pickling and tandem cold mill3 and material handling equipment.
Kobe Steel has established a global production network for automotive high-strength steel in three locations: Kakogawa Works in Japan, PRO-TEC Coating Company4 in the United States, and Kobelco Angang Auto Steel Co., Ltd.5 in China.
The capital investments at Kakogawa Works will enable Kobe Steel to expand its production of UHSS with high formability and to realize the simultaneous production of this steel in Japan and the United States together with PRO-TEC, which is currently constructing an additional hot-dipped galvanizing line.
By producing and supplying high-strength steel products of outstanding quality, Kobe Steel contributes to weight savings leading to higher fuel efficiency and lower CO2 emissions, as well as high strengthening leading to the higher safety of automobiles.
鑄件展-鑄件采購會-國際鑄件展-2018第十九屆廣州國際鑄件展會-巨浪展覽
-The 19th China (Guangzhou ) Int’l
Casting product Exhibition
-Casting product Exhibition, 2018 casting
product Exhibition, China Casting product Exhibition, Casting Exhibition, China
Casting Exhibition, 2018 Casting Exhibition, Casting product Expo, 2018 casting
product Expo, China Casting product Expo, Casting Expo, China Casting Expo,
2018 Casting Expo,
|
|
|
|
|
