The contract signing ceremony for 4,300mm plate rolling mill was held between TISCO and SMS on June 18th in the Garden International Hotel. Shi Lairun, the director of TISCO in charge of equipment, energy and environment protection, and Theelen, the CEO and president of SMS Group China, attended the ceremony on behalf of their companies separately.

The company’s upgrade project of stainless steel hot rolling production line for medium and heavy plate is a part of the high quality industrial development strategy initiated by governments of Shanxi Province and Taiyuan City. It is also a necessary step for the company to expand its product mix, better meet the market demands, and accelerate its transformational upgrade. Among others, the 4,300mm rolling mill is the core facility for the project. After thorough investigation, deep technical exchanges, many rounds of bidding and commercial negotiations among the project owner TISCO, the engineering contractor CISDI and solution provider SMS, the proposal was fixed and the deal was made.

SMS Group is internationally well-known for its expertise in engineering and manufacturing of metallurgical facilities. The brand new solution SMS proposed for this project is featured with strong rolling force, big opening and CVC technology, which sufficiently meet the technical requirements of TISCO.

Shi expressed the compliments to the efforts made by SMS Group. He appreciated the dedication of SMS’s most professional team and hoped a smooth progress of the project through collaboration between German and Chinese sides in stages of engineering, manufacturing, installation and commissioning. Theelen was grateful for this cooperation opportunity and TISCO’s acknowledgement to their technology. He promised a priority to the project and expected to make it a milestone in TISCO’s history.

Representatives from TISCO and SMS signed the contract. Liao Xiangrong, the vice general manager of CISDI, the prime contractor of the project, was invited to witness the contract signing.