Sinosteel starts trials on Tosyali's new PL/TCM line in Algeria

Sinosteel Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd. (Sinosteel E&T), a subsidiary of China Baowu Steel Group specializing in industrial engineering and technology, has delivered a new 1.64 million tonnes/year cold pickling line and tandem cold rolling mill (PL/TCM) at the integrated steel complex in Béthioua in northwestern Algeria’s Oran Province being constructed by Türkiye’s Tosyali Group.

The new line, delivered by Sinosteel E&T under a turnkey contract, produced its first pickled coil on July 21, followed by its first premium cold-rolled hard coil on July 27, Beijing-headquartered Sinosteel E&T has announced. The fully automated PL/TCM line integrates continuous pickling and five-stand tandem cold rolling, allowing the production