China's first advanced level of aluminum cold rolling mill enters the implementation stage

On October 25, the signing ceremony of the mainframe double-stand rolling mill for the technical transformation project of Southwest Aluminum Cold Tandem Rolling Co., Ltd. of China Aluminum Corporation was held in the Chongqing Hall of the Great Hall of the People. SMS Siemag and ABB became the winners of the host equipment of the project. The formal signing of the project indicates that the technical transformation project of Southwest Aluminum Cold Tandem Rolling has entered a substantial implementation stage.
Gao Dezhu, executive vice president of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, attended the signing ceremony. Xiao Aqing, chairman and CEO of Chinalco Corporation, chairman and CEO of Chinalco Corporation, attended the signing ceremony and delivered a speech. The signing ceremony was hosted by Sun Zhaoxue, a member of the Party Group and deputy general manager of China Aluminum Corporation.
The Southwest Aluminum Cold Tandem Rolling Project is another major measure for China Aluminum Corporation to implement the leap-forward development of aluminum processing strategy following the “1+4” hot rolling project. It is the only newly-built aluminum cold rolling mill in the world in the past 13 years. The production line is also our country’s advanced high-precision aluminum cold rolling line with the world’s advanced level. The project was officially started construction in April 2006. In September, the preliminary design of the project passed the review of experts.
Xiao Yaqing said in his speech that the construction of the southwest aluminum tandem cold rolling project will provide the market with much-needed high-quality, high-precision, high-grade aluminum processing cold-rolled products, and will replace imports in large quantities to improve the technical level of China's aluminum processing industry equipment as a whole. It is another important landmark project in the history of aluminum processing in China.
Xiao Yaqing said that since September 2005, Chinalco has determined that the world's metallurgical equipment manufacturers, SMS Siemag and ABB, have won the bid in accordance with the statutory procedures for international open tendering and in line with the principle of openness, fairness, impartiality, and good cost-effectiveness. Through the joint efforts of both Chinese and foreign parties, the preparatory work progressed smoothly. The signing ceremony meant that the construction of China Aluminum's southwestern aluminum aluminum processing core base was further accelerated, which meant that China's progress from the aluminum giant to the aluminum industry was further accelerated. He hoped SMS and ABB will strengthen close cooperation with units such as Chinalco Southwest Aluminum and Luoyang Design Institute, and give full play to their technological superiority and rich experience, formulate practical work plans, elaborate design and careful manufacturing, and ensure the progress of delivery. And delivery quality, with high-quality equipment and services to pave the way for further cooperation in the future.
Kay Mailand, chairman and president of SMS, said at the ceremony that he would like to thank Chinalco Southwest Aluminum for their trust. The implementation of Chinalco Southwest Aluminium will meet the growing market demand for high quality, high performance cold rolled strip. This set of aluminum cold rolling mills equipped with a number of more advanced technologies is still the first in the world.
It will highlight Southwest's leading position as a high-tech company in Asia and the world market.
Vice President of Aluminum Corporation of China Co., Ltd. and Chairman of Southwest Aluminum Ding Haiyan addressed the signing ceremony. He said that SWA will closely cooperate with SMS, ABB and related units to formulate a feasible project schedule, ensure the delivery schedule and delivery quality of equipment, perform safety construction, and complete the installation and commissioning tasks of the equipment on schedule. The construction has become a first-class model project with excellent quality, short construction period, low investment, high technical level, and good social and economic benefits.
It is understood that the total planned investment for the Southwest Aluminum Cold Tandem Rolling Project is 2.22 billion yuan, and the designed annual production capacity is 250,000-300,000 tons. After the completion of the project, the total production capacity of Southwest Aluminum will reach 700,000-800,000 tons, which will not only enable Southwest Aluminum. Entering into the ranks of world-class aluminum processing companies will also enable China to move from a large aluminum-processing country to a powerful country and realize the scale and professional production of high-precision products such as can-making materials and aluminum foil blanks.

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