Japanese electric furnace-based rebar manufacturer Chiyoda Steel Industry has almost completed the construction of its new steelmaking and continuous casting facilities at the Ayase plant in Tokyo, aiming to launch Japan's first endless casting and rolling operation for rebar, according to local media reports.
As previously reported by SteelOrbis, the Italian Danieli plant has supplied a new ladle furnace and a single-thread casting machine, as well as upgraded the existing Chiyoda Steel rolling mill to implement the endless MIDA QLP casting-rolling process. After trial operation, it is planned that the new line will begin full-scale production in August.
By directly connecting the casting and rolling mills and eliminating the reheating of the workpiece, the plant will produce liquid steel fittings in less than 15 minutes, increasing energy efficiency and yield while reducing direct carbon emissions from the casting-rolling process to zero. The upgraded facility will have an annual capacity of 430,000 tons of 10-35 mm rebar, which will allow Chiyoda Steel to expand its product range and increase the supply of green steel.
