Primetals is converting the WISCO CSP line into an HSM with a capacity of 4.2 million tons

The Chinese company Wuhan Iron and Steel Co. (WISCO), a subsidiary of the steel giant Baowu Group, has signed an order with the British plant Primetals Technologies to convert the CSP casting and rolling line into a conventional hot rolling mill with an annual production capacity of 4.2 million tons.

As part of the 21-month project, the existing thin slab production line, commissioned in 2008, will be equipped with two furnaces with walking beams, a powerful reversible roughing mill, heavy edge-cutting machines, cutting and descaling units, and the finishing mill, laminar cooling system and winder will be upgraded.

The upgraded mill will process slabs with a diameter of 230 mm and produce high-value-added products, including modern high-strength, high-carbon, microalloyed pipe and electrical steels, which will almost double the productivity of the existing enterprise.

Primetals will provide engineering services, key process equipment, and complete Level 1 and Level 2 automation systems, including lane geometry monitoring, ski detection, and condition monitoring solutions.

This project marks the second conversion of the Primetals CSP plant to a conventional hot rolling mill, following the completion of a similar modernization project at Thyssenkrupp Steel's Bruckhausen plant in Germany in 2025.

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I graduated from Bogazichi University with a degree in Translation and Interpretation. I have been working in the ferrous metallurgy industry for three years as a content specialist at SteelOrbis, focusing on investments in plants, steel production technologies, and import/export statistics.