Taiwan’s Dragon Steel Eyes High-end Steel Market With Billet Caster Upgrade

Taiwanese steelmaker Dragon Steel has opted to focus greater attention on the domestic high-grade steel market with a recent revamp of its billet caster, according to equipment supplier SMS Group.

Dragon Steel, a subsidiary of China Steel Corp based in Taichung, western Taiwan, has operated a billet caster since 2000 and has capacity to make 600,000 tonnes per year of 145-mm steel billets.
The recent change to the facility focused on upgrading existing automation systems and is designed to improve the billet quality to satisfy demand for engineering steels used to make fasteners, welding…

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