China: Laiwu Steel Develops Ultra Thin Shipbuilding Steel Plate

Laiwu Steel of Shandong Steel Group, established in 1970 well equipped with lots of advanced equipment including two sets of 30-ton EBT Electric Arc Furnaces, 30-ton LF Refining Furnaces etc,  managed to develop 6mm×2600mm ultra thin shipbuilding steel plate.

Its product properties, plate cut and quality turn all meeting requirements after test.

The production requires highly on technique precision. The mill implements an overall process control, and optimize production techniques.

For now, Laiwu Steel has produced over thirty 6mm ultra-thin shipbuilding steel plates, and the 8mm products have been supplied in bulk.

Laiwu Steel Group Machinery & Manufacturing Co covers an area of 300,000 m2，with 1,300 employees, of whom there are over 300 technicians of various professions. In recent years, under the correct leadership of Laiwu Steel Group, and while Laiwu Steel Group is turning itself into a powerful steelmaker with a production capacity of 10,000,000 tons.

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Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, January 2, 2012; Image: laigang