Thứ Năm, 24 tháng 12, 2015

What Continuous Sheet Galvanizing mean ?

What Continuous Sheet Galvanizing mean ?

Continuous sheet galvanizing is also a hot-dip process, but is only applied to steel sheet, strip, and wire.  A coil-to-coil process, steel sheets from 0.010 to 1.70 inches (0.25 mm to 4.30 mm) thick and up to 72 inches (1,830 mm) wide is passed as a continuous ribbon through cleaning baths and molten zinc at speeds up to 600 feet per minute.
Preparing the steel for the continuous galvanized coating begins with cleaning in an alkaline liquid combined with brushing, rinsing, and drying.  Then the steel passes into the heating or annealing furnace to soften it and impart the desired strength and formability.  In this annealing furnace, the steel is maintained under a reducing gas atmosphere, composed of hydrogen and nitrogen, to remove any oxide that may be on the surface.  Just as in the batch hot-dip process, the steel must be completely clean of oxides and contaminants for a successful coating. 


As the steel exits the furnace, it enters into a vacuum chamber, or snout, before entering the molten zinc bath to prevent and air from reoxidizing the heated steel product.  The steel is then sent around a submerged roll in the molten bath to create the bonded coating and removed in a vertical direction.  As the product is withdrawn from the bath, precisely regulated, high-pressure air (air knife) is used to remove any excess zinc to create a closely controlled coating thickness. The steel is then allowed to cool and solidify before contacting another roll to avoid transferring or damaging the coating.

How is the continuous process is used to make seven different types

  • galvanized (zinc)
  • galvannealed (90-92% zinc/8-10% iron alloy)
  • two alloys of zinc and aluminum (55% aluminum/45% zinc alloy and 95% zinc/5% aluminum alloy)
  • two aluminum based alloys (100% aluminum, 89-95% sluminum/5-11% silicon alloy)
  • terne coating (85-97% lead/3-15% tin alloy)
As the name states, this process is only applied to sheet steels.  The most common applications are in car bodies, appliances, corrugated roofing and siding, duct work, and culvert pipe.  The smooth coating does allow it to be treated for painting, which will increase service life.  Because of the relatively thin coating, unpainted continuous sheet galvanizing is recommended for interior applications or where exposure to corrosive elements is mild.
ASTM A653 / A653M Standard Specification for Steel Sheet, Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) or Zinc-Iron Alloy-Coated (Galvannealed) by the Hot-Dip Process governs the coating of steel via the continuous process.

Coating Characteristics

Because both are hot-dip processes, continuous sheet and batch hot-dip galvanizing are often confused.  One major difference in the two coatings is the thickness.  The continuous sheet galvanizing process has greater control and preciseness when it comes to zinc thickness as the air knife used after galvanizing ensures a uniform thickness across the steel sheet.  The coating is mostly unalloyed zinc, though minimal alloy layers are present, and is ductile and able to withstand deep drawing or bending without damage.  This is important as the coating is applied prior to final fabrication such as punching, bending, and cutting.
Because of the precise control of coating thickness, continuous sheet is stocked in a variety of coating weights.  One of the most common zinc coatings is Class G90, which has 0.9 oz/ft2 of zinc (total both sides) or about 0.80 mils (20 μm) per side. 
Service life for all zinc coatings is linear to zinc th
ickness; however, because the continuous sheet coating is applied pre-fabrication, final forming and placement often includes punching holes, bending, cutting, etc. which creates uncoated areas.  Like batch hot-dip galvanizing, the surrounding zinc will provide cathodic protection to these uncoated areas, but as there is much less zinc present, best practice is to touch-up any exposed areas after fabrication to extend service life.

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Thứ Bảy, 19 tháng 12, 2015

China faces anti-dumping duties from US and India

Namkimsteel.net - Five months ago, the European Union imposed anti dumping duties on import sof flat metal coatings from China and Taiwan.
Now, several steel makers from the US is seeking tariffs on American imports of the same products from China, India, Italy, South Korea, and Taiwan to shun the possible onslaught of cheap imports to the country.
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Behind the petition are steelmakers United States Steel Corp., Nucor Corp., Steel Dynamics Inc., Arcelor  Mittal USA, AK Steel Corp., and California Steel Industries.
The steel makers said that the petition for imposing anti-dumping duties on the a fore said countries came after continuous price decrease in the past months despite robust demand.
On the other hand, India has already imposed anti-dumping duties against flat metal coatings products coming from China and other Asian countries. The anti dumping duties ranging from $180 to $316 per tonne will be effective until 2020.
Almost 40percent of India's annual ore consumption (1 million tonnes) comes from China.The other sixty comes from other ore producers in the Asian region such as Taiwan, Malaysia, and South Korea. However, the country's economic ministry said that this large consumption has resulted to a severe material injury as most products from these countries are priced below fair market value.
"It's a welcome move and a necessary one to save the domestic industry which is at the suffering end," N.C. Mathur, president of the Indian Stainless Steel Development Association, told Reuters.
In order to protect the domestic steel industry, Indian finance minister Arun Jaitley said that there would be an increase in basic customs duty on steel to 15 per cent from 10 per cent. This, however, would not lead to any change in basic effective rates.
In contrast, the Chinese government is encouraging local steel company owners to retaliate byfiling lawsuits against foreign entities trying to stop them from participating in the global commerce.
"Ween courage Chinese steelmakers and related businesses to actively participate incounter suits, and protect their legitimate interests according to the WorldTrade Organization rules," China's commerce minister told The Wall Street Journal.

Metal coatings prices outlook

According metal coatings market consulting firm MEPS, industry experts and market analysts are still divided on the current condition of and short-term outlook for the metal coatings market.
Sales to the automotive supply segment are consistently positive, while demand from the oil industry has remained weak since commodity values began to fall last year.
However, MEPS said that a brief recovery in LME nickel values the last two months helped alloy extras for grade 550 materials to climb again in June. Thus, there could be a price upturn for steel in 2016.
In the same year, China is expected to purchase more nickel to support its growing steel production. Nonetheless, since the ore prohibition in Indonesian showing no signs of being lifted and supplies from the Philippines is fast approaching exhaustion, Chinese companies will continue to seek alternative soutside the region.
One of the prospects is Russian nickel company Amur Minerals Corporation (OTC: AMMCF),which has a projected nickel ore production of 90 million tons. Its shares rose by almost 20 percent last week after completing the £300,000 pre - production license payment required of it to cover the assignment of production rights for all recoverable metals at its Kun - Manie nickel reserve in Russia.
China's increasing demand for refined nickel is considered by some base metal observers as the main driver for its rising values. It will be supported by the ongoing Indonesian ore ban and the continuously decreasing global supplies outside the Asia-Pacific region.
For this year,analysts and market players see no price rebound for nickel. However, some nickel miners still hope for the emergence of a supply deficit in the short-to-medium term. According to them, if this happens before the year ends,there can be a modest upward trend in nickel values until the second quarter of2016.
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Especially produced for various using purpose. Duration is 4 times longer than other normal Gls. 
High anti-corrosion and anti-heat
The anti-finger layer:
Anti-stain and anti-oxidization. Keeping the surface of the products shiny for a long time. 
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 NAM KIM Steel JSC is one of leading steel manufacturer in Vietnam
Our main markets are Southeast AsiaMiddle EastSouth AsiaIndonesiaSingapore
MyanmarPhilippineJapanKorea, American (US), Russia etc.
Our  products have certificated by many standards: ISO (ISO 9001: 2000, ISO 14001: 2004),
 JIS (Japan Industrial Standard) JIS G3341, G3322, G3321,G3312, G3302, USA (
ASTM A792/792M/A755), Australia (AS 1397(G550), AS 1365(G300)…
There are our several products as follows:
+ Galvanized Steel Sheet in Coil (GI)
+ Zinc Aluminium Coated Steel in Coil (GL)

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At the moment, Nam have two factory which is in Binh Duong Province with the best production lines From Korean and Germany. Our product is always chosen very strict according to JIS ( Japan Standard ) before packing and exporting.
Deliverly time:
At this moment, we have:
– 02 line process for Hot-dip 55% aluminium -Zinc metal coatings
– 02 line process for Galvanized steel coil
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total capacity around 700.000 – 1.000.000 MTs/years
So we can product and ship to the customer around 15 – 30 days after L/c effective

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Especially produced for various using purposes. Duration is 4 times longer than other normal GIs, High anti-corrosion and anti-heat.
The anti-finger layer:
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Keeping the surface of the products shiny for a long time.
Reduce cracks, scratchs of coating layer in the process of stamping and rolling.
The avantege for Nam Kim mil Steel

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Thứ Năm, 5 tháng 11, 2015

Kenyan construction boom sees sharp rise in steel demand

From massive infrastructure developments to middle class housing, construction has led to an increased demand for steel, writes Mwangi Mumero

Steel rolls. (Image source: Jean-Etienne Minh-Duy Poirrier)Steel rolls. (Image source: Jean-Etienne Minh-Duy Poirrier)
Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics indicates that steel imports have grown by more than 100 per cent in the past five years from US$263 million to $538 million.
This has been driven by increased investment in the construction sector and infrastructure projects with the value of building plans approved rising by 18 per cent over the same five-year period.
Overall expenditure on road projects rose from $850 million during the 2009/2010 fiscal year to $1.13 billion in 2010/2011.
Steel companies have also benefitted from the wider East African Community (EAC) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) markets.
“Statistics show that metal and steel products are currently Kenya’s largest manufactured goods exported within the COMESA and the EAC”, said Betty Maina, chief executive officer at the Kenya Association of Manufacturers.
Steel from Kenyan companies is being bought by Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo.
The major Kenyan steel dealers include Athi River Steel Ltd, Brollo Kenya Ltd, Devki Steel Mills Ltd, Accurate Steel Mills Ltd, Elgo Steel Fabricators Ltd, Iron Africa Ltd and Simba Products Ltd.
Kenya's annual demand for steel is estimated at about 480,000 tonnes to 600,000 tonnes.
Most of the iron to make the steel is imported from South Africa, Japan, India and China.
The local steel sector makes a variety of products from local and imported steel scrap, steel billets and hot rolled coils.
The country imports and exports steel billets, coils, wire rods, steel plates, sheets and pig iron.
Most of the steel products end up being sold on the domestic market, however, mainly by the construction industry.
“We have noted an increased demand for steel rods, sheets and other products in the last five years,” said Harrison Mungai, a hardware shop dealer in Kitengela, on the outskirts of Nairobi, and one of the areas currently experiencing huge housing investments. “Most have ended up in the fast growing middle class housing in the nearby estates.”
Dealers note that over the last two years, the price of the twisted bars – an integral part of beams used to make reinforcement frames for tall buildings – has increased by 25 per cent from $1.2 to $1.5 a kilo.
With these price hikes, the cost of steel for a three storey building – requiring five tonnes of steel – has risen from $5,250 to $7,500, a 43 per cent rise.
Rising demand for steel products has also led to huge investments in the sector as firms position themselves to profit from the burgeoning local and regional markets.
Recently, the government-owned Numerical Machining Complex announced plans to set up a steel plant at the cost of $62.5 million.
The steel plant will be set up at the Athi River and will also support automation of the steel melting process for mass production and establish a metal research laboratory.
The firm plans to expand melting capacity to 21 tonnes per hour. When fully automated, its casting and moulding capacity will produce 15 tons per hour, translating to 100,000 tonnes annually.
Officials from Posco Steel, a Korean company and the third biggest global steel manufacturer, say the firm plans to establish a $3.75 billion investment steel plant in the country.
A local player, Devki Steel Mills has also announced plans to set up a $175 million plant in Kitui to mine and process iron ore deposits in the county in what could result to a major source of steel as well as employment to the local youth.
Iron ore also exists in Taita, Meru, Kilifi and Samia regions of Kenya, prompting the government to encourage industrialists to tap into this readily available raw material.
On a smaller scale, a Mombasa family-based business has invested $16.25 million in a new steel mill. The Mazeras-based firm has the capacity to produce 84,000 tonnes of steel per annum.
Steel firms have however lamented the high cost of transport, power and petroleum products.
“Government needs to put in place proactive measures to reduce cost of power to make the steel industry competitive,” said Kennedy Muga, a director with steel dealer, Process Express. “The government also needs to support incubation in export promotion zones.”
The Mombasa-based firm plans to expand to Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, DRC, Zambia and Angola. It is also working with Kenya’s Export Promotion Zones to enter the lucrative South Sudan market.
To encourage the sector’s growth, the Ministry of Industrialisation, has allowed investors to set up their own mini thermal electricity generation plants to supplement demand.
The East African Community secretariat also banned the exportation of scrap metal meaning accessible to cheaper raw materials.
Global demand for steel is expected to surge in the next two years, buoyed by increased consumption from key emerging markets such as China, India, Brazil and Russia, which will increase the prices of imported steel and steel products even further.

Mwangi Mumero

source: http://www.africanreview.com/manufacturing/metals/kenyan-construction-boom-sees-sharp-rise-in-steel-demand

Thứ Ba, 20 tháng 10, 2015

BHP Cuts China Steel Forecast to 1 Billion Tons

 BHP Cuts China Steel Forecast to 1 Billion Tons


Steel production in China will peak at less than 1 billion metric tons as the world’s biggest producer accelerates its transition to a consumer-driven economy, according to a new forecast from BHP Billiton Ltd.
Production will peak at between 935 million and 985 million tons in the middle of next decade, the Melbourne-based company said Tuesday, when reporting profit plunged 52 percent. The prediction is as much as 15 percent less than its May estimate that output would peak between 1 billion and 1.1 billion tons in the mid-2020s.
The revision by BHP, the world’s biggest miner, contrasts with rival Rio Tinto Group whose most recent forecast is that China will produce 1 billion tons of steel by 2030. The largest mining companies have been wrong-footed on slower growth in China, Glencore Plc Chief Executive Officer Ivan Glasenberg said last week, with demand getting tricky to call.
“Our most recent analysis suggested a slight reduction from what we previously spoke about,” BHP CEO Andrew Mackenzie told reporters on a media call Tuesday. “That’s really because the Chinese as we expected are managing the move from investment to consumption I think very sensibly.”
Mining companies are confronting a commodities slump that’s hurting profits and shares amid concern that China’s deepening slowdown will undermine demand and exacerbate supply gluts from crude oil to iron ore. Chinese steel production declined 1.3 percent in the first half for this year, triggered largely by a slowing construction sector, BHP said.

Lower But Longer

“Most people in the market will tell you that China’s steel production and demand have peaked” Xu Huimin, an analyst at Huatai Great Wall Futures Co. in Shanghai, said by phone. “Mining companies are usually the most optimistic about demand conditions. For them to start cutting back outlook just reaffirms that the slowdown in China is worsening.”
The price of iron ore lost 40 percent in the past 12 months as BHP, Rio and Vale SA expanded low-cost output, seeking to boost sales volumes and cut costs, just as demand from China faltered.
Ore with 62 percent content sank 5 percent to $53.28 a dry ton on Monday, a four-week low, according to Metal Bulletin Ltd. The commodity, used to make steel, bottomed at $44.59 on July 8, a record in data going back to May 2009.
“We expect moderate but sustainable growth in Chinese steel production over the next decade,” BHP said in the earnings statement. “An extended view on the life cycle of steel usage has resulted in a lower but longer plateau for crude steel production.”

Exports Soar

After decades of rapid growth spurred an unprecedented expansion in steel production, China’s now grappling with excess capacity as a property-led slowdown crimps demand. Weaker domestic consumption prompted mills to seek overseas buyers, sending exports 27 percent higher to 62.13 million tons in the first seven months.
Although China’s steel shipments are at an all-time high, BHP expects subdued crude steel production growth over the remainder of 2015, with some upside potential should the construction sector recover.
About 100 million tons of low-cost iron ore supply will be added this year, outpacing demand growth and forcing less competitive miners both within and outside of China to close, according to BHP.
“We don’t find China impossible to read,” Mackenzie said. “We’ve been at this game for decades and I think, by and large, we’ve made forecasts about the development of China and we’ve made very sound business decisions off those forecasts that have proved to be correct.”