# SMS Group to upgrade continuous caster for Nanjing Steel

Nanjing Iron and Steel ordered an upgrade for four strands of its continuous casting machine at Nanjing Plant No. 2 from SMS Group. The upgrade aims to improve quality and productivity, targeting over 800,000 mt of bloom production per year. Completion expected Q4 2019.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-01-18
- Where: Nanjing, China
- Status: announced
- Capacity: over 800,000 mt of bloom per year
- Products: continuous casting machine upgrade
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [SMS group](https://endata.com/companies/2366.md) (supplier)
- [Nanjing Iron and Steel Co.](https://endata.com/companies/19469.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [steelorbis.com](https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/sms-to-upgrade-continous-casting-machine-for-nanjing-steel-1076066.htm), 2019-01-18: "German plantmaker SMS Group has announced that a leading Chinese steelmaker Nanjing Iron and Steel Co., Ltd has ordered an upgrade for four strands of its continous casting machine."

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