# SMS group wins contract for galvanizing line at Shougang Jingtang in China

SMS group won a contract to build a new continuous hot-dipped galvanizing line for Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. in China. The line will produce 360,000 tons of high-strength strip for the auto sector, with start-up scheduled for 2019.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-11-29
- Where: China
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 360,000 tons per year
- Products: hot-dipped galvanized steel strip
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [SMS group](https://endata.com/companies/2366.md)
- [Shougang Jingtang United Iron and Steel](https://endata.com/companies/18870.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [aist.org](https://www.aist.org/sms-to-build-auto-steel-galvanizing-line-for-chinese-mill), 2017-11-29: "As Shougang Jingtang wants to use the line also for the purpose of developing new materials, the exit section will be designed to permit steel strips with a tensile strength of up to 1,500 MPa to be processed."

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