# SMS group wins contract for Saarstahl billet caster

SMS group has won a contract to build a replacement 5-strand billet caster for Saarstahl AG at its Völklingen plant, designed to produce 850,000 tons of 180 mm square billets annually.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-01-17
- Where: Völklingen, Germany, Germany
- Value: $122.0M (100.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 850,000 tons per year
- Products: billets, SBQ grades
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [SMS group](https://endata.com/companies/2366.md) (supplier)
- [Saarstahl](https://endata.com/companies/21725.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [aist.org](https://www.aist.org/sms-group-lands-contract-for-saarstahl-billet-caster), 2018-01-17: "This new continuous casting plant is a further quantum leap in the technological development of the Saarstahl group."

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