# Benxi Steel orders smart slab caster from SMS group

Benxi Steel placed an order with SMS group for a single-strand slab caster to be installed at its works in Benxi, Liaoning, China. The caster will have an annual capacity of up to 1.6 million tons and is scheduled for commissioning at the end of 2020.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-07-31
- Where: Benxi, Liaoning, China
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.6 million tons per year
- Products: steel slabs
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [SMS group](https://endata.com/companies/2366.md) (supplier)
- [Benxi Steel Group](https://endata.com/companies/38183.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [sms-group.com](https://www.sms-group.com/press-and-media/press-releases/press-release-detail/benxi-steel-orders-smart-slab-caster-from-sms-group), 2019-07-31: "Benxi Steel (Bengang Group Corporation), Liaoning Province, China, has placed an order with SMS group for the supply of a single-strand slab caster to be installed at the steelmaker’s works in Benxi in north-east China."

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