# Benxi Steel orders 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, China. The caster will produce up to 1.6 million tons of steel slabs annually, with commissioning scheduled for end of 2020.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-08-01
- Where: Benxi, Liaoning Province, 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

- [foundry-planet.com](https://www.foundry-planet.com/d/cn-benxi-steel-orders-smart-slab-caster-from-sms-group/), 2019-08-01: "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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