# ArcelorMittal Vega contracts SMS group for cold mill expansion in Brazil

ArcelorMittal Vega awarded SMS group an order to expand its flat rolling mill complex in São Francisco do Sul, Brazil, boosting capacity by 640,000 tons annually and adding ultra-high-strength steel for automotive. Commissioning is scheduled for 2023.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-05-06
- Where: São Francisco do Sul, Brazil
- Starts operating: 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 640,000 tons per year additional, total 2,150,000 tons per year
- Products: ultra-high-strength steel strip, hot-dip galvanized steel
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [SMS group](https://endata.com/companies/2366.md) (supplier)
- [ArcelorMittal Vega](https://endata.com/companies/54930.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [sms-group.com](https://www.sms-group.com/en-us/press-and-media/press-releases/press-release-detail/arcelormittal-vega-contracts-sms-group-for-expansion-of-cold-mill-complex-and-supply-of-annealing-and-galvanizing-line-and-recoiling-line), 2021-05-06: "With this project, the company intends to boost the mill’s capacity by 640,000 tons annually and add ultra-high-strength steel strip for the automotive industry to its portfolio."

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