Highbar commissions SMS group with the supply of a rebar minimill and places option on two further plants

  • Supply of a rebar minimill and two others under consideration, each with a capacity of just over 544,000 tons (600,000 short tons) per year
  • No natural gas required for production processes
  • Reduced carbon footprint with up to a 50 percent reduction in emissions compared to other leading rebar mills

Highbar LLC has placed an order with SMS group for a new rebar minimill, which will be built on a site just outside of Osceola, Arkansas. The minimill will enable Highbar LLC to produce rebar at a sustainable scale with industry leading operating costs and environmental sustainability results. Highbar newtually agreed to continue its cooperation with SMS for another two minimills in the future.

Dave Stickler, Highbar’s Chief Executive Officer, stated: “SMS has been and continues to be at the forefront of advancing the world’s steel industry in terms of operating efficiency, ever increasing quality capabilities and environmental sustainability. I fully expect the SMS-supplied rebar minimill to build on the tremendous success my partners and I have had developing many of the finest scrap metal recycling and steel production facilities in the world while using SMS technology.”

SMS group’s relationship with the founders of Highbar stretches back almost three decades with a high number of successful projects being completed between the two partners. Jens Oliver Haupt, Chief Sales Officer for SMS group Inc. commented, “SMS group appreciates the continued trust of Highbar in our innovations. Jointly, we stand for bringing the most profitable combination of technology and talent to create cutting edge solutions for the industry.”

The minimill will feature SMS group’s CMT® (Continuous Minimill Technology) a low-emission and energy efficient steelmaking system that supplies liquid steel to a high-speed caster that directly feeds the rolling mill in a single, highly reliable process. Efficiency is increased by the SMS group’s AURA DC (Advanced Unit Rectifier Assembly) powered Electric-arc furnace with All-Charge continuous feeding system and robotic solutions that improve labor efficiency. SMS Concast will be supplying a high-speed single strand caster and the link to the rolling mill will be through induction equalization furnace provided by SMS Elotherm. The rebar mill is equipped with fourteen housing-less stands and an eight-pass MEERdrive® high-speed finishing block. SMS group’s quenching and soft cooling TMbaR® thermo-processing systems will be incorporated into the rebar mill.  The minimill will have industry 4.0 digital solutions and AI controlled processes to be future-ready to take advantage of digitalization from start-up. Design is such that natural gas is not required during the production process, a first of its kind, achieving an extremely low carbon footprint and up to a 50 percent reduction in emissions compared to other leading rebar mills.

Groundbreaking for the project is expected to take place in Q2 2023 with start-up planned twenty-two months later.

SMS group Inc. is responsible for new equipment sales, upgrades and modernizations for North American metals producers, and is a world leader in outsourced maintenance services for the steel and non-ferrous metals industry. SMS group Inc., a member of the SMS group family, has its headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and operates 21 individual workshops across the United States.

Über die SMS group GmbH

SMS group is renowned worldwide for its future-oriented technologies and outstanding service for the metals industry. The company applies its 150 years of experience and its digital know-how to provide the industry continuously with innovative products and processes – even beyond its core business – and generates worldwide sales of around 2.6 billion euros. SMS is the right partner for challenging projects, and supports its customers throughout the lifecycle of their plants, enabling profitable and resource-efficient value creation chains. Paving the way for a carbon-neutral and sustainable metals industry is the company’s stated goal. As a global player with German roots, SMS takes responsibility for its 14,500 employees.

Firmenkontakt und Herausgeber der Meldung:

SMS group GmbH
Eduard-Schloemann-Straße 4
40237 Düsseldorf
Telefon: +49 (211) 881-0
Telefax: +49 (211) 881-4902
http://www.sms-group.com

Ansprechpartner:
Thilo Sagermann
Fachpresse
Telefon: +49 (211) 881-4449
Fax: +49 (211) 881-774449
E-Mail: thilo.sagermann@sms-group.com
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