Tata Bluescope Steel Order a Color Coating and Hot Dip Zincalume Line

Siemens VAI Metals Technologies received an order to engineer, supply, erect and commission a color coating line and a hot-dip zincalume (metal coating) line from Tata BlueScope Steel Ltd. These two lines will be installed in Jamshedpur, India. The color coating line is to start production at the end of 2009 and the hot dip zincalume line in 2010. The order volume is in the medium double-digit million Euro range.

Tata BlueScope Steel Ltd. is a 50:50 joint venture of Tata Steel Limited and BlueScope Steel Ltd of Australia. The company is currently building a production complex at Jamshedpur in the state of Jharkand in India, for the manufacture of high-quality surface-treated steel for use in the building industry. The hot-dip zincalume line will have an annual production capacity of 250,000 metric tons and the color coating line will be able to handle 150,000 metric tons of steel per year.

For both the processing lines, Siemens is to engineer and supply all the mechanical and electrical equipment as well as the basic and process automation. Siemens is additionally responsible for the installation work and will supervise commissioning.
The design is based on optimized synergy of equipment between both lines. Main key equipment will be manufactured and tested in the Siemens VAI workshop in Montbrison, France. The contract execution will be led by combined Indian and European teams to ensure seamless cooperation with the customer teams.