Steel producer expands to aluminum
Steel Dynamics Inc., a North American steel producer and metals recycler, placed an order for the supply of a new state-of-the-art aluminum flat rolling mill for Aluminum Dynamics, LLC, to be built in Columbus, Mississippi. We will supply the integrated hot and cold rolling complex for a production capacity of 650,000 tons of aluminum strip per year, mainly for applications in the sustainable beverage packaging, automotive, and common alloy markets.
We were selected for this project based on our technological expertise and the long-standing history shared by SMS and SDI. The relationship with SDI stretches back to the mid-1990s when the two partners completed a large number of successful projects, the most recent being their newest steelmaking facility in Sinton, Texas.
The main order scope includes the hot strip mill, two tandem cold mills, a single-stand cold rolling mill, two highbay storage systems, and a can coating line. All plants include our integrated solutions for the electrical and automation equipment. Thanks to this integrated approach, SMS is ensuring that the electrical and automation systems work in perfect harmony, helping to shorten the plant ramp-up time and increase the overall performance of the entire aluminum flat rolling mill.
The new facility will utilize a significant amount of aluminum scrap, provided by SDI’s metals recycling platform OmniSource. SDI intends to apply its experience and knowledge in the field of metals recycling in the production of flat rolled aluminum products. There is even the option of upgrading secondary aluminum scrap, as new sorting technologies are now available. This will help to raise production to a new level of efficiency and quality. Alongside the technological expertise, customers are set to benefit from SDI’s sustainable and customer-centric approach in the market for aluminum flat rolled products. With its new production complex, SDI plans to satisfy growing demand in the sustainable beverage can industry.
Main data
- Customer: Aluminum Dynamics LLC, USA
- Supply: Hot and cold mill aluminum complex
- Highlight: A new player in the aluminum market