Steel Mills
Slab Arrives at AM/NS Calvert for Trial Testing
Written by Sandy Williams
June 28, 2014
AM/NS Calvert received its first shipment of slab from ArcelorMittal Lazaro Cardenas on May 24 for trial testing. Approximately 2000 slabs were delivered to the former ThyssenKrupp mill.
A spokesperson for ArcelorMittal says the company is currently investigating a combination of both domestic and international slab sources for AM/NS Calvert.
AM/NS Calvert has a total capacity of 5.3 million tons including hot rolling, cold rolling, coating and finishing lines. According to the ArcelorMittal spokesperson the plant is operating at approximately 76 percent capacity.
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