Hoa Phat Group reached the milestone of 8 million tons of HRC after more than 3 years of production. Photo: Duc Dung/BNEWS/TTXVN
Information from Hoa Phat Group said that on October 24, the group officially reached the milestone of 8 million tons of hot rolled steel coils (HRC) after more than 3 years since the first HRC coil was born in May 2020. .
Thanks to mastering hot rolled steel production technology, Hoa Phat became the only Vietnamese enterprise that can produce HRC, affirming its position as the number 1 steel manufacturer in Southeast Asia.
Mr. Bui Van Tiep, Director of HRC Steel Rolling Factory, Hoa Phat Dung Quat Steel, shared that on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Hoa Phat Group in August 2022, Hoa Phat has reached the milestone of 5 million tons of HRC; By October 2023, this number has increased to 8 million tons of HRC.
In recent year, the factory has made a number of production line improvements. Specifically, investing and putting into operation roll forming machine No. 3 from November 2022, increasing roll forming capacity, ensuring redundancy for continuous production.
In January 2023, the factory completed installation and trial run of the F5 rolling rack, allowing HRC thinning from 1.5 to 1.2mm. Installing a rolling rack has improved product geometry, increased productivity and efficiency when rolling products compared to before.
Hoa Phat's HRC products are diverse in types such as: low carbon steel grades (SAE1006, SAE1008, S235JR, SPHC, SPHD, BJPC, SPHT1), medium carbon steel grades (SS400, S275, S355, SAE1017, SS36, ASTM A36 ), SPAH mark. Hoa Phat Dung Quat Iron and Steel Production Complex also provides wide products from 900 to 1524mm according to the needs of domestic and foreign customers.
Production capacity and increasingly diverse product range show that Hoa Phat has mastered the hot rolled steel production line, affirming its position as a major steel manufacturer in Southeast Asia.
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