Morgan Commissions High-Speed Wire Mill
WORCESTER, Mass., September 10, 2002

Morgan Construction Company has commissioned a new high-speed wire rod mill at Anyang Iron & Steel Company in People's Republic of China.

The mill, which is located in Anyang City in Henan Province, is the company's first high-speed mill. Designed, built and installed by Morgan, the mill has a product capacity of 550,000 tonnes a year and produces high-quality steel rod at a finishing speed of up to 120 meters per second.

Fan Li, Project Manager, who announced the commissioning, said, "The new mill can produce 5.0 mm to 20.0 mm rod with a tolerance of +/-0.1 mm for use as tire cord and other high-end products in international markets."

This mill, which represents the latest in steel-producing quality, is designed to produce coils weighing 2,200 kg. Included in the new mill is Morgan's patented Reducing/Sizing Mill (RSM), which is located after Morgan's patented No-Twist® Mill (NTM) rod mill, two 2-stand pre-finishing mini-blocks, an eight-stand NTM, a four-stand RSM, water boxes, a high-speed laying head, a ten-zone Stelmor® Controlled Cooling System, and Morgan's patented Ring Distributor System.

Morgan Construction Company, is a designer and producer of high-quality rolling mill products and services for the metal industry worldwide.

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