China Mill Builder Orders MORGOIL® Bearings
WORCESTER, Mass., USA, February 17, 2004

The MORGOIL® Bearing Division of Morgan Construction Company has received a contract from Dalian Heavy Industries, a mill builder located in Dalian City, the People’s Republic of China.

Gabriel Royo, Vice President and General Manager of MORGOIL, said, "The contract is for the design and manufacture of MORGOIL bearings to be installed in a new hot strip mill being built by Dalian for Laiwu Iron and Steel Co., of Laiwu, Shandong Province, in China."

He explained that engineering and technical support for this contract will be supplied by the company’s headquarters facility in Worcester, while the equipment and manufacturing components will be manufactured at the company's Morgan-Shanghai manufacturing facility.

Delivery is scheduled for July 2004.

The MORGOIL Bearing Division provides a wide range of oil film bearing solutions for the most demanding applications in the metal rolling industries worldwide. Its parent firm, Morgan Construction Company, is a designer and producer of high-quality rolling mill products and services for the metal industry worldwide.

Questions or comments can be e-mailed to: sales@morganco.com