Productivity of Hoa Phat steel billet mill increased 20%

After renovating furnace and continuous billet casting machine, the productivity of Hoa Phat steel billet factory in Pho Noi A Industrial park - Hung Yen has increased 20% in comparison to last year. Steel billet output reached 110,100 tons in the 5 first months, specifically for April with 24,700 tons, the highest output ever.

The average monthly output reached 22,000 tons, an increase of 2,000 tonnes per month compared to the average of 2011. Electricity consumption decreased from 40 kWh to 50 kWh per ton of product. Electrode consumption decreased 0.5 kg per ton of billet. These figures show the effect of investment research, continuous improvement on the equipment system that Hoa Phat Steel Company Limited has implemented last time.

Meanwhile, the equipment maintenance activities are always taken seriously, regular and strict compliance to management process of equipment, product quality standard ISO 9001: 2008. During maintenance, the operating departments are not only responsible for operating the device system but also control the status of equipment system and timely feedback to the technical department for planning maintenance program close to reality.

After nearly 10 years in operation, the first steel billet mill is increasingly contributing to the development of steel business field of Hoa Phat Group. Through many revisions, the current capacity of this plant  has reached 250,000 tons per year.

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