ANDRITZ to Upgrade Tangsteel’s Continuous Galvanizing Line for Enhanced Automotive Steel Production

ANDRITZ to Upgrade Tangsteel’s Continuous Galvanizing Line for Enhanced Automotive Steel Production

(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ has secured an order to upgrade and modernize Tangsteel’s No. 5 Continuous Galvanizing Line in Tangshan, China. The upgrade will enhance the line’s ability to produce higher steel grades for automotive applications and improve operational efficiency. Commissioning is expected in the fourth quarter of 2025. The modernization reinforces ANDRITZ’s strong partnership with Tangsteel and its leading position in the metals industry.

(PRESS RELEASE) GRAZ, 21-May-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Tangsteel High Strength Automotive Strip Co., Ltd. to upgrade and modernize the existing No. 5 Continuous Galvanizing Line (TAN-CGL5) at its facility in Tangshan, Hebei Province, China. The modernization will allow the line to cover a broader production range and produce higher steel grades for automotive applications. Commissioning of the upgraded line is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2025.

The No. 5 Continuous Galvanizing Line is crucial for Tangsteel’s production of high-strength automotive steel. Initially commissioned in 2017, the line was previously upgraded by ANDRITZ in 2021 to improve its heating and cooling capacity. This latest upgrade will enable the line to meet the increasing demand for cold-rolled strip, enhancing its production capacity and operational efficiency. The line has primarily produced materials used in high-end applications for the automotive and home appliance industries.

Tangsteel’s product portfolio includes cold-rolled thin gauge, coated steel strip, electrical steel, and materials for automotive bodies and components. The company’s high-quality products are used by major automotive brands such as BMW, Fiat, SAIC, Geely, and Great Wall.

This order further strengthens ANDRITZ’s position as a leading technology provider for the metals industry and reinforces its successful, long-term collaboration with Tangsteel.

ANDRITZ GROUP
International technology group ANDRITZ provides advanced plants, equipment, services, and digital solutions for a wide range of industries, including pulp and paper, metals, hydropower, environmental, and others. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in Austria, the publicly listed group employs about 30,000 people at 280 locations in over 80 countries.

As a global leader in technology and innovation, ANDRITZ is committed to fostering progress that benefits customers, partners, employees, society, and the environment. The company’s growth is driven by sustainable solutions enabling the green transition, advanced digitalization for highest industrial performance, and comprehensive services that maximize the value of customers’ plants over their entire life cycle. ANDRITZ. FOR GROWTH THAT MATTERS.

ANDRITZ METALS
ANDRITZ Metals is – via the Schuler Group – one of the world’s leading suppliers of technologies, plants and digital solutions in metal forming. The product portfolio also includes automation and software solutions, process know-how and service. In the metals processing segment, the business area offers innovative, sustainable and market-leading solutions for the production and processing of flat products, for welding systems and furnaces with its own burner solutions, as well as services for the metals processing industry.

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Susan Trast
HEAD OF CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING
susan.trast@andritz.com

SOURCE: ANDRITZ