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New Constructed Hot Strip Mill for Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Co. in Vietnam (Room 306)

Commercial production started in at end of December 2015 at the hot strip mill line of Formosa Ha Tinh Steel (FHS), which is the first large integrated steel works in Vietnam. Nominal annual production is 5.3 million tons of hot coils. The hot strip mill line consists of two roughing mill stands, seven finishing mill stands, three downcoilers and facilities for the mill workshop. This paper will introduce the technologies applied in the FHS hot strip mill, including the pair-cross technology for optimal closed-loop control of the profile and flatness.