Fluor, in a joint venture with Hatch Africa, conducted a study for the expansion, with Fluor providing the technology. The venture was consequently awarded a three-year extended contract for engineering, procurement, and construction management.
The project scope encompassed a new remelt and hot milling line on a greenfield site across the Duzi River from the existing factory, a new cold finishing mill (single stand), uprating of the existing cold mills, and a coating line on the existing site.
The Fluor venture also replaced and in some cases relocated equipment for finishing and circles production on the existing site, uprated and provided new utility systems and infrastructure, and constructed a bridge across the river between the sites.