Al-Tuwairqi Group builds biggest bar mill

Tag: rolling machine

Al-Tuwairqi Group of Companies (ATG), Saudi Arabia has always responded to the ever increasing demand of steel products in the region by creating and upgrading steel plants. On each investment project every aspect is carefully studied and planned to achieve the objective. This is done by utilizing the existing facilities in hand, adding new machineries and maximizing its own resources of manpower.


Mr. Sudarshan Singh, Group Technical Director said: “During the 1st quarter of 2005, an intensive study was carried out to purchase SKET-make rolling mill available in Kladno, Czech Republic. Based on the study, a recommendation to purchase the plant was put forward to the board of Al-Tuwairqi Group. The same was subsequently approved. In July 2006, construction activities started and within 20 months only i.e. March 2008 the commercial production started”. The plant, originally designed to produce 600,000 tons per year of alloy steels was upgraded to produce 1.35 million tons per year by the EPC team of Al-Tuwairqi Group.


Reverse-engineering, Erection & commissioning of the equipments was done in house by Al-Ittefaq Steel Products Co. (ISPC - a member of ATG). Reputed equipment suppliers of the world like Danieli, MWE of Germany, SundBirsta of Sweden, NCO of Italy, Sicmemotori of Italy, Abus of Germany & MNS of Turkey participated in the equipment supplies and to upgrade the plant capacity.


This rolling mill is redesigned to produce 1.35 million tons/year of reinforced steel bars, round bars, flats, special & high quality steels. In the covered area of 42,000 m, the plant consists of 2 Reheating Furnaces, Endless Welding Rolling Machine, 20 H/V stands, 120 meter long Cooling Bed and 2 bundling stations to handle finished bars up-to 18M long. Total weight of the installed equipment is more than 10,000 tons.


By commissioning this plant of 1.35 Million ton/year, the total capacity of ISPC – Makkah will be 1.85 Million ton/year in addition to its parent company ISPC – Dammam which has already been upgraded to produces 1.5 Million ton/year.