Metal One’s Vietnam Steel Sheet Processor to Launch Leveler Operation

Metal One Corporation’s Vietnamese steel processor, Hanoi Metal One Steel Center starts the commercial operation of new large leveler in April after the test funning in March. With the new leveler, the plant can provide integrated service with existing slitter. The firm tries to develop local users targeting monthly 2,000 tonnes of leveler processing in medium term. Metal One launched the sheet steel slitting plant at the Vietnamese plant in Cam Giang District, Hai Duong province, which is southeast of Hanoi, in September 2006 and started the service in June 2007. With the new leveler, the plant completes the initial operation system. The plant on 15,000 square meters of land has a large slitter and 3 crane machine. The slitter can process sheet steel with 0.3-3.2 millimeters thick and 300-1,300 mm width. The plant provides processing service mainly for cold rolled steel and electro-galvanizing steel to serve local transplants of Japanese office equipment makers. With the new leveler, the plant can provide cut sheet for local users while the plant keeps providing the slitting service for Japanese users. The leveler can process sheet with 0.5-3.2 mm thick, 500-1,550 mm width and maximum 15 tonnes heavy coil into cut sheet with 300-2,500 mm length. The leveler with rough leveler and finishing leveler can provide high quality products with fine flatness for the users.