PT Krakatau Steel, Indonesia: Turnkey hot strip mill

The new hot strip mill for PT. Krakatau Steel (Persero), Tbk. (PTKS) started operation in May 2021. With the HSM 2, PTKS can produce 1.5 million tons of a wide range of high-quality hot strip products with maximum widths up to 1,650 millimeters and final thicknesses of 1.40 millimeters. As soon as future market demands require an increase in production capacity, the concept allows the gradual upgrade of the capacity up to a final expansion stage with an annual production of 4 million tons of high-quality hot strip with a minimum final thickness of 1.20 millimeters.