EANS-News: ANDRITZ to supply equipment for new hot-dip galvanizing system and annealing line for Tangshan Iron and Steel Group, China

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Graz (euro adhoc) - Graz, June 6, 2013. International technology
Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Tangshan Iron and Steel
Group, China, to supply furnaces and process equipment for a hot-dip
galvanizing plant (annual capacity: 415,000 tons) and a continuous
annealing line (annual capacity: 770,000 tons). The two new heat
treatment lines have been designed to produce high-strength steel
grade for the automotive industry. The order has a value of
approximately 50 million euros. Start-up is scheduled for the fourth
quarter of 2014.

The furnaces, which form the heart of the plant, are fitted with
highly efficient low-NOx burners. In order to guarantee maximum
cooling rates, the plant uses the DRJC (Differential Rapid Jet
Cooling) fast cooling system patented by ANDRITZ METALS. DRJC sets
new standards through highest cooling rates with constant and
controlled cooling across the strip width. In addition, the new
technology adjusts to the strip width, thus helping to save energy.
The scope of supply also includes automation equipment and key
process components, such as the zinc stripping jet and the shears.
Both lines handle strip with thicknesses ranging from 0.2-2.5
millimeters and widths from 700-1,600 millimeters.

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The ANDRITZ GROUP The ANDRITZ GROUP is a globally leading supplier of
plants, equipment, and services for hydropower stations, the pulp and
paper industry, the metalworking and steel industries, and
solid/liquid separation in the municipal and industrial sectors. In
addition, ANDRITZ offers technologies for certain other sectors
including automation, the production of animal feed and biomass
pellets, pumps, machinery for nonwovens and plastic films, steam
boiler plants, biomass boilers and gasification plants for energy
generation, flue gas cleaning plants, plants for the production of
panelboards (MDF), thermal sludge utilization, and biomass
torrefaction plants. The publicly listed, international technology
Group is headquartered in Graz, Austria, and has a staff of around
23,700 employees. ANDRITZ operates over 220 production sites as well
as service and sales companies all around the world.

ANDRITZ METALS ANDRITZ METALS is one of the leading global suppliers
of complete lines for the production and processing of stainless
steel. These lines consist of equipment for cold rolling, heat
treatment, surface finishing, strip coating and finishing, punching
and deep drawing, and for regeneration of pickling acids. In
addition, the business area supplies lines for the production and
processing of carbon steel and non-ferrous metal strip, resistance
welding equipment for the metalworking industry, as well as turnkey
furnace systems for the steel, copper, and aluminum industries.

The Schuler Group, Germany, in which ANDRITZ has a stake of more than
90% and which is fully consolidated as from March 1, 2013, is also
allocated to the business area. As technological and global market
leader in metalforming, Schuler supplies machines, production lines,
dies, process know-how, and services for the entire metalworking
industry. Its clients include car manufacturers and their suppliers,
as well as companies in the forging, household equipment, packaging,
energy, and electrical industries. Schuler is also the market leader
in coin minting technology and offers system solutions for the
aerospace and rail industries.

Further inquiry note:
Oliver Pokorny
Group Treasury, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
Tel.: +43 316 6902 1332
Fax: +43 316 6902 465
mailto:oliver.pokorny@andritz.com

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