MORGAN RECEIVES CONTRACT TO BUILD ALUMINUM MILL

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MORGAN RECEIVES CONTRACT TO BUILD ALUMINUM MILL
02 April 2002 - Morgan Construction Company

Morgan Construction Company has received an order to design, build and install an aluminum rod mill for Guizhou Aluminum Corporation of Guiyang, in Guizhou Province, People's Republic of China. This will be that company's first Morgan mill.

According to John T. Buell, Manager of Nonferrous Sales, the order is part of a contract for an SCR AL 3500 aluminum rod mill system. He said that the order is being subcontracted to Morgan by Southwire Company of Carrollton, Ga.

'Under the terms of the contract,' he continued, 'Morgan will supply engineering for an entry shear and table, as well as the design and manufacture of a 10-stand rolling mill and a dual reel level wound coiler.'

He said the mill is rated to produce electrical conductor rod at a rate of eight metric tons per hour, and 6101 and 6201 alloys at a rate of 6.5 metric tons per hour. Shipment is scheduled for January 2003.

Morgan, who has worked together with Southwire for over 30 years, has built more than 60 nonferrous mills for Southwire customers, in addition to completing 25 to 30 upgrades.

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Morgan Construction Company specialises in rolling mill technology. Founded in 1888, by Charles Hill Morgan in Worcester, Massachusetts, Morgan continues to grow and expand with new steel technologies. Morgan has designed and installed more than 450 rod, bar, and billet mills in more than 40 countries around the world.

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