MORGAN COMPLETES SICARTSA MILL UPGRADE
12 January 2000 - Morgan Construction Company

The upgrade, which began in Spring 1999, was completed on schedule, Project Manager Mark Connolly, said. 'Strands three and four went on line in October, while strands one and two were commissioned in November,' he noted, adding, 'The startup was flawless.'

Connolly explained that the upgrade includes the installation of new water boxes, equalization troughs, No-Twist® Mill breakout boxes, a rollerized retarded Stelmor® controlled cooling system, and laying head improvements. It also includes the addition of a Morgan Basic Temperature Control System (MBTCS).

The Stelmor® system was manufactured and supplied by Morgan do Brazil in Sao Paulo, SP, the company's Brazilian subsidiary, with the rest of the order supplied by the company's headquarters facility in Worcester.

'These modifications will not only improve mill efficiencies', Connolly said, 'but will also enable Sicartsa to move into higher quality metals markets.' The mill, whose output is 600,000 tonnes per year, produces rod in sizes ranging from 5.5 mm to 13 mm in diameter. The majority of the company's product is made for Mexico's construction market.

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