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Press releases
SMS group GmbH
Jiuli expands production capacity
with three cold pilger mills from
SMS group for seamless stainless
steel tubes
(Seamless stainless steel and special alloy tubes
manufactured using the cold pilgering process).
• Increased production capacity for
high-quality stainless steel and special
alloy tubes
• Special seamless tubes for instrumen-
tation and steam generator tubing
• Jiuli has been relying on cold pilger
mill technology and services from SMS
group since 2010
growth strategy to expand its capacity for
producing high-quality seamless tubes for
demanding applications. Jiuli already sup-
plies high-performance tube products to
over 70 countries and plans to use the new
mills for demanding sectors such as instru-
mentation and steam generation tubing.
The cold pilger mills provided by SMS will
Zhejiang Jiuli Hi-Tech Metals Co., Ltd. (Jiuli),
enhance Jiuli’s production efficiency by ena-
one of China’s leading manufacturers of
bling precise control over tube dimensions
stainless steel and special alloy products,
and wall thickness, thereby improving the
has placed an order with SMS group to
mechanical properties and quality of the
supply three cold pilger mills, one KPW 50
final products. Jiuli already operates several
LC and two KPW 25 LC, for its production
cold pilger mills from SMS in multiple sizes.
site in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province.
The new investment in three additional
This strategic order is part of Jiuli’s global
cold pilger mills is a cornerstone of Jiuli’s
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