Posted on 24 Oct 2025
Abul Khair Steel has commenced production at its new rebar mill to serve the growing Bangladeshi domestic construction market, says the supplier of the technology, SMS.
The Sitakunda, Chattogram-based mill has a 1.6 million tonnes/year capacity and achieved record-breaking speed of 55.04 meters per second when producing 2x10mm deformed bars, the German equipment maker notes. Its full range is 8-40mm diameter, Kallanish notes.
The mill includes the SMS ECOFlame+ burner, designed for low NOx emissions and installed in the reheating furnace to reduce energy consumption and fossil fuel usage. An Elotherm induction furnace is strategically positioned at the entry side of stand 1 to recover billet heat losses after welding, thereby maximising thermal efficiency, SMS notes.
The EBROS endless bar rolling system increases productivity, with a general increase of up to 8% over a one-hour production period, an improvement of 2% in material yield, and better plant efficiency overall. This system ensures uninterrupted billet-to-billet welding, with more than 10,000,000 billets successfully welded to date using this innovative process, it adds.
The HSD (High-Speed Delivery) system ensures precise and high-speed delivery of rebar, with 8,000,000 tonnes produced using HSD drums requiring no maintenance, thereby ensuring consistent quality and exceptional operational efficiency, SMS continues.
“With this suite of technological solutions, Abul Khair Steel has significantly reduced both capital expenditure and operational expenditure, making its production processes more competitive,” the technology supplier concludes.
Source:Kallanish
