EANS-Adhoc: ANDRITZ receives further orders from Chinese sheet metal producing companies

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28.10.2009

Graz, October 28, 2009. The international technology Group ANDRITZ,
METALS business area, has received further orders from China
totalling approximately 80 MEUR:

Benxi Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Benxi, Liaoning Province, has placed an
order with ANDRITZ METALS to supply an electrolytic galvanizing plant
for steel strip. The plant will operate on the basis of the Gravitel
process developed by ANDRITZ and used for applications in the
automotive and the household appliances industries. Start-up of the
electrolytic galvanizing line, with an annual capacity of 309,000 t,
is scheduled for the end of 2011.

Zhangjiagang Pohang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd., Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu
Province, has commissioned the business area to deliver a new
annealing and pickling line with a planned annual capacity of 435,000
t. The contract comprises the mechanical equipment, including a
skin-pass mill, the complete electrical equipment, automation, and
the annealing furnace. Start-up of the annealing and pickling line is
planned for mid-2011.

For Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co. Ltd., Tongling, Anhui
Province, ANDRITZ METALS will supply a 20-high rolling mill for
production of strip for the electronic industry. In addition to the
complete mechanical equipment for the rolling mill, the scope of
supply also includes the electric drives, automation and
technological control system, as well as a roll grinding machine.
Start-up of the plant, with an annual capacity of 40,000 t, is
planned for the end of 2010.

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The ANDRITZ GROUP The ANDRITZ GROUP is a global market leader for
customized plants, process technologies, and services for the
hydropower, pulp and paper, metals, and other industries
(solid/liquid separation, feed and biofuel). The Group is
headquartered in Graz, Austria, and has a staff of approximately
13,400 employees worldwide. ANDRITZ operates over 150 production
sites, service, and sales companies all around the world.

ANDRITZ METALS The METALS business area designs and builds complete
lines for the production and further processing of cold-rolled carbon
steel, stainless steel, and non-ferrous metals strip. These lines
consist of equipment for cold rolling, surface treatment, strip
coating and finishing, punching and deep drawing, and for acid
regeneration. The business area also supplies turnkey industrial
furnace systems for thermal processes, such as heat treatment of
slabs, forged pieces, and strip, as well as refining furnaces for the
copper industry.

ANDRITZ METALS is one of the few suppliers worldwide that offers all
of the required processes and technologies for production of steel
strip from a single source (mechanical equipment, process
engineering, electrical equipment, automation and after-sales
service). This keeps the number of interfaces to a minimum and
optimizes the overall process right down the line.

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Further inquiry note:

Dr. Michael Buchbauer

Head of Group Treasury, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations

Tel.: +43 316 6902 2979

Fax: +43 316 6902 465

mailto:michael.buchbauer@andritz.com

Branche: Machine Manufacturing
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