Production facilities
Maghreb Steel Complex extends over a surface area of 30 hectares. The raw material used is the hot rolled coil, which is first pickled (operation consisting in steel cleaning through the elimination of surface oxides), then cold rolled (consisting in gauge reduction), galvanized (involving hot covering of the surface of the cold rolled sheet with a fine film of zinc to protect steel from corrosion) and prepainted (involving the deposit of a liquid organic substance adapted to non-aggressive atmospheres in order to increase corrosive resistance and to add anaesthetic effect).
Pickling :
Two pickling lines:A Push-pull pickling line: 200,000 tons/year. A continuous pickling line fitted with a laser welding machine: 400,000 tons/year.Cold-rolling :
Two Quarto type reversing mills, with a 200,000 tons production capacity each. Ten conventional annealing bases in the form of"furnace removable covers "with a 150.000 tons production capacity. Annealing under specific atmosphere (100% H2).Hot continuous galvanizing :
A continuous line with a capacity of 130,000 tons yearly.
Galvanizing :
A combined galvanizing and prepainting line with a100.000 ton capacity a year.Steel center :
Two cutting lines and three slitting lines.Mechanical shop :
The mechanical production shop is part of theme chanical maintenance department. Its role is to process mechanical parts through turning, milling, piercing, tapping… used for the corrective and preventive maintenance of the machines and the company devices. It works closely with the Projects and Technology Department for the conduct of new surveys and mechanical studies.Engineering, design and manufacturing department :
This department performs engineering works for the company in the fields of civil engineering, metallurgy, mechanical and industrial processes. This department deals with the four following activities:Feasibility studies of new projects and setting-upof related plans, Establishment of technical and financial benchmarks, Acquisition studies of new equipment and technology tools aimed at improving the production facilities, Monitoring of mechanical production and boiler works.
Control and follow-up laboratory :
Entrusted with the conduct of Research & Development, the laboratory carries out mechanical tests, physicochemical examinations, corrosion tests; forming, bending and stamping of the steel sheet along with the control of waters and oils of the utilities section. It makes available to the Quality Control Department a genuine instrument panel to manage the compliance of the product with the specifications required by the client.
