In December 2003, Rasselstein GmbH Germany placed an order
with the consortium VAI (Consortium leader) and Drever (Furnace)
for the erection of the new continuous annealing line n° 5. The construction
of this annealing line takes place in a new building simultaneously
with the construction of the tinning line n° 12. This modern
line is unique in that for the first time it is planned to homogeneously
anneal strips in widths from 800 to 1,400 mm. The future capacity
amounts to 360,000 t. After annealing and finishing rolling the
material is coated in a tinning line after which it finds use as an intermediate
product for the beverage and packing industries.