ACERINOX S.A.
About us
ACERINOX is known worldwide as the one of the most competitive group in the world in stainless steel manufacturing. From its constitution, it has carried out a continuous program of investments, with development of own technological innovations that, in some cases, has constituted a true landmark in the technology of stainless steel.
In production capacity, ACERINOX is the first world producer, with a melting output of 3.5 million Mt. It is formed by three flat products fully integrated production sites: Acerinox Europa, the Factory of El Campo de Gibraltar (Spain, established in 1970), the first one in producing more than one million tons per year (2001), North American Stainless, N.A.S. (Kentucky, USA, established in 1990), also fully integrated since February 2002, and finally Columbus Stainless (Middelburg, South Africa) that became part of the ACERINOX in the year 2002.
In February 2008 ACERINOX decided to carry out the new project in Malaysia. This decision taken after a thorough feasibility study, which included different alternatives, resulted in the construction of an integrated production plant in Johor Bahru, next to Singapore.
The project in its last stage will be a stainless steel integrated plant with 1 million Mt melting capacity and 600,000 Mt cold rolling capacity. Phase I is in operation since January 2012 and Phase II since first quarter of 2013.
In long products, Roldan, S.A. (Ponferrada, Spain), the very modern long products factory of N.A.S. (Kentucky, USA), inaugurated in 2002, and Inoxfil, S.A. (Igualada, Spain), are also leading international companies in terms of competitiveness of their production structure.
With this excellent production structure, ACERINOX reaffirms its leadership in competitiveness, having four of the most competitive factories in the world in four different continents.
Thanks to the extensive commercial network, with companies in 36 countries, ACERINOX achieves a worldwide active presence, selling in more than 80 countries.
Products
Cold rolled coil (Strip)
Product in coil form, cold rolled, annealed and pickled, bright annealed
Hot Rolled Coil (N1 Finish)
Product in coil form, hot rolled, annealed and pickled
Black coil
Product in coil form, hot rolled with black finish
Hot rolled sheet (n1 Finish)
Product in sheet form, hot rolled, annealed and pickled
Cold Rolled Sheet
Product in sheet form, cold rolled, annealed and pickled, bright annealed
Engraved coil / Sheet
Engraved hot rolled, annealed and pickled (floor plate)
Slab
Product from melting shop for further hot rolling
Plate (N1)
Material in sheet form, hot rolled, annealed and pickled
Circles
Cold rolled product, annealed and pickled, sheared in circles
Billet
Product from melting shop for manufacturing
Wire rod
Hot-rolled product of round, elliptical or polygonal solid section, and normally diameter not less than 5 mm. The billet is formed by means of rollers of lamination in the different formats. Finishes are determined by the annealing, pickling or coating process. It is a product of easy mechanization, suitable for processes of stamping, refractories, etc.
Reinforcement
Depending on the diameter and mechanical characteristics required, reinforcing stainless steel material can be obtained by hot or cold rolling. The hot ribbing shape of the wire rod or bars is carried out in the last hot rolling box, between 2, 3 or 4 rollers mark the desired shape. Once the hot rolling is finished, the material is mechanically or chemically pickled by shot blasting or chemical treatment respectively. Cold ribbing is made from pickled wire rod. The ribs are prints retrieved on the material surface .
Bar
The black bar is a hot rolled product in unannealed, unpickled condition, straightened and cut. It can also be supplied with smooth turned finish . The cold drawn finish bar is a hot-rolled product with a subsequent cold-drawn process, obtaining smaller diameters range .
Angles
Hot rolled angular profile of equal sides.
ECO ACX
Acerinox has developed a low emissions premium stainless steel as a direct response to the growing need from customers to reduce their scope 3 emissions target and as well as a roadmap towards our own ambitious targets to achieve our climate goals by 2030.