STEEL MILL IN MONTERREY. NEW ELECTRIC STEEL PLANT PRODUCING INGOTS FOR DIE FORGING The Mexican company Frisa is a world leader in forged products for diverse sectors: aerospace, power generation, industrial machinery, oil and gas, and wind energy. Established in 1971 in the city of Monterrey, Frisa has one plant in the United States and four in Mexico. They have recently built a new facility, start-up phase beginning in August 2016, in the municipality of Garcia (Monterrey), adjacent to the existing open Die facility.
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The new facility has an electric arc furnace for ingot casting, with a state-of-the-art technology for the production of special steel ingots. The facility has a production capacity of 300,000 t/year. Once produced, the ingots will be worked on in the adjacent forge, where special pieces are manufactured. Therefore, the new mill will complete the production cycle, optimizing the quality of the steel. Frisa contracted Bascotecnia to develop the detailed engineering of the civil works, and the supply of turnkey buildings, water plant,