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[February 2006]
RHI and Voestalpine Donawitz Extend Cooperation
RHI AG (Vienna, Austria) has once again been successful in securing the long-term future for a major refractories supply line.
Voestalpine Donawitz GmbH & Co KG and RHI Refractories have been collaborating in an exclusive partnership based on a 'Contract Business Agreement' for the supply of refractories for steel ladles and tundishes since 1997.
The agreement, which is set to expire in March, was put out to tender and, following intensive negotiations with several bidders, the contract has once again been awarded to RHI Refractories. During the contract term - which runs from April 2006 until March 2011 - Voestalpine Donawitz will cast some 7.25 million tonnes of crude steel. This represents a sales volume of over 30 million euro for RHI Refractories.
RHI said that not only good partnership experience, product stability and consistency in quality, but also the on-site services it had provided tipped the scales in favour of the company.
Generally, the contract governs the timely supply of hot metal and cast steel ladles needed for the production process as well as tundishes required for the continuous casting lines in Donawitz. In addition, RHI Refractories will supply all the refractories required for the slide gate systems. Apart from providing top-notch products, RHI Refractories is also responsible for the provision of quality services on site and for delivering and maintaining the required machinery.
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