Mexican integrated steelmaker Altos Hornos de Mexico (AHMSA) said it has shipped its first plate order from its normalizing line. According to the steelmaker, it has supplied 78 mt of plate to Trinity Tank Car in the city of Longview, Texas.
The shipment is part of a 145 mt plate deal to provide railcars to Trinity Tank Car. According to Trinity Tank Car, it manufactures a full line of pressurized and non-pressurized tank railcars that transport products ranging from renewable fuels to food products, chemicals, petroleum products, and liquefied gases.
Earlier this year, AHMSA said its normalizing line has approved a technical evaluation for its plate process, developed by Trinity Rails Corporative (TRC), and as a result received a recommendation for the acquisition of plates to build railcars.
Auditors from TRC interviewed executives, directors and operational workers at AHMSA’s normalizing line to know the process in details and standardize the mechanical properties of the company’s plate.