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Siemens wins rolling mill order from ATI 29.07.2010:Siemens has announced that Allegheny Technologies Incorporated awarded a major contract to Siemens VAI Metals Technologies GmbH to design, engineer and supply a complete integrated hot rolling mill on a process turn key basis. The new mill will be part of a new advanced specialty metals hot rolling and processing facility and will be built at ATI Allegheny Ludlum in Brackenridge. It will be capable of rolling a wide range of stainless steels and other specialty alloys at widths exceeding 2,000mm. The rolling forces will be the highest ever to be applied in a hot strip mill. The numerous technological packages to be included in the supply scope will assure that the highest technological demands will be met. As part of a strategic investment to enhance rolling capabilities, a new advanced specialty metals hot rolling and processing facility is being constructed at ATI Allegheny Ludlum. Siemens VAI will supply the hot strip mill for the facility.