[B5Plus Group Taps Danieli for New Bar and Wire Rod Mill in Côte d'Ivoire]

Published: Sep 24, 2026 15:18 (GMT+8)

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Steel manufacturing and downstream industrial group B5Plus Group has selected Danieli to supply the technological equipment for a new bar and wire rod mill in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The mill will produce rebar in straight lengths from 8 to 32 mm diameter and smooth wire rod from 5.5 to 16 mm, with a capacity of 50 metric tons per hour, or 300,000 metric tons annually. All technological equipment, including the laying head and fast finishing block, will be manufactured at Danieli's headquarters workshop in Italy, with the mill operated through integrated in-house automation systems. The layout allows for future connection to a continuous casting machine, with start-up planned for Q3 2027.

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