Based on the proven ISP (In-line Strip Production) technology, the Italian steelmaker Acciaieria Arvedi S.p.A. (Arvedi) has developed a new thin slab casting/endless rolling technology for the production of hot-rolled coils under the brand name Arvedi ESP. With this state-of-the-art technology, a strip less than 0.8 mm thick can be produced without strip threading problems. Depending on the steel grade and rolled strip thickness, the production capacity of this single strand line can exceed 2 million tons per year.

This project is being implemented by Cremona Engineering s.r.l., a joint venture company owned equally by Arvedi and Siemens VAI.