855.72 Tons of SAE1008 Cold-Rolled Coils to Brazil: Breaking the 1,500 mm Width Barrier for a Solar Project

In 2021, Brazil entered the top 15 countries by energy capacity, and its solar market has been growing year on year. Our client is a large Brazilian company known for electronic accessories such as smart locks, cameras, mice and keyboards.

855.72 Tons of SAE1008 Cold-Rolled Coils to Brazil: Breaking the 1,500 mm Width Barrier for a Solar Project

I. Project Background: From Electronics Giant to New Energy

In 2021, Brazil entered the top 15 countries by energy capacity, and its solar market has been growing year on year. Our client is a large Brazilian company known for electronic accessories such as smart locks, cameras, mice and keyboards.

To seize the new energy opportunity, the client is actively developing a new solar panel project. Photovoltaic module manufacturing places extremely high demands on the surface quality, thickness tolerance and yield strength of cold-rolled steel coil. Every quarter the client needs large volumes of SAE 1008 cold-rolled coil, particularly special sizes of 0.9 × 1500 mm and 1.20 × 1500 mm.

II. Core Pain Point: The 1,500 mm Width That Many Mills Turn Away

In steel processing, 1,500 mm wide cold-rolled coil is a classic technical barrier. The wider the coil, the harder it is to guarantee shape control, thickness uniformity and edge quality during rolling. Many mills and suppliers simply cannot produce this width reliably because of equipment limitations. This became the biggest obstacle to the client's solar project.

III. PAC's Hard-Core Breakthrough: Reliable Supply and Meticulous Quality Control

Rising to this difficult requirement, PAC leveraged strong mill channel resources and a rigorous inspection system to deliver this 855.72-ton order in full.

Figure 1: An inspector in a white hard hat checking the end face and surface quality of 1,500 mm wide SAE1008 cold-rolled coil to millimetre accuracy
Figure 1: An inspector in a white hard hat checking the end face and surface quality of 1,500 mm wide SAE1008 cold-rolled coil to millimetre accuracy
  1. Solving the width bottleneck: PAC integrated top domestic cold-rolling capacity and secured a supply of 1,500 mm wide SAE1008. Precise thickness control (0.9 mm and 1.2 mm) not only saves material loss in subsequent stamping but also ensures the forming accuracy of solar panel supports.
  2. A white-hat inspector's millimetre-level scrutiny (Photo 1): premium material demands meticulous quality control. In Photo 1, an inspector in a white hard hat crouches on kraft paper to examine the end face of every coil, checking edge alignment, telescoping and a flawless surface with no scratches or rust. This exacting attitude is standard for photovoltaic-grade steel.
  3. A stunning steel matrix load (Photo 2)

How do you ship such a huge volume of coils to Brazil efficiently and safely?

Figure 2: A heavy truck convoy in the plant and densely stacked steel matrix with timber securing inside the hold
Figure 2: A heavy truck convoy in the plant and densely stacked steel matrix with timber securing inside the hold
  • Extreme use of space: inside the wide containers, the PAC logistics team used precise mechanical calculations to stack small and medium coils in a very dense, regular matrix, maximising capacity and saving the client substantial ocean freight.
  • Timber reinforcement and truck relay: at the plant, heavy trucks queued in a long line, with thick timber under every coil on the beds. Custom timber chocks were also used inside the containers to lock the coils in place and prevent them from rolling or breaking loose in rough seas.

IV. Delivery Results: A Long-Term Sales Contract

When this 855.72 tons of SAE1008 coil, packed as precisely as a work of art, arrived in Brazil and entered the client's solar module production line, the client highly praised PAC's ability to handle complex specifications and its flawless delivery quality.

On the strength of this near-perfect cooperation, we have formally signed a long-term sales contract with the client. PAC will serve as a core supplier, providing a steady flow of steel for its continued expansion in the new energy sector.

V. Conclusion

The 1,500 mm width others cannot produce, we can; the dense container loading others dare not take on, we do.

PAC Steel cold-rolled and photovoltaic steel advantages:

  • Mastering special wide specifications: reliable supply of 1,500 mm and wider cold-rolled and hot-rolled coil (CRC/HRC) and galvanised coil (GI).
  • Photovoltaic-grade precision control: millimetre-level thickness tolerance and end-face control that greatly reduce stamping and forming losses.
  • Extreme logistics and precision packing: matrix-style dense container loading with timber locking, minimising ocean freight and cargo damage.

Entrust your next special-specification cold or hot-rolled coil or photovoltaic steel project to us for a worry-free, precise and more reliable experience!
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