MUMBAI, India, July 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202637073581 A) filed by Sms Group Gmbh on June 13, 2026, for Combined Casting And Rolling Plant For Primary Shaping Of Metal Rolling Stock And Hot Rolling A Strip Of Material, And Method For The Primary Shaping Of Metal Rolling Stock And For Direct Hot Rolling.

Inventors include Peters, Matthias; Taleb-Araghi, Babak; Cecere, Cosimo Andrea; Stellbrink, Petra Number; and Bauer, Ralf.

The application for the patent was published on July 10, 2026, under issue no. 28/2026.

Abstract: The invention relates to a combined casting and rolling plant for hot rolling a strip of material conveyed along a conveying path in a conveying direction, comprising: • a c...