Method for production of metal elongated products

A method for producing elongated metal products, which comprises the steps of:

• producing a liquid metal at a first production rate via a steelmaking station;
• continuously casting the liquid metal to produce at least first and second elongated intermediate products via a continuous casting station, the continuous casting station containing at least two casting lines, each of said at least two casting lines being operable to produce elongated intermediate products, the at least two casting lines including a first casting line directly aligned with a rolling mill to directly feed the rolling mill with casted product and at least one second casting line not aligned with the rolling mill;
• rolling the first elongated product at a second production rate different from the first production rate via the rolling mill operating at the second production rate;
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• varying simultaneously, via a varying means, a casting production rate of the first and the second elongated intermediate products depending on a difference of a production rate between the first and the second production rates.