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The effect of hot band annealing processes, namely simulated batch annealing and continuous annealing, on microstructure, texture, grain boundary character and r-value of ferritic stainless steel was investigated. The hot band displayed a highly elongated ribbon-like structure and a pronounced deformation texture. The fully recrystallized grains were observed after continuous annealing while the “typical” hot-rolled structure was remained after batch annealing. Also, the α-fibre texture formed during hot rolling almost disappeared after continuous annealing and a weak γ-&#64257;bre texture was obtained. By contract, the α-fibre texture remained very stable after batch annealing. After cold rolling and recrystallization annealing, the favorable γ-&#64257;bre texture was achieved in the continuous annealed steel. Instead of forming the γ-&#64257;bre texture, the recrystallization texture was notably shifted toward {223}<582> in the batch annealed steel. Finally, the improvement in drawability with high r-value and low △r-value were also displayed in sheet through the initial continuous annealing process.