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Tata Steel Ltd on Tuesday said its European subsidiary has opened a profiling centre for steel plate in the UK which would increase the plate processing capacity in the region by up to 50 per cent.
In a notification to the BSE, Tata Steel said the new profiling centre, which is the largest in the UK, is located at Steelpark in Wednesfield and transforms steel plates into a multitude of shaped and machined components; from high-volume production runs for off-road vehicle wheels and booms for earth-moving equipment to large one-off components for construction projects and specialist engineering applications.
“The £3.1 million facility provides a step change in Tata Steel’s capability to supply plate that has been cut and finished to exact size, shape and quality specifications,”the company said.
The new facility will step up Steelpark’s profiling capacity to 47,000 tonne per annum, it said.
“This investment is one of a series of developments that is strengthening Steelpark’s position as one of the key foundations for the UK manufacturing. We are transforming the UK’s largest steel service centre into an operation that is entirely focused on meeting customer requirements and supporting their success,” the release quoted Paul Steele, managing director at Tata Steel Distribution, the UK and Ireland, as saying.
