Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Steel bosses celebrate new production record at SSI Redcar plant

25 Feb 2014 10:40

SSI UK has now produced five million tonnes of steel slabs since the steelmaking facility at Teesside was restarted in April 2012




The cast house floor at SSI's Redcar steel plant


Steel bosses have celebrated a new production record at SSI's Redcar plant.


SSI UK has now produced five million tonnes of steel slabs since the steelmaking facility at Teesside was restarted in April 2012.


The company say the milestone was reached late on Saturday.


And earlier in the month another milestone was reached when the 50th shipment of steel slabs bound for SSI in Thailand left Teesport.


The tonnage dispatched to Thailand to date is in excess of 3.2 million tonnes.


Total exports from SSI UK are expected to approach $2bn this year.


Cornelius Louwrens, UK business director and chief operating officer at SSI, said: “These important milestones highlight the commitment and determination of all of our SSI UK employees and associated contract personnel.”



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