Tata Steel Unveils Upgraded Rail Manufacturing Plant in France
OREANDA-NEWS. September 30, 2011. Tata Steel will today officially open its upgraded rail production facility in north-east
The investment in a range of new manufacturing equipment and expansion of the plant in Hayange, in the
Henrik Adam, Tata Steel’s Chief Commercial Officer, said: “The project to upgrade the Hayange rail mill demonstrates Tata Steel’s commitment to being the European leader in the rail sector. Our two state-of-the-art rail production facilities in the
The investment – the largest and most significant at Hayange for more than a decade – has boosted production capacity from 300,000 to 340,000 tonnes per year and has improved yield and quality at the facility. The investment has also secured employment at the plant.
Gerard Glas, Tata Steel’s Rail Sector Lead, said: “There has been a growth in demand in recent years for new high-speed rail lines in
Earlier this month, Tata Steel announced it had secured a major order to supply railway lines for a new high-speed track between the French cities of
In December 2009, French railway operator SNCF signed a €350 million contract with Tata Steel to buy rail for up to six years.
Paul Hodgson, manager of the Hayange plant, paid tribute to the team working on the expansion project. He said: “Everyone, from design and mechanical engineers to electricians and demolition experts, worked as one team on this project.
“We set ourselves the goal of completing this upgrade in 18 months which we have achieved. In fact, the project was not only on time, it was also on budget. All this took place without disrupting our ongoing manufacturing operations, and we have continued to supply high-quality rail to our existing customers throughout the upgrade.”
In 2007, a TGV broke the world train speed record on rail track supplied from Tata Steel’s Hayange plant. The French train reached a speed of 574.8kph (357mph) between
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