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Outokumpu Opens New Stainless Bar/Rebar Plant in Sheffield
06/16/2010 - Outokumpu officially opens a new stainless steel bar and rebar facility in Sheffield, U.K., that can supply stainless steel rebar in straight lengths or formed components as well as cold drawn bar.
Outokumpu has officially opened a new stainless steel bar and rebar facility in Sheffield, U.K.
The new plant, an investment of some EUR 10 million, can supply stainless steel rebar in straight lengths or formed components as well as cold drawn bar. It will allow Outokumpu to serve its UK long products customers from a production route that is completely integrated in Sheffield, while also helping the company broaden its product offer in the global marketplace.
"I am extremely glad that we have now invested in Sheffield, allowing us to add value to our existing wire rod products in a way which markedly increases our service offering to our customers in Europe and across the globe,” said Tommy Grahn, Senior Vice President, Long Products.
The new plant will enable Outokumpu — already a well-established international supplier of semi-finished stainless steel products — to move into new downstream markets with a more complete product range.
“One of the most exciting aspects of this new plant is its ability to process our proprietary LDX2101 duplex grade into rebar,” added Grahn. “This is a product which can really ignite the potential for stainless steel rebar and provide a solution to the serious problem of corrosion in many reinforced concrete structures."
Outokumpu is a global leader in stainless steel with the vision to be the undisputed number one. Being fully recyclable, maintenance-free, as well as very strong and durable material, stainless steel is one of the key building blocks for sustainable future. Outokumpu employs some 7500 people in more than 30 countries, and the Group's head office is located in Espoo, Finland.
