Outo Kumpu closing

[Fitkenlike 10]

There is a melting shop which melts to cast slabs these are then sent to either Sweden or Finland to be rolled and finished. The swedish and finish sites have ample melting capacity, so lets have a guess at the future for the sheffield melt shop mmmmm!!! none. the other ares just reclaim seconds etc. Outokumpu came, saw and conquered. Classic tale of under investment and short sighted management

[looby_hitch 10]

Fitkenlike, just to clarify your point, the Sheffield meltshop casts material for rolling in Sweden and Sheffield. The meltshops in Sweden and Finland have enough capacity, but so does every other manufacturer in the world. The ability to use the Sheffield meltshop is unique as it supports the manufacture of long products - eg. rod coil and stainless rebar. These are made in Sheffield. If the future for Sheffield was 'none' as you so say, then that wouldn't explain why we have recently opened a new stainless bar finishing facility on the Europa Link site.

[Fitkenlike 10]

Fitkenlike, just to clarify your point, the Sheffield meltshop casts material for rolling in Sweden and Sheffield. The meltshops in Sweden and Finland have enough capacity, but so does every other manufacturer in the world. The ability to use the Sheffield meltshop is unique as it supports the manufacture of long products - eg. rod coil and stainless rebar. These are made in Sheffield. If the future for Sheffield was 'none' as you so say, then that wouldn't explain why we have recently opened a new stainless bar finishing facility on the Europa Link site.

 

 

So where do they roll in Sheffield and at what scale? the new facility is but a mere drop in the ocean compared to the production facilities that used to be on the site. Sheffield is not a major site for the group anymore as most of the equipment has now been sold to India and the new stuff is just a side show from the main production units. Worked there for 30 years sad but inevitable decline