Outokumpu inaugurates operations in Degerfors and Nyby, Sweden
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - PRESS RELEASEOctober 2, 2009 at 8.00 am CETToday, a dispatch hall is inaugurated in Degerfors and on October 5,a grinding machine and a new entry section to the annealing andpickling line is inaugurated in Nyby, Torshälla. The investments,totally 65 million euro, are based on Outokumpu's strategy toincrease sales of special grades and to increase sales to end users.The dispatch hall at Outokumpu in Degerfors is a state-of-the-art,fully automized storage with integrated packaging and dispatch. Thetrains and trucks that shall ship the stainless steel forward arebeing loaded inside the hall. The surface of the hall is 7,500 squaremetres and it can store 4 500 tons. The new operation increases thepossibilities to give good customer service and delivery performance.The new grinding machine with a automized intermediate storage andthe entry section to the annealing and pickling line in Nyby,increases the production capacity for special grades from 34,000 tonsto over 70,000 tons a year."We have a long-term belief in the market for stainless steel and theinvestments are a part of this. The dispacth hall in Degerfors willincrease efficiency and product quality since the operations can nowbe held indoors. In Nyby, we are removing a bottle neck from theproduction and can now improve quality even further", says Bo Annvik,head of division Outokumpu Specialty Stainless.Outokumpu in Degerfors produces stainless thick plates, so calledquarto plates, that are used for bridges, tankers and desalinationplants for example. Outokumpu in Nyby produces stainless thin stripfor among others, heat exchangers and water heaters.For more information, please contact:Bo Annvik, head of division Outokumpu Specialty Stainless, tel +46226 826 01http://hugin.info/3010/R/1345400/322940.pdfThis announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Datum: 02.10.2009 - 08:00 Uhr
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