August 17,
Corus plans to boost the capacity of its No 4 blast furnace at Port Talbot which is in South Whales, UK to 4.6 MT per year with an £185 million ($288 million) investment, the Tata Steel-owned company said.
From 2012 the company will equip the furnace with technology that will improve safety, its environmental performance and enhance reliability.
“This is a major investment designed to provide Port Talbot No 4 with a long new campaign life of 20 years,” said Karl-Ulrich Köhler, chief operating officer of Corus. “The furnace’s energy efficiency and productivity will also be improved.”
“Following this project Port Talbot will also be equipped with two world-class iron-making facilities,” he said.
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