Corus 100yr brochure.indd - Tata Steel

Corus Strip Products UK
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1, 2: Early images of Llanwern Works 3: Llanwern Works today 4: The Aluminised Products Works at Pontardulais
Llanwern
The idea for another site arose in 1955 when the need for a
fully-integrated iron and steel works and rolling mill became
clear. The government asked Richard Thomas & Baldwins
Limited, part of the Steel Company of Wales, to look at
locations for the works. One of the sites chosen was
Llanwern in Newport, South Wales.
In October, 1962, H.M. The Queen opened the new works,
which was at first called Spencer Works after the chairman
of Richard Thomas & Baldwins. It was designed to make
two million tonnes of liquid steel and was managed and
operated by a workforce comprising managers, craftsman
and operatives from virtually all other steel works in
Scotland, England and Wales.
Steel making capability was increased to a nominal three
million tonnes in 1975. Further developments included
continuous casters in 1987 and 1995 and the Zodiac
galvanising line in 1990.
After almost forty years, steelmaking ceased in 2001,
but Llanwern continues to roll and coat strip steel.
Today, some 1600 employees roll more than 1.5 million
tonnes of steel a year.
Pontardulais
This works began as an
independent company in
1960 when it developed
the first aluminising
process in Europe. In
1969, a new continuous
aluminising line was built. The works passed through two
other companies before becoming part of Corus when the
group was formed in 1999. Now called Aluminised Products,
the works employs some 70 people and produces over
100,000 tonnes of aluminised steel, principally for exhaust
pipes, but with some use in domestic appliances and a
small amount in construction.
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