The FINANCIAL -- Tata Steel has secured a major contract from Siemens Wind Power to
supply 25,000 tonnes of high-quality profiled steel plate for wind
towers,according to Tata.
The order — the largest to date for the steel company’s
dedicated wind tower hub in Scunthorpe, England — is worth an eight
figure £ sum and establishes Tata Steel as a key supplier to Siemens
Wind Power.
Tata Steel will deliver 25,000 tonnes of profiled plate between April and September this year.
The steel will be used to build about 150 onshore wind turbine towers. Tata Steel has already supplied Siemens Wind Power with 6,000 tonnes of steel plate for similar developments in the UK and Europe.Steel plate will be manufactured at Tata Steel’s plate mills in Scunthorpe, and Dalzell, in Motherwell, Scotland, before being cut to size and edge-profiled at the company’s dedicated wind tower hub in Scunthorpe.
The steel will be delivered to a fabricator which will form the plate into round sections before they are welded together to form the turbine tower.Tata Steel’s wind tower hub in Scunthorpe was established in 2010 to process and distribute steel plate to manufacturers of wind turbine towers. It can deliver up to 200,000 tonnes annually, reducing customers’ processing time while ensuring full traceability.
It is anticipated the arrangement with Siemens Wind Power will open up further opportunities for Tata Steel to supply other steel products such as hot rolled coil and hollow sections, which are also used in wind turbines.
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