The multinational Tata Steel continues to make new investments to improve its infrastructure in order to be more competitive. 7 million to upgrade the Trostre plant in Llanelli with the latest state-of-the-art technology and with optimal results as it is paying dividends with record yields.

The investment was made in the Continuous Annealing Process Line (CAPL), which softens steel strips before they are made into cans for food, pet food, aerosols and paint. For his part, works manager Joe Gallacher stated: “This is one of the largest single investments in Trostre over the past few years and allows us to run the line process faster and longer, eliminating a key bottleneck in the plant.”

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The company has been working hard to maintain 70% of the production of the products being sold with great benefit to its customers, employees and value. The investment has seen the complete replacement of all the units, which are basically the brains that control the line, with a new state-of-the-art system.

This project involved more than 200 people working together as a team with the key contractor, Danielli, to develop this new system. Gallacher continued: “Since the line went live, our shift production teams using the new control systems have responded with their usual passion and expertise and in record time.”

The processing line was described as the heartbeat of Tata Steel’s packaging steels operation at Trostre, and thanks to this major new investment, it now has the brains to match its strength.