Long Products
Sheffield
The Sheffield melt shop in the UK has an annual operational production capacity of some 400 000 tonnes. With current-manning, production capacity is some 250–300 000 tonnes. The melt shop produces both slabs for flat stainless steel production and billets and blooms for the production of long products.
Investment in Long Products' finishing facilities in Sheffield began in 2008 and is being finalised in the first quarter of 2010. Totalling some EUR 10 million, the investment has resulted in an integrated manufacturing route for small bar and reinforcing bar that complements Sheffield's existing melt shop and wire rod mill.
Degerfors
The hot rolling mill in Degerfors, Sweden produces rolled billets and heavy bars from blooms cast in Sheffield. Annual operational rolling capacity at Degerfors is some 50 000 tonnes.
Other production
Outokumpu's wire rod operations in Sheffield and bar production in Richburg, S.C. in the United States have an annual delivery capacity of some 80 000 tonnes of long products. The Group also has a 50% stake in Fagersta Stainless, a company located in Sweden that manufactures and sells stainless steel wire rod and wire products.