<p>Local media reported that the IJmuiden plant of Tata Steel Netherlands has started up a new continuous slab caster on October 21. Continuous caster can produce up 2.7 million tonnes per annum of slab up to 180 millimeters in thickness and 385 millimeters in width. Primetals was the contractor for the IJmuiden new casting machine, which can also automatically adjust the casting process in real time. Investment into the new equipment totalled EUR 220 million. Work to build it began in 2016</p> <p>Addition of the third caster brings estimated total production capacity for the semi-finished flats to 9 million tonnes per year at the Dutch plant.</p> <p>Tata Steel IJmuiden plant can produce an estimated 6.5 million tonnes of crude steel via two blast furnaces and three basic oxygen convertors. It can also roll about 7.5 million tonnes of hot and cold rolled coil. Further downstream, IJmuiden can produce hot dipped galvanized coil on three lines as well as coated products and tin plate.</p>
<p>Local media reported that the IJmuiden plant of Tata Steel Netherlands has started up a new continuous slab caster on October 21. Continuous caster can produce up 2.7 million tonnes per annum of slab up to 180 millimeters in thickness and 385 millimeters in width. Primetals was the contractor for the IJmuiden new casting machine, which can also automatically adjust the casting process in real time. Investment into the new equipment totalled EUR 220 million. Work to build it began in 2016</p> <p>Addition of the third caster brings estimated total production capacity for the semi-finished flats to 9 million tonnes per year at the Dutch plant.</p> <p>Tata Steel IJmuiden plant can produce an estimated 6.5 million tonnes of crude steel via two blast furnaces and three basic oxygen convertors. It can also roll about 7.5 million tonnes of hot and cold rolled coil. Further downstream, IJmuiden can produce hot dipped galvanized coil on three lines as well as coated products and tin plate.</p>
