Tata Steel UK announced that it will be voluntarily slowing or pausing some of its UK operations for hours at a time on particularly cold evenings to help energy companies satisfy periods of high consumer demand this winter. While maintaining its service to customers, Port Talbot site is likely pausing its Sinter plant hot and cold rolling mills for some hours during the coldest spells this winter, while maximizing the output of its on-site power plantWhile maintaining its service to customers, the world class packaging steels business at Trostre in Llanelli is likely to be pausing its ‘Five Stand’ cold rolling mill and Double Reduction mill as well as reducing the highest loads on its electro-tinning lines for short periods during the coldest spells this winter.While maintaining its service to customers, the world class automotive business at Llanwern in Newport is likely to be pausing its cold rolling and pickling lines for some hours during the coldest spells this winter.While maintaining its service to customers, the world class tubes business at Corby in Northamptonshire is likely to be pausing its hot and cold formed tube lines for some hours during the coldest spells this winter.Tata Steel UK also said the Port Talbot steelworks, which has its own power generating capacity through the use of its on-site process gases, may even be able to export electricity to the grid during these periods.In an arrangement called ‘Load Management’, Tata Steel responds to prices (which change hourly for electricity) and turns down or turns off some energy-intensive production lines such as rolling mills and coating lines, during peak periods. The Port Talbot steelworks is currently around 81% self-sufficient for gas and 63% self-sufficient in electricity generated at its on-site power plant.
Tata Steel UK announced that it will be voluntarily slowing or pausing some of its UK operations for hours at a time on particularly cold evenings to help energy companies satisfy periods of high consumer demand this winter. While maintaining its service to customers, Port Talbot site is likely pausing its Sinter plant hot and cold rolling mills for some hours during the coldest spells this winter, while maximizing the output of its on-site power plantWhile maintaining its service to customers, the world class packaging steels business at Trostre in Llanelli is likely to be pausing its ‘Five Stand’ cold rolling mill and Double Reduction mill as well as reducing the highest loads on its electro-tinning lines for short periods during the coldest spells this winter.While maintaining its service to customers, the world class automotive business at Llanwern in Newport is likely to be pausing its cold rolling and pickling lines for some hours during the coldest spells this winter.While maintaining its service to customers, the world class tubes business at Corby in Northamptonshire is likely to be pausing its hot and cold formed tube lines for some hours during the coldest spells this winter.Tata Steel UK also said the Port Talbot steelworks, which has its own power generating capacity through the use of its on-site process gases, may even be able to export electricity to the grid during these periods.In an arrangement called ‘Load Management’, Tata Steel responds to prices (which change hourly for electricity) and turns down or turns off some energy-intensive production lines such as rolling mills and coating lines, during peak periods. The Port Talbot steelworks is currently around 81% self-sufficient for gas and 63% self-sufficient in electricity generated at its on-site power plant.
