Summary
Last year Corus Strip Products UK had its most safe and successful year in recent times. The blast furnaces produced 3.9 million tones of molten iron - beating the previous record by 200,000 tonnes.The steelmaking furnaces produced 4.3 million tonnes. A serious of milestones were passed and production records were also set in the coke-making facilities, raw materials handling departments, rolling mills and coating lines. Steel prices have been high, but energy and raw materials costs have also been high - the pressure has been great to produce high volumes at high quality, competitively and with due care to our environment.
As we approach the end of 2008, the engineering and business skills of the Welsh steel industry will undergo new tests. Corus will demonstrate its capability to maintain its competitiveness during a complex period for the global economy.See the full content of this document
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Sustainability Is Fundamental to Corus' Future Vision
That is what sustainability really means.We've experienced some highly dynamic market conditions, but the challenge to modify our strategies - productivity, balance of products, and maintain consistent revenue, is more intense. And, of course, it is coupled wi...
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