Tata Steel to invest in additional zinc-pot operation in Netherlands

19 Apr 2012 Evaluate

Tata Steel will invest in an additional zinc-pot operation at its IJmuiden works in the Netherlands, which will focus exclusively on the production of MagiZinc Auto coated steels for the automotive industry. The work will start towards the end of this year on installing the new zinc-pot equipment on 'continuous galvanising line number 3', which is one of Tata Steel’s dedicated automotive production lines.

The need for thinner zinc-coatings with improved performance has led Tata Steel to develop MagiZinc Auto, a thin hot-dip galvanised coating alloyed with aluminium and magnesium. It offers twice the corrosion protection of standard galvanised finishes and provides significant performance improvements for automotive press shops at the same time. Both elements lead to lower total cost of ownership for its users. The product has been granted official accreditation by several carmakers.

In an effort to produce greener, more sustainable vehicles with a prolonged lifespan, automotive manufacturers have shifted towards fully galvanised auto bodies. However, the demand for a reduction in vehicle mass and a lower total cost of ownership has forced carmakers to reconsider traditional anti-corrosion coatings.

Tata Steel is one of the world’s top ten steel producers. The combined group has an aggregate crude steel capacity of more than 28 million tonnes and approximately 80,000 employees across four continents.

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