New investment and jobs in Scottish steelworks - Corus

Corus is to invest £8 million at a Scottish steel plant to help meet demand for heavy plate products. The investment at the company’s Dalzell steel mill, in Motherwell, includes installing a new 3 500-t press and handling equipment, as well as an upgrade to the plant’s existing press and other manufacturing equipment. Corus is also recruiting 60 workers – 11 in Dalzell and 49 at its nearby Clydebridge plant – following an upturn in orders. The new roles will be temporary, but may become permanent if market conditions continue to improve. The £8m investment will more than double the plant’s capacity to produce heavy levelled plate which is used in many applications, including foundations for offshore wind turbines, power plant construction and heavy machinery, as well as in the oil and gas sector.

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