<p>Indian giant Tata Steel won a two-year contract to supply over 2,00,000 tonnes of highly wear-resistant rail tracks to a French rail operator.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Tata Steel's Europe unit will supply the majority of SNCF's rail requirements from its plant at Hayange in northern France.<br /><br />"We made a significant investment in Hayange to be able to produce the 108m long rail required by SNCF. Our heat-treatment facility means we are also now able to produce highly wear-resistant rail in lengths up to 108-metre – a key requirement of most of our European customers," Henrik Adam, Tata Steel's Chief Commercial Officer, said today.<br /><br />The order was secured following a 35-million euro investment by Tata Steel in 2011, which allowed the Hayange mill to produce 108m lengths of rail that the SNCF will use throughout France's standard and high-speed networks.<br /><br />The new order is an extension of a previous contract with the SNCF. The Hayange rolling mill is supplied with steel from Tata Steel's Scunthorpe steelworks in the UK.<br />Hayange is also able to roll shorter lengths, which can be processed in the heat-treatment facility, allowing rail operators to enhance performance and reduce costs associated with more frequent worn rail replacement.<br /><br />"This contract helps to justify the confidence Tata Steel placed in the Hayange mill when the company invested in 108m rail and more recently in 108m 'stress-free' heat-treated rail," said Gerard Glas, Rail Sector Head of Tata Steel.<br /><br />The news comes just weeks after the unveiling of a new 12-million euro heat-treatment facility at the Hayange plant, built as part of Tata Steel's customer-focused approach to the market.<br /><br />Heat-treated rail can last up to three times longer than standard rail when used in high wear conditions such as heavy traffic, high axle loads or tight curves.<br /><br />The newly opened facility will allow Tata Steel to more than double its annual output of heat-treated rail from 55,000 to 125,000 tonnes.</p>
<p>Indian giant Tata Steel won a two-year contract to supply over 2,00,000 tonnes of highly wear-resistant rail tracks to a French rail operator.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Tata Steel's Europe unit will supply the majority of SNCF's rail requirements from its plant at Hayange in northern France.<br /><br />"We made a significant investment in Hayange to be able to produce the 108m long rail required by SNCF. Our heat-treatment facility means we are also now able to produce highly wear-resistant rail in lengths up to 108-metre – a key requirement of most of our European customers," Henrik Adam, Tata Steel's Chief Commercial Officer, said today.<br /><br />The order was secured following a 35-million euro investment by Tata Steel in 2011, which allowed the Hayange mill to produce 108m lengths of rail that the SNCF will use throughout France's standard and high-speed networks.<br /><br />The new order is an extension of a previous contract with the SNCF. The Hayange rolling mill is supplied with steel from Tata Steel's Scunthorpe steelworks in the UK.<br />Hayange is also able to roll shorter lengths, which can be processed in the heat-treatment facility, allowing rail operators to enhance performance and reduce costs associated with more frequent worn rail replacement.<br /><br />"This contract helps to justify the confidence Tata Steel placed in the Hayange mill when the company invested in 108m rail and more recently in 108m 'stress-free' heat-treated rail," said Gerard Glas, Rail Sector Head of Tata Steel.<br /><br />The news comes just weeks after the unveiling of a new 12-million euro heat-treatment facility at the Hayange plant, built as part of Tata Steel's customer-focused approach to the market.<br /><br />Heat-treated rail can last up to three times longer than standard rail when used in high wear conditions such as heavy traffic, high axle loads or tight curves.<br /><br />The newly opened facility will allow Tata Steel to more than double its annual output of heat-treated rail from 55,000 to 125,000 tonnes.</p>