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Tata Steel seeks more takers for tailored blanks

Tata Steel estimates that tailored blanks make up 7 percent of automotive output by weight at its U.K. plant but 20 percent of the factory's revenue.
March 20, 2017 05:00 AM
Kevin EdgarTata's head of marketing for automotive

"What has developed is the speed and accuracy of the laser technology. There's a real economy of scale."

Tata Steel is aggressively pushing its higher-margin tailored blanks business in Europe to generate more income as steel imports from China cut into its business there.

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