LONDON(Commodity Online): Tata Steel teams up with marine engineering and energy organisation, Team Humber Marine Alliance (THMA), as a part to develop the market for its steel products and services in the renewable energy sector.
THMA represents more than 140 companies from around the Humber region.
According to Phil Knowles, Commercial Manager for power generation and renewables at Tata Steel, the company has made major developments in the Humber region in the past 12 months including the creation of a dedicated wind tower hub in Scunthorpe which can process and distribute up to 200,000 tonnes each year of steel plate.
“Tata Steel is one such company, which is why we’re delighted to have the chance to work more closely with them, not just on potential future renewable energy projects, but in other sectors in which our members operate, including commercial shipping and offshore oil and gas,” said Mark O’Reilly, director, THMA, reported www.yorkshirepost.co.uk.
Tata Steel’s wind tower hub in Scunthorpe offers a wide range of services which includes shot-blasting, priming, cutting of plate to size and edge profiling ready for welding.
