CPE wins significant overseas order

21 Jul 2008

The contract, secured in the face of stiff global competition, comes after several years of tendering and negotiations and with strong support from CPE’s Indian representative S Krishnamurthi, Manager South India, Corus International India Pvt. Ltd. Final sealed tenders were revealed in early 2007, with final contract signing taking place in December 2007. Brian Stalker, International Sales Manager for CPE comments: “This is our first collaboration with Tata Projects Limited and so is important to us. The contract suits CPE’s skill sets entirely and includes supply of new moulds and top zones, mould oscillators and mould table, Tundish car frames, modified strand guide segments and enhanced secondary cooling spray systems. CPE is also responsible for replacing the process control and automation systems associated with the caster, as well as electrical works, including new electric motors and cabling.”

The No.2 bloom caster is one of six identical casters at VSP’s steel plant, which all share a common casting floor. As a turnkey contract, CPE’s responsibilities include the complete design, equipment supply, installation and commissioning of the modified bloom caster. CPE will lead the project, with its consortium partner Tata Projects Limited, a company based in Calcutta, India, handling some of the design, indigenous equipment sourcing and installation work.

Keith Shillam, Director at CNES, (pictured above, exchanging contracts with Mr A K Banerjee (Executive Director Projects, VSP) states: “CPE is the centre of excellence for casting technology within the Corus Group and has provided design, manufacturing, refurbishment, installation and development services for decades, for many external clients, as well as for our parent company. We are very proud to be associated with VSP, who clearly have great ambitions for growth. I hope this will be the beginning of a mutually rewarding relationship. This prestigious project also affords us a fantastic opportunity to develop real working relations with our Tata Projects and Tata Steel colleagues.”