Finishing Division Improvement Program

• 5-year, 3-phase, $700 million Hamilton finishing division revamp:

cold rolling, galvanizing, tinplating, pickling, annealing and tempering

• 3 new facilities; 8 facilities shut down; 9 facilities upgraded

• Phase 1, $384 million, began in 2003

• Completed upgrade of #1 Coupled Pickle Line Cold Mill (CPCM) in December 2003

• Benefits:

  • improve product mix
  • enhance quality
  • reduce costs
  • increase shipments
  • improve customer service

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