Tata Steel has signed a five-year rail supply contract with SNCF which it hopes will create a “valuable foundation” for future orders.
The steel producer’s Hayange rail mill in northern France will continue to supply rail to SNCF, using steel from the company’s Scunthorpe works, for at least another five years under the deal.
Tata Steel will supply the majority of the 750,000 tonnes of rail that will be required by SNCF in that period. The contract includes an optional four-year extension.
Tata Steel’s rail sector head Gérard Glas said: “This contract will provide a valuable foundation for our future order book and keeps SNCF at the very heart of our focus for delivering customer satisfaction in terms of quality products and services.”
Hayange will supply rail lengths up to 108 metres. It will also supply its Sogenox rail solution, which allows a train’s location to be communicated through the track using electrical signals.
