Teesside Cast Products

The products made at Teesside are exported around the world to a consortium of international businesses including, Dongkuk Steel, Duuferco, Imsa and Marcegaglia.

The business produces technically sophisticated steel in the shape of slabs. The precision steel that is made at Teesside falls into three main categories 1 Plain carbon manganese steels 2 Low alloy steels and 3 Special steels. TCP can produce steel slabs that can be rolled to make plate or sections – commonly used in construction, bridge building and ship building – and we also make slab for the strip market where it is rolled to a thin gauge and eventually used to make items such as car bodies or panels for domestic appliances.

Teesside site

The Teesside site measures some 3,000 acres. It is home to three key areas: Redcar where the ironmaking process takes place, Lackenby known for its steel making and beam mill capabilities and Cleveland's coke ovens.

Ironmaking started in Teesside during the 16th century at Rievaulx Abbey, and in 1837, Middlesbrough Ironworks opened. At one time there were over 100 blast furnaces along the River Tees producing 2.5 million tonnes of iron each year. Today, one blast furnace at Redcar produces 3.5 million tonnes of iron each year.

Steel made from Teesside can be seen in structures all around the world, from Canary Wharf in London to the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia.