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Thai Cold Rolled Steel Sheet
Public Co., Ltd., or TCR, was established
in 1995 as a joint venture between SSI and
a number of leading Japanese companies, namely
NKK Corporation, Marubeni Corporation, Tomen
Corporation, Nichimen Corporation, Okura &
Co., Ltd., and Toyota Tsusho (Thailand) Co.,
Ltd..
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TCR was granted
investment privileges by the Board of Investment
to be the first company in Thailand to produce
cold-rolled steel sheet in coil. Costing over
13.5 billion baht, or approximately US$540
million, TCR's cold strip mill is located
in Bang Saphan District, Prachuap Khirikhan
Province. Production commenced in July 1997,
and the plant now has a capacity of 1.2 million
tonnes per year. The plant uses hot-rolled
steel sheet in coil as its raw material.
Cold-rolled steel sheet is used in the manufacture
of automobiles, electrical appliances, furniture,
packaging, and various types of coated steel,
and in construction. |
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