This new rolling mill has been operation now for some time.
In addition, the iron and steel industry contemplate the construction of a cold rolling mill plant in the district.
There is unused liquid steel capacity upstream, and unused rolling mill capacity downstream.
The efficiency of the industry demanded that there should he one strip rolling mill.
Whilst this went on, a rolling mill had been kept idle for want of that steel.
Three wagon works, one steel rolling mill, a by-product plant and a cement and crushing works have ceased to operate.
In the last six months applications for permission to export a complete rolling mill and tinplating plant worth together over £10 million have had to be refused.
For instance, coal-fired reheating furnaces, whether they be for forge, rolling mill or press, are now being converted into gas or oil.
