Steel Service Centres Minimising Costs, Maximising Productivity In the current competitive scenario, Steel Service Centres are emerging as the key differentiator for businesses Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMS), intheir quest for gaininga competitive edge are driving down their supply chain costs among other measures of cost reduction, Steel consuming industries lke ‘Automotive Manufacturers, White Goods, Construction - to name a {few ~ are all insisting on reducing inventory holding and processing costs and thus demanding customised order fulfilment with accuracy and just-in-time (JIT) supplies. ‘A Service Centre thus is a win-win proposition for both steel mills and steel users. From the steel mills supplier's petspective, it provides value-added products that support higher revenue realisation. Itallows them to focus on core competency at the mill end while the service centre can focus on serving specific needs of customers. Itreducas warehousing related costs. From the user's perspective, it means outsourcing of material procurement and process activities to reduce costs. It also means procuring blanks / slits on JIT basis and thereby optimising inventory levels and holding costs. Inorder to cater to these requirements, Essar Stee!has augmentedits service centre capacity in India to more than 2.5 million tons per annum (MTPA) by rolling out 4 state-of-the-art Service Centre {aclities, These are located at key automotive and industrial clusters of Pune, Chennai, the NCR region and Hazira. Each of these Service Centres carry more than enough steel inventory at any point in time to cater to ragular, urgent and complex needs of the customers. Essar Steel service centres have a fully integrated and efficient supply chain which is linked with upstream steel making facilities and further backed by ERPs such as SAP and i Essar Steol's customer-focused MIS helps in material traceability and optimises the overall supply chain.Essar Steel Service Centres Quality Steel Cut to Perfection - On Time, On Cost We understand that each customer's needs are unique, and we work with manufacturers either on individual projects or on long term programmes with ‘guaranteed pricing and delivery. All our service centres are equipped with adequate power backup so that production isnathampered during power shortages. All Essar Steel Service Centres run on a strong IT backbone of highly-integrated advanced solutions comprising of SAP, i2, JDA and some internally developed Intellectual Properties that provide end-to-end vsiilty of orders, The same extends to all business activities for highly optimised plant operations totally focused on timely fulfilment ofall customer commitments. Responsive, Personalised Service Essar Stee! has the largest and the youngest stee! service centre chain in India, Each Service Centres, ‘manned and is supported by an equally young and responsive team, who work round the clock to redefine the standards of customer service. (Our services are customer-sensitive and highly flexible. We create tailor-made steel supply solutions to enable our customers to reduce procurement costs and co-ordination costs. The service will serve 1s a one-stop customised steel facility, eliminating the expense and hassles of working with muttiple vendors. Needless to say, we are open 24/7. This means whatever isthe hour, we are always there to serve the critical needs of our customers. Our quick response time allows us to meet the tightest of deadlines. Ourgrowinglistof customers will vouch for this, ‘Supply Chain and Delivery Allour Service Centres have fully integrated and efficient supply chain whichis linked with upstream stee! making facies, backed by SAP ‘andi ERP technologies which enable greater visibilly and raceabilty of your shipment. These resources are supported by Essar Logistics Limited, our own logistics division. This enables us to instantly check order status and stack availabilty, minimise order lead times and ‘maintain rapid and lable delivery Essar has developed for the frst time in India, its very own fleet of dedicated trailers thats fited with GPS systems andis avallable 24/7| This helps us track the movernent ‘of our trailers, not ust from our plants to our service centres, but also from our service centres to your factor. In shor, we track the movernent of your deliveries right from the raw material stage. We believe in the maxim "time is money’ * Processing capacity up to yield stress of 750 MPa + Capacity of processing from 0.30 mm thickness to 22 mm thickness + Ability to process all kinds of materials including carbon steel, all kinds of coated, stainless, steel etc. + TS 16949 certified facilitiesProduction Lines Cut to Length (Our cutting lines are versatile and can perform a variety of functions like uncoling, leveling, gauging, cross-cutting and stacking. Our lines are used to process cold rolled and hot rolled steol varieties. We are equipped to provide large numbers of accurate steel piates of awide range of thicknesses and engths to ‘meet the strictest oflength tolerances. ‘Cold Rolled ‘Wath Range Thickness Range ‘Width Range 1.2mm—16 mm 500 mm—2,000mm 0.80mm—32mm 30mm ~1,625 mm Wide Cut-to-Length 200 Slitting Lines ‘Our siting lines are capable of producing sit coils of any width, thickness and weight. Alter stee!passes through the processes of ‘uncoiling, shearing and sitting, the output is superior quality lt coils with signticantly higher levels of productivity, which goes a Jong way in providing our customers with a competitive edge in their market Cold Rolled Width Range Thickness Range Wieth RangeIt fs rocommended that all plates and structural stoe! should be shol blasted fo remove any contaminants ike mill scales and rust. Ourstate-of-tne-art shot lasting machines are equipped clean, strip, smoothen and polish the surface, thus improving the surface ofthe steel ‘An increasing number of businesses are shot blasting their steel before the manufacture process for that perfect finish and ‘enhanced durabilty - increasing appearance and value. CR Slitting Line sit cols 30~1,625 0.08 -0.13 03-32 200-4000 020-030 ‘Shot Blasting Line 60-200 1000~2,000 2,500~ 12,500 - Total Cac ovr 25 UTPA HR sitting Line Sit Cols 12-12 025-05 or 10-40 Line 200,000 20-160 500~2,000 1,000 12,000 (As per Customer) Total Capac ot 25 MTPAWe are the only service centre operation in india to use PVC straps as an innovative packaging option. PVC straps help reduce material ‘damage especially in the case of thinner sized sheets, Plyoated Angle Beard in 1D and OD attr 2nd layer Longton eae senda Customer SpeakFeel the Essar Steel Service Centre Difference ESSAR Essar House, 11, K.K. Marg, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai - 400 034. 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