Amounting to a total of €17.2 million, the main improvements resulting from these investments are related to product quality, internal logistics and customer service. The investments include a new tinplate inspection line, an upgrade of the roll shop, the revamping of hot-rolled coil yard #15, the revamping of the electrical system of galvanising line #2 and several mechanical improvements in the pickling line.

In addition to these investments, the Group intends to start-up coke oven batteries 7 & 8 in Avilés by mid-November, following their hot shutdown in December 2011, due to the fall in steel demand in Spain and Europe.