CAMP HILL, Pa., Nov. 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Harsco Corporation (NYSE: HSC) announced today that its Metals & Minerals division has entered into a multiyear contract with Celsa Group, one of the leading steel producers in Europe. The long-term agreement will span nine years with Celsa Barcelona and five years with the Cardiff operations.

Under the multiyear contract, Harsco will provide Celsa Barcelona with on-site slag handling and scrap management services. The slag handling will include activities for under-furnace digging, ladle wrecking, and hot slag transport. In addition, Harsco’s extensive scrap management experience will ensure the efficient transport of scrap between the internal and external scrapyards, and the effective management of both sites. Celsa Cardiff will be provided with on-site metal recovery and meltshop services.

“This is the start of an exciting new chapter between Harsco and the Celsa Group,” said Harsco Metals & Minerals Chief Operating Officer Russ Mitchell. “We are committed to adding value to our customer by delivering cost-effective solutions as efficiently as possible, while adhering to the highest of safety standards.”

About Celsa Group

CELSA Group™ (www.celsagroup.com) is a leading European steel company specializing in long steel products, as well as the most diversified and vertically integrated. The multinational consists of six large business groups, including steel mills, rolling mills, processing plants and distribution, service centers and recycling companies. With more than 9,400 direct and indirect employees, CELSA Group™ has more than 120 worksites around the world and is industrially present in Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

About Harsco Corporation

Harsco Corporation is a diversified industrial company providing a range of onsite services and engineered products to the global steel, energy and railway sectors.  Harsco’s common stock is a component of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index and the Russell 2000 Index.  Additional information can be found at www.harsco.com. 

Harsco’s Metals & Minerals division is the largest and most comprehensive provider of onsite material processing and environmental services to the global metals industry, with operations at over 130 customer sites across more than 32 countries.  The division is a technology partner to cleaner, more efficient metal production, providing customers with economically and environmentally viable solutions for the treatment and reuse of production waste streams.  Visit www.harsco-m.com to know more.