SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has set new records in production of Hot Metal, Crude Steel and Saleable Steel in the first 7 months of FY 2023-24. The state-of-the-art hot strip mill-2 achieved the best monthly production in October 2023 by rolling 2,26,475 tonnes of HR coils. The ultra-modern mill also created a new single-day record by rolling 9,615 tonnes of slabs and producing 9,370 tonnes of HR coils on 30th October 2023. The Pipe Plant (ERW) made a new single day record by making 575 tonnes of pipes on 15th October.
Nov 5, 2023
Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), a subsidiary of the Steel Authority of India (SAIL), has achieved remarkable production growth in the first seven months of the current fiscal year (FY 2023-24). The plant has surpassed its previous best records in Hot Metal, Crude Steel, and Saleable Steel production, demonstrating its continued commitment to excellence and growth. Atanu Bhowmick, Director in charge of RSP, congratulated the entire team and emphasized the importance of producing more customized value-added products alongside the increased volume of production to enhance the profitability of the plant.
The plant made 25,99,262 tons of hot metal exceeding the previous fiscal by 4.6 percent. Additionally, the plant exceeded the crude steel production by 3.2 percent by producing 23,96,779 tons. Furthermore, 24,29,833 tons of saleable steel was made and exceeded the last fiscal by 12.7 percent. Cumulative APP targets were also achieved/surpassed in key areas such as coke ovens, sinter plants, blast furnace-5, plate mill plates, HR plates from HSM-1, and SW pipes. Besides, in October 2023 hot strip mill-2 set a new monthly production benchmark of 2,26,475 tons.
The plant achieved an all-time high production of 41,19,791 tonnes of sinter during the 1st seven months of the current fiscal. The combined power generation of 70.89 megawatts, from the CPP-1 and CPP-3, was their best-ever performance for any 1st seven months of a fiscal year. The state-of-the-art hot strip mill-2 also achieved the best monthly production in October 2023 by rolling 2,26,475 tonnes of HR coils. The ultra-modern mill also created a new single-day record by rolling 9,615 tonnes of slabs and producing 9,370 tonnes of HR coils on 30th October 2023. The Pipe Plant (ERW) made a new single day record by making 575 tonnes of pipes on 15th October.
