Cyclone-hit RINL set to reach 100 per cent production soon

Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd today said it expects the production, which was hit by cyclone Hudhud, to reach 100 per cent in a short span of time.
All the rolling mills including the new Wire Rod Mill-2 have commenced production and the products have started reaching the market in various parts of the country, the company said in a release.
"Coordinated efforts have helped in bringing back the plant operations to normalcy. Some of the units have already reached 90 per cent of the present capacity in captive power plant, raw material handling plant and coke ovens etc, while Blast Furnaces and Steel Melt shop are at 60 per cent of the capacity and it will shortly reach to rated capacities," RINL said.

PSU has successfully restored its captive power generation to around 225 MW currently thereby reducing dependency on the state grid, it added.
The plant operations came to a grinding halt as there was no power supply for four days after cyclone Hudhud (on October 12) made a landfall at Visakhapatnam.
P Madhusudan, CMD, RINL said all necessary steps are being put in place to ramp up the production and reach the full capacities in Steel Melt Shop and Blast Furnaces within next one week time.