RSP records best-ever annual production in 2013-14

Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) today said it has achieved the best ever figures in key production areas in 2013-14 and produced 25,38,322 tonnes of hot Metal, a growth of 7.3 per cent over the previous year.
Similarly, crude steel output was up 3.8 per cent at 22,91,340 tonnes and saleable steel output rose by 4.8 per cent at 22,48,247 tonnes, RSP said in a release.
Besides, RSP achieved more than 100 per cent capacity utilisation in all the three key production areas -- hot metal (127.2 per cent), crude steel (120.6 per cent) and saleable steel (134.5 per cent), it said.

By producing 37,62,875 tonnes of sinter, the plant clocked growth of 4 per cent year-on-year -- its best-ever performance.
In the last fiscal, RSP made significant progress in the area of projects implementation, the release said.
Country's largest blast furnace 'Durga' was operationalised in August. The new Coke Oven Batery-6 along with new Coal Handling Plant, Coke Dry Cooling Plant and new Coal Chemicals Department were inaugurated in the month of June while the new Continuous Slab Caster-3 was inaugurated in August by SAIL Chairman C S Verma.
In a message, RSP CRO G S Prasad said, "We need to remind ourselves that every great success which comes our way comes with the added responsibility of sustaining our performance and constantly striving to reach higher levels".