Rourkela Steel Plant registers record production in Nov

Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has recorded the best-ever monthly production of hot metal and crude steel in November, since the inception of the plant in 1958.

During the month of November, 2010, RSP registered a production of 2,00,029 tonnes hot metal from its four blast furnaces, 1,89,850 tonnes of crude steel from its steel melting shops and 1,62,855 tonnes of steel, an official RSP release said today.

These figures represent capacity utilisation of nearly 122 per cent, 122 per cent and 119 per cent, respectively, which also indicates growth of three per cent, four per cent and 21 per cent over November, 2009, the release said.

 

It added that the monthly target for November envisaged in the Annual Performance Plan (APP) has been surpassed in several production centres that included ore bedding and blending plant, Coke ovens, total sinter, hot metal, total crude steel, hot rolled coils (total), Hot rolled coils (for sale), hot rolled plates, CRNO and steel for sale.

During April-November, 2010, the steel plant's hot metal output reached 1,539 million tonnes, crude steel production touched 1,433 million tonnes, saleable steel output stood at 1,327 million tonnes and dispatch of steel reached 1,316 million tonnes with capacity utilisation of 115 per cent, 113 per cent and 119 per cent, respectively.

The figure of hot metal, crude steel and dispatch of steel were the best for any April-November period since the inception of the steel plant, the release said.

Simultaneously, RSP's finishing mills recorded best ever April-November performance in the production of hot rolled coils (total), hot rolled coils (for sale).

Hot Rolled plate and CRNO steel, other finished products like Electric Resistance Weld (ERW) pipes, Spiral Weld (SW) pipes, Cold Rolled Sheet and galvanised sheets also registered impressive performance during April-November with significant growth over corresponding period last year.

RSP Managing Director S N Singh has congratulated the employees for achieving November production targets envisaged in the APP, the release added.