Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP), the flagship entity of the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), has recorded its best ever April-November performance in production of plates and long rails.
The plant recorded its best ever production of finished plates including high tensile (HT) plates, both for domestic sales and export, loading of long rails and loading of saleable steel for direct dispatches, a statement issued by the company said.
The plant’s plate mill recorded production of 858,900 tonnes of finished plates against its previous best of 855,300 tonnes recorded in the same period back in FY 2008. The mill produced 164,000 tonnes of HT plates, up from its previous best of 1,48,600 tonnes in the corresponding period in FY14.
The performance also included highest ever production 121,900 tonnes of HT plates for domestic sales and 42,100 tonnes for export, against previous best figures of 107,200 and 41,500 tonnes, respectively, recorded in April-November, FY14.
The loading of 100,000 tonnes of long rails for Indian Railways has been the best ever for April to November period as against previous best of 93,900 tonnes recorded in FY13, the company statement said.
Loading of 12,02,900 tonnes of steel for direct dispatches is also the best ever for the period. The previous best figure for the same was 11,22,500 tonnes recorded in the same period last fiscal.
Source: Business Standard
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