RSP registers all time best performance in July

Bhubaneswar, Aug 03 (UNI) The Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), a unit of Steel Authority of India Limited, commenced the second quarter of 2007-08 registering best performance for any month of July since inception of the plant.

According to a RSP release today, during the month, Hot Metal production from blast furnaces went up to 1,91,347 tonnes, crude steel output stood at 1,76,108 tonnes and total Saleable Steel output touched 1,82,747 tonnes.

At the same time these units achieved exceptional capacity utilisation of 113 per cent in Hot Metal, 109 per cent in Crude Steel and an impressive 129 per cent in Saleable Steel.

Besides, the dispatch of steel was the highest compared to any month of July with 1,84,674 tonnes, registering a growth of 19 per cent as compared to July 2006.

It was noteworthy that the achievement in Saleable Steel production and dispatch of steel was 102 per cent and 103 per cent respectively of the Annual Performance Plan for July.

UNI