RSP registers all time record in August

By Staff
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Google Oneindia News

Rourkela, Sep 2 (UNI) Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), a unit of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), continued its momentum achieving record production in sinter, hot metal, crude steel and saleable steel in August of this current fiscal.

The company produced 2,79,514 tonnes of sinter,1,78,643 tonnes of hot metal, 1,66,780 tonnes of crude steel and 1,94,508 tonnes of saleable steel during the last month.

These production figures also represent capacity utilisation of 107 per cent, 105 per cent, 103 per cent and 137 per cent respectively.

Similarly, best-ever production was also achieved in Hot Rolled Coils at 1,51,294 tonnes, Hot Rolled Coils for sale at 79,830 tonnes, Plates (from Plate Mill) at 43,786 tonnes, Hot Rolled Plates at 28,999 tonnes and Silicon Steel at 7,153 tonnes registering more than 100 per cent fulfillment of Annual Performance Plan for these finished products for the month.

The steel plant dispatched 1,74,183 tonnes of steel, which was also nearly 24 per cent higher, compared to the same period in 2005.

Based on its August performance, RSP all time best production levels for the April-August period in major areas like Sinter: 1.398 million tonnes, Hot Metal: 0.874 million tonnes, Total Saleable Steel: 0.813 million tonnes as well as Dispatch of steel: 0.768 million tonnes.

All-time best April-August performance was also achieved in Finished Products like Hot Rolled Coils (for sale): 2,97,868 tonnes, Hot Rolled Plates: 1,30,082 tonnes and CRNO steel: 32273 tonnes.

RSP, has been pursuing the objective of higher capacity utilisation to bring down the production cost and improve its profit margin.

During April-August this fiscal, production in key areas like Hot Metal, Crude Steel and Total Saleable Steel, maintained production levels at 112 per cent, 101 per cent and 116 per cent of rated capacity.

UNI

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