Team News Riveting
Raipur, December 4
SAIL-Bhilai Steel Plant concluded the first eight months of current fiscal year from April to Nov 21 with best ever performances in several areas.
The Plant recorded its best finished steel production of 2,406,298 Tonnes (T) for the period as against previous best of 2,400,660 T recorded in April to Nov period of fiscal year 2008-09. Best ever saleable steel production of 3,013,451 T was recorded for the period as against previous best of 3,012,506 T recorded in April to November period of fiscal year 2013-14.
Loading for direct despatches at 1,645,459 T and loading of saleable steel at 3,059,677 T during April to Nov 21 period were also the best ever since inception, surpassing previous best of 1,356,959 T in FY 2019-20 and 2,990,452 T in FY 2013-14, respectively.
Total sinter production from SP 3 at 3,312,313 T has been the best ever for the period, surpassing previous best of 3,155,461 in April to Nov period of fiscal 2019-20. Blast Furnace 8 recorded its highest hot metal production of 1,684,232 T during the period, surpassing previous best of 1,599,981 recorded in corresponding period of last fiscal 2020-21.
Modex unit, Steel Melting Shop 3 has recorded best ever cast steel production of 1,731,505 T, best ever cast billet production of 1,057,134 T and best ever cast bloom production of 674,371 T for April to Nov period as against previous best of 1,306,961 T, 755,938 T and 550,694 T, respectively during corresponding period of last fiscal 2020-21.
Universal Rail Mill recorded best ever finished rail production of 459,770 T and highest prime rail production of 410,523 T for April to Nov period as against previous best figures of 445,712 T and 399,641 T, respectively during corresponding period of last fiscal 2020-21.
Bar & Rod Mill, another Modex unit recorded its best ever production of 4,59,132 T for April to Nov period as against previous best of 197,893 T during corresponding period of last fiscal 2020-21.
The Plant’s Plate Mill too recorded its best ever production of 78,462 T of boiler quality plates during the period, surpassing previous best of 69,950 T during April to Nov period of fiscal year 2017-18.
Total metallic charge at SMS 3 saw a high of 1119 kg/T against the previous record of 1127 Kg/T achieved in fiscal year 2020-21.
Anirban Dasgupta, Director I/c, Anjani Kumar, ED (Works), and other senior officials congratulated all the departments for putting up an excellent performance in April to Nov 2021.
