SAIL posts best ever hot metal production in a single day

Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) has clocked its best ever Hot Metal production in a single day at 55282 Tonnes on 13th December. The Company is ramping up production from new units and is focussed on operating at its rated capacity after the commissioning of all its new blast furnaces at three of its integrated steel plants – Durga, Rourkela Steel Plant, Kalyani, IISCO Steel Plant and Mahamaya, Bhilai Steel Plant. SAIL’s previous best production was of 54786 Tonnes was achieved on 24thNovember this year.

Along with the Company’s best ever production, SAIL’s Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) also set a new benchmark by producing 13051 Tonnes of Hot Metal on 13th December 2018. The previous best of 12622 tonnes was recorded on 8th June 2018.