SAIL new integrated steelmaking facilities operationalized
With commencement of country’s second biggest Blast furnace ‘Durga’ in August 2013, RSP has more than doubled its Hot Metal Capacity from a level of 2 MTPA to 4.5 MTPA.
Union Minister of Steel and Mines Narendra Singh Tomar made his maiden visit to Rourkela Steel Plant on Feb 1 to witness the integrated functioning of the modernized Plant.
He was accompanied by Chairman SAIL, CS Verma, Joint Secretary, Steel, Sh Sunil Barthwal and other SAIL Directors.
During the visit, the Minister inaugurated the rolling facilities of the new 4300 mm wide state-of-the-art Plate Mill.
The new plate mill is one of the widest plate mills in the country with latest features enabling it to roll plates of very high strength (API X 100).
The mill includes advanced features like computerized control system for Plan View Rolling (PVR) process to maximize yield and high capacity levellers with hydraulic control to produce distortion free plates.
The mill has a capacity of 1.0 Million Tonne (MTPA) with provision for expanding it to 1.8 MTPA in future.
Addressing the workforce of RSP during his visit, Tomar said, “I am very happy to be here amongst the RSP collective. I want to congratulate them for putting their best foot forward for quick stabilization of all facilities. I am sure they will do their best for ramping up production from the newly operationalized facilities further to reap full benefits of the modernization.”
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