Rourkela: Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has recorded its best ever performance in production of Hot Metal, Crude Steel and Saleable Steel and also highest ever dispatch of Saleable Steel in the first seven months of the current financial year ending on October 31, 2018. During the April-October 2018 period, RSP produced 2156778 tonnes of Hot Metal, which apart from being its finest performance is also a rise of 14.9 % over the corresponding period last year (CPLY). Similarly, production of Crude Steel and Saleable Steel touched all time high figures of 2061152 tonnes and 1865197 tonnes respectively, thereby recording growth of 13.6% and 11.5% respectively over CPLY.
Besides, the total Sinter production at 3471055 tonnes, total HR coil production at 973180 tonnes and Plate production from New Plate Mill at 489247 tonnes too were all time best figures clocked by Rourkela Steel Plant for the April-October period.