Bhilai Steel Plant, the flagship plant of Maharatna SAIl, has registered a growth of 1.6 per cent, 0.8 per cent and 1.7 per cent in cumulative hot metal, crude steel and saleable steel production respectively in eight-month period from April to November of the current fiscal 2013-14 over the corresponding period last year.
“The Plant recorded its best ever Saleable Steel production of 3.01 million tonnes (MT) for the April to November period, surpassing the previous best of 2.98 MT in 2010-11,’’ a Press statement of the plant informed on Monday. The statement added that loading of 2.99 MT Saleable Steel has also been best ever, surpassing the previous best of 2.97 million tonnes respectively achieved in 2010-11.
The production of cast steel at SMS-2 during the April to Nov. period has also been the best ever at 1.85 MT, surpassing the previous best of 1.80 million tonnes in 2012-13. Both in hot metal and saleable steel production, the plant has achieved ABP targets. Production of 1.48 lakh tonnes of high tensile plates in April to November ’13 has also been the best ever for the period, surpassing the previous best of 1.15 lakh tonnes in 2008-09. Production of 1.93 lakh tonnes of 26 metre rails for Indian Railways has also been the best ever for the period, surpassing the previous best of 1.69 lakh tonnes in 2009-10.
In the area of techno-economics, the Plant has achieved its best ever Energy Rate of 6.463 G Cal per tonne of crude steel produced in the April to November 2013 period as against the previous best of 6.537 G Cal/TCS recorded in 2008-09. labour productivity at 350.7 tonnes/man-year has also been the best ever surpassing the previous best of 334.2 in the same period of 2012-13. As many as 10,193 heats were processed through ladle Furnace as against 9,700 heats in 2012-13. As many as 9,511 heats were processed through RH Degasser as against 8,773 heats in 2012-13.
In the month of November’13, the Plant achieved a fulfillment of 110.8 percent, 109.3 per cent and 101.4 per cent of ABP in Hot Metal, Crude Steel and Saleable Steel production, respectively. loading of 42,292 T of CC Slabs to sister plants of SAIl as Inter-plant Transfer (IPT) was the best ever monthly performance surpassing the previous best of 37,953 T in Jan’13. labour Productivity of 360.5 Tonne/Man/Year in Nov 13 was also the best as against 357.3 T/Man/Yr recorded in September’13.