The first rake of 40 wagons of 8mm TMT coils produced from IISCO Steel Plant’s CONCAST Steel Billets was dispatched to Durgapur Steel Exchange Yard.
The consignment that amounted to 2209.87 Metric Tonnes will be further dispatched to customers, mainly of the Eastern region. The TMT coils were rolled out of Billets of size 150 mm X 150 mm X 12 mm, now being produced from modern Continuous Casting Plants at Burnpur itself. A total of 3766 Metric Tonnes of coils have been produced so far from the Mill and have got wide acceptance from customers.
Congratulating the employees, Executive Director in Charge Ishwar Chandra Sahu said that since there is heavy demand for these earth quake resistant TMT bars, sustained production will help IISCO Steel Plant to augment its market share for these products. The production of TMT Bars had begun from the new Wire Rod Mill for the first time last year on 9th January but from Billets of Durgapur Steel Plant after a series of stringent inspection and test of the manufacturing facilities.
Since its first dispatch of 8mm TMT coils then, the Mill has achieved significant milestones, both in quality and quantity. It is only now that Billets produced at IISCO Steel Plant have been used to produce TMT coils. Commissioned in August, 2012 the Wire Rod Mill with an annual production capacity of 0.5 Million Tonnes, is having IS:7887:1992 license of the BIS(Bureau of Indian Standards). With a top notch speed of 115 meters per second, this is one of the fastest Mills in the world capable of producing cold headed quality steel for fasteners, critical wire rope applications and special quality electrodes.
The product portfolio offers variable size ranging from 5.5 to 22.0 mm diameter in low, medium and high Carbon steel.