Steel Authority of India limited (SAIl) has operationalised the new integrated steelmaking facilities under the ongoing modernisation and expansion programme at Rourkela Steel Plant.
Union Minister of Steel and Mines Narendra Singh Tomar made his maiden visit to Rourkela Steel Plant on Sunday to witness the integrated functioning of the modernised plant. Minister also 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.