SAIl raises awareness on steel

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Steel Authority of India limited will showcase  the new modernised units, diverse product basket, upcoming products and adoption of energy efficient modern technologies used in its integrated steel plants through various panels and model designs at the Momentum Jharkhand.

State’s maiden Global Investors Summit to take place on 16th and 17th February will see participation from all major sectors of the economy including steel, power, telecom, IT, textiles, etc.

Among SAIl’s the five integrated steel plants, company’s Bokaro Steel Plant is in Jharkhand producing GP Sheets/ Coils, GC Sheets, Galvanealed Steel, HR Coils, HR Sheet / Plates, CR Coils/ Sheets, Slabs, Pig iron & Coal Chemicals. The new state-of-the-art cold rolling mill at Bokaro has a production capacity of about 1.2 MTPA.

The mill’s advanced operational technology will ensure excellent surface quality and the dimensional accuracy will get better in the products.

SAIl’s advanced research centre, training institute and centre of engineering — RDCIS, MTI and CET are also based in the state, in Ranchi, through which the company has developed a networking synergy with Jharkhand Institutes such as BIT MESRA, NIFFT, NMl etc. for propagation of scientific temper in Jharkhand. SAIl patronises the NHRD network in Jharkhand for honing managerial capabilities in Jharkhand and provides vocational trainings to around 150 deserving students of Jharkhand.

SAIl has participated in several other exhibitions under Ministry of Steel including Vibrant Gujarat, India International Trade Fair IITF), laghu Udyog Bharti etc. Through these participations the company not only showcases its products, technologies and marketing network but also raises awareness about benefits of steel use and promotes steel usage.

The SAIl pavilion at Vibrant Gujarat had drawn huge footfall to it and IITF SAIl stall witnessed more than two lakh visitors. Various visitor engagement events related to steel were also organised at SAIl stalls during these exhibitions.

Also, SAIl has once again become true force in transforming the nation by supplying steel to ISRO for the launch of a record 104 satellites in a single rocket on 15th February.

In this scientific feat SAIl’s Salem Steel Plant (SSP) has played an important part by way of providing  high quality  stainless steel  for the fuel and oxidiser tanks used in the launch vehicle. SAIl SSP has supplied steel for the iconic Chandrayan and Mangalyan missions too.

With this feat of ISRO, India now becomes the first country to script history after launching these record number of satellites in a single rocket.

ISRO’s workhorse rocket PSlV created the record today by launching 104 satellites in a single mission from the state-of-the-art space centre at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

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