Bhubaneswar, Oct. 4 -- The Blast Furnaces of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) have set new production records during the first half (H1) of the current financial year 2025-26.
Blast Furnace-1 and Blast Furnace-5 produced 5,55,524 tonnes and 15,93,968 tonnes of hot metal respectively in the first six months, registering their best-ever April-September performance.
The state-of-the-art Hot Strip Mill-2 (HSM-2) operated in tandem, rolling 13,05,557 tonnes of HR coils during the same period ,its best-ever H1 performance, marking a growth of 3.2 percent over the corresponding period last year (CPLY).
The Sheet Shearing Line (SSL) also recorded its best H1 performance with a production of 1,52,415 tonnes. The New Plate Mill (NPM) rolled 5,03,933 ton...