Bhubaneswar, Aug. 4 -- The Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), a unit of SAIL, has reported outstanding operational performances in several of its key units during the April-July period of the 2025-26 financial year.
According to RSP sources, Blast Furnace-5 (BF-5), named 'Durga,' recorded its best-ever April-July performance by producing an impressive 10,37,844 tonnes of hot metal. This surpasses its previous record of 9,67,097 tonnes achieved during the same period in 2023.
Similarly, Blast Furnace-1 (BF-1), 'Parvati,' achieved its highest-ever April-July production with 3,61,774 tonnes, exceeding its earlier record of 3,16,199 tonnes set in 2021. Notably, BF-1 also logged its best-ever July performance by tapping 94,015 tonnes of hot metal.
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