Bhubaneswar, Jan 3 (.) Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), a flagship unit of the Maharatna Steel Conglomerate SAIL, registered a series of remarkable achievements in its key production units in 2025, marking its best-ever performance for any calendar year.
The year also witnessed the commencement of slab casting from Caster-4 of Steel Melting Shop-2 on October 13, 2025. Blast Furnace-5 ‘Durga’ produced 32,39,390 tons of Hot Metal, surpassing its previous best of 30,72,786 tons in 2024. Similarly, Blast Furnace-1 tapped 10,62,722 tons of Hot Metal, achieving an 8.9% growth over the previous year.
Hot Strip Mill-2 rolled 26,54,530 tons of HR Coils, improving upon its earlier best of 25,23,587 tons achieved in 2024. The Sheet Shearing Line produced 3,16,582 tons of HR Plates, registering a 39.3% growth over the previous year.
The New Plate Mill rolled 9,75,133 tons of plates, exceeding its earlier best figure of 9,47,778 tons achieved in 2024. Sintering Plant-3 produced 37,45,069 tons of sinter, surpassing the previous record of 37,30,532 tons achieved in 2021.
With 32,11,017 tons of direct dispatch and 6,17,396 tons of road dispatch, RSP achieved growth of 11% and 19% respectively over the previous year.
In the techno-economic area, the plant exhibited record performances with a sustained focus on reducing input costs. The coal-to-hot metal ratio reached an all-time best of 0.882, while the shop coke rate stood at 385 kg, and the coke rate of BF-5 was an all-time best of 368 kg.
The year also saw record improvements in operational areas. A best yearly average ladle life of 147.5 heats was achieved in CCM-II, while SMS-2 Converters recorded a best-ever yearly average life of 7,734.5 heats.
RSP’s 2025 performance demonstrates its continuous focus on productivity, cost efficiency, and technological excellence, setting new benchmarks in the Indian steel industry.
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