SAIL Planned to Invest Its No.5 Blast Furnace at Its Rourkela Steelworks

Reportedly, Indian Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) planned to invest its No.5 blast furnace at its Rourkela steelworks in the eastern state of Odisha and it expected to commission the new project by taly’s Danieli and India’s Tata by end-March/early-April this year.

The new project will design an annual hot metal production capacity to 2.8 million tons which is among the largest steel producers in India.

Meanwhile, the new project will be able to increase its annual crude steelmaking production capacity to 4.2 million tons.

Nevertheless, the company acknowledged this expansion was initially scheduled for completion by the end of March 31 and it expected to be completed during the April 2013-March 2014, according to the company said.