Durgapur Steel Plant, a unit of SAIL, recorded an all-time high performance in 2012-13. Output of hot metal, crude steel and saleable steel grew 7 per cent, 6 per cent and 5 per cent, respectively.
Production of special steel and supply of wheels and axles were up by 16 per cent and 9 per cent respectively. Continuous casting, blend mix and sinter were also up.
The production figures exceeded annual targets for all areas of production. The plant has also recorded the best ever techno-economic performance in important parameters such as blast furnace productivity, sinter plant productivity, total metallic input, specific water consumption and manpower productivity.
According to P. K. Singh, CEO of DSP, the record-breaking performance in financial year 2012-13 “sets a new trend in DSP for the coming years”.