The Business Bytes
TBB BUREAU
ROURKELA, OCT 26, 2022
In an attempt to further expand and enrich the product basket of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) and meet market expectations, the Hot Strip Mill-2 of RSP has successfully rolled out HR coils in SAILCOR grade with 1250 mm width and 2.0 mm thickness for the first time on Tuesday. The HSM-2 collective is committed to further fine tune and stabilize the product.
Equipped with cutting edge technologies and operated by a team of highly motivated technocrats, the HSM-2 has been making relentless efforts to develop newer grades with customized specifications to cater to the niche market segments, RSP said in a statement.
Earlier, the HSM-2 has been successful in rolling HR Coils up to 3-millimetre thickness in the same category. HSM-2 has also carried out trial rolling of MC40, API X70 and rolling of coil with 2000 mm of width and up to 5 mm thickness and wider LPG coil with 1680 mm width, it added.
The Hot Strip Mill-2 with 3 Million Tonne per annum (MTPA) capacity is a state-of-the-art mill with few parallels in India and will be producing world-class hot rolled (HR) coils. With high level of automation, this mill has the potential to produce coils of Carbon Structural Steel, High Strength Low Alloy (HSLA) steel, High Carbon Steel, LPG Cylinder Steel, Low Alloy Steel, API (up to X100) Pipe Steel and Auto-grade steel. Equipped with the latest and sophisticated technology, the Mill has the ability to meet the stringent requirements of the customers in terms of quality, finish, dimensions and other parameters.
