Finished-steel facilities delivered equally notable results. Both the Plate Mill and the New Plate Mill posted their best quarterly performances, and HR plate output from the Sheet Shearing Line of the Hot Strip Mill also achieved record quarterly production. The New Plate Mill produced 2,66,263 tonnes of plate in Q1, an 11.6% year-on-year growth,  while HR plate output from the Sheet Shearing Line rose by 14.9% to 82,514 tonnes, reflecting healthy growth in high-value product segments. Operational improvements helped maximize the road despatch coefficient, delivering a record June road despatch of 48,564 tonnes. RSP also achieved its highest April–June direct despatch figures of 8,27,871 tonnes, surpassing the previous best of 7,95,521 tonnes.

By prioritizing both road and direct despatch, RSP has also reinforced its focus on working capital optimization. High contributions from value-added segments such as Plate Mill and HR plate production have positively impacted the plant’s bottom line.

Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), a flagship unit of Maharatna Steel Conglomerate, SAIL, concluded the calendar year 2025 with a string of remarkable achievements in key production units, demonstrating its best-ever performance for any calendar year. The year also witnessed commencement of slab casting from of Caster-4 of Steel Melting Shop-2 on 13^th October, 2025.

The Blast Furnace-5 ‘Durga’ produced 32,39,390 tons of Hot Metal in 2025 to register its best calendar year performance improving upon its earlier best figure of 30,72,786 tons achieved in 2024. Similarly, the Blast Furnace-1 tapped 10,62,722 tons of Hot Metal to clock its best annual performance with a growth of 8.9% over the previous calendar year 2024. The Hot Strip Mill-2 rolled 26,54,530 tons of HR Coils to achieve its best calendar year performance thereby improving upon its earlier best performance of 25,23,587 tons achieved in 2024. The Sheet Shearing Line also produced 3,16,582 tons of HR Plates to clock its best calendar year record with a growth of 39.3% over the previous year. The New Plate Mill registered its best calendar year performance by rolling 9,75,133 tons of plates and exceeding its earlier best figure of 9,47,778 tons achieved in 2024. The Sintering Plant-3 produced 37,45,069 tons of sinter to register its best annual performance surpassing the earlier best record of 37,30,532 tons achieved in 2021.

With 32,11,017 tons direct dispatch and 6,17,396 tons road dispatch, RSP achieved a growth of 11% and 19% over the previous year respectively.

In the techno-economics area also, RSP exhibited record performances with sustained focus on reducing input cost. The coal to hot metal ratio was all time best 0.882 while the shop coke rate stood at all time best figure of 385 Kgs. The Coke Rate of BF-5 was an all time best of 368 Kgs. The year also witnessed record improvements in different areas. A best yearly average ladle life of 147.5 heats was achieved in CCM-II. The SMS-2 Converters also achieved Best-ever yearly average life of 7,734.5 heats.

Mr. Kumar congratulated the contractor workers for their exemplary performance and urged them to continue the good work to keep up the performance of the Department and the plant.

The jobs for which the awards were given were segregation, dismantling and dismounting of work rolls and back up roll chocks and their proper stacking for auction or final disposal, fixing lock plated in Plate Mill work roll chocks clamp ring by bolting system, developing ‘C’ clamp arrangement in Hot Strip Mill – 2 Roll Shop for Jib Crane hoist and maintaining highest standard of cleanliness in Hot Strip Mill – 2 Roll Shop unit.

The event was co-ordinated by Mr. M Maharana.