On December 14, 2023, India's leading steel producer, Bhilai Steel Plant, broke a major milestone of 5 million metric tons, marking a first in the field of steel production. This remarkable achievement reflects the rapid growth of the facility, surpassing previous records.
The year 2023 was marked by the highest finished steel production ever seen, reaching 5.26 million metric tons, significantly surpassing the previous best of 4.66 million metric tons in 2022. Additionally, the loading of 5.23 million metric tons for shipments exceeded the previous year and set a new benchmark; It surpassed the record of 4.68 million metric tons set in 2021.
The facility surpassed long-standing records for hot metal and crude steel production. The company achieved its highest ever hot metal production of 5.93 million metric tons, eclipsing the 2010 high of 5.52 million metric tons. This included peak production of 2.66 million metric tons, exceeding blast furnace 8's 2.55 million metric tons. Additionally, the blast furnaces set a new coal dust injection rate record of 121 kg per metric ton of hot metal.
The facility's crude steel production also reached an all-time high of 5.63 million metric tons in 2023, surpassing the previous record of 5.24 million metric tons in 2009. This remarkable achievement was made possible by Steel Melting Shop 3's best-ever production of 3.39 million metric tons; This includes their significant production of bulk billets.
The facility demonstrated its capabilities in rail production with its Modex unit Universal Rail Mill, recording its highest ever Prime Rail Production of 0.834 million metric tons, surpassing the 0.741 million metric tons achieved in 2022.
While Rod succeeded, achieving the highest final production ever of 0.969 million metric tons, the Plate Factory also broke records in special steel plate production.
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