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Best ever production by Tata Steel’s blast furnace in November
Jamshedpur, December 04, 2008
Tata Steel completed its production in the month of November on a buoyant note, by showing a significant increase in its hot metal and crude steel production. The figures are appended below:
Production Performance (Provisional)
| Figures in ‘000 tonnes | |||
| Items |
November |
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|
2008 |
2007 |
% Change |
|
|
Hot Metal |
578 |
456 |
26.8 |
|
Crude Steel |
514 |
418 |
23.0 |
|
Saleable Steel |
407 |
422 |
-3.6 * |
*Due to planned major shutdown of Hot Strip Mill for upgradation.
Some of the Key Highlights in the month of November include -
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Blast Furnaces and Steel Melting Shops recorded their best ever production of 5, 78,400t Hot Metal and 5, 13,789 t Crude Steel respectively during Nov’08 (Previous best 5, 54,892 t and 4, 89,312 t in Oct’08)
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Sinter Plants recorded its best ever Sinter production of 5, 77,076 t (previous best 5, 68,395 t in Oct’08)
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G Blast Furnace recorded its best ever hot metal production of 1, 92,100 t (previous best being 1, 90,942 t in Dec’06)
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H Blast Furnace produced highest hot metal since its start up. It produced 2, 33,000t in Nov’08
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LD#1 (one of the Steel Melting Shop) recorded its best ever production of 2,05,550 t (previous best 1,76,491 t in Oct’08 )
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Wire Rod Mill recorded its best November production of 35,086 t
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Merchant Mills recorded its best ever production of 30,124 t (previous best being 29,458 t in Aug’08)
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New Bar Mill recorded its best November production of 51,273 t