Tata Steel announces Production Results for Q4 of FY'2011-12
Tata Steel completed FY'12 with an overall increase in Production & Sales. The year registered its best ever performance in Hot Metal, Crude Steel, Saleable Steel production and total Sales. The key production and sales figures are given below:
Production & Sales Performance
Figures in ‘000 tonnes
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Items
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Q4 |
April – March |
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FY'11 |
FY'12 |
% Change |
FY'11 |
FY'12 |
% Change |
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Hot Metal |
1933 |
1959 |
1.3 |
7503 |
7750 |
3.3 |
Crude Steel |
1778 |
1824 |
2.6 |
6855 |
7126 |
3.9 |
Saleable Steel |
1738 |
1777 |
2.2 |
6691 |
6970 |
4.2 |
Sales |
1712 |
1768 |
3.3 |
6416 |
6632 |
3.4 |
Major Highlights - FY'12
Production
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G Blast Furnace achieved its best ever production of 2.13 million tonnes (Previous best 2.11 million tonnes in FY'11)
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Both the Steel Melting Shop LD#1 and LD#2&SC achieved their best ever production of 3.12 million tonnes (Previous best 3.05 million tonnes in FY'11) and 4.0 million tonnes (Previous best 3.80 million tonnes in FY'11) respectively.
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Hot Strip Mill achieved its highest ever production of 3.94 million tonnes (Previous best 3.73 million tonnes in FY'11).
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New Bar Mill achieved its highest ever production of 0.78 million tonnes (Previous best 0.72 million tonnes in FY'11).
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Wire Rod Mill achieved its highest ever production of 0.42 million tonnes (Previous best 0.4 million tonnes in FY'10).
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Merchant Mill achieved its highest ever production of 0.38 million tonnes (Previous best 0.37 million tonnes in FY'11).
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West Bokaro Division (one of the Collieries) achieved its highest ever production of 5.9 million tonnes (Previous best 5.6 million tonnes in FY'09).
Sales
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Flat product sale in FY'12 increased by 6 % at 3.735 million tonnes y-o-y.
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The Flat Products division achieved -
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One million ton sale to Automotive segment with Highest ever Skin Panel sale of 0.06 million tons (previous best 0.049 million tons in FY11).
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Highest ever sale of Tata Shaktee GC sheets at 0.211 million tons (previous best 0.207 million tons in FY10).
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The Long Products division achieved total sales of 2.897 million tonnes (2.878 million tonnes in FY'11).
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The Long Products division achieved best ever TISCON sale of 2.085 million tonnes (previous best 1.826 million tonnes in FY'11); TISCON also crossed its one million ton sale in the retail segment 1.111 million tons (previous best 0.779 million tons in FY11).