Vizag Steel increases production capacity at Visakhapatnam

Friday, 01 July 2016 16:51:41 (GMT+3)   |   Istanbul
       

Luxembourg-based plantmaker Paul Wurth has announced that it has completed all performance guarantee tests for the blast furnace (BF) No. 3 of the Vizag Steel plant in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh of Indian steelmaker Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL). Construction of the blast furnace was carried out by a consortium consisting of Paul Wurth subsidiaries Paul Wurth Italia S.p.A. and  Paul Wurth India Pvt. Ltd and also including India-based Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
 
According to Paul Wurth, Vizag Steel Plant’s blast furnace No. 3 can produce 2.5 million mt per year of hot metal, enabling RINL to increase its overall annual production at Visakhapatnam to 6.5 million mt of finished products.

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