Indian state-run steel producer Steel Authority of India Limited’s (SAIL) Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) achieved its highest-ever annual production from its ‘new plate mill (NPM)’ at 932,400 mt, according to a company statement on Thursday, March 19.
The company said that the previous highest steel plate production from the NPM was achieved at 931,919 mt in 2024-25.
The highest plate production was achieved with a few weeks still to go before the close of the fiscal year 2025-26, it said.
The production included rolling of thinner grades and special steel plates catering to specialized industrial applications and supplies to critical defense and infrastructure sectors, the company said.