SAIL Bokaro aims to increase production to 14 million tonnes by 2025

Despite last year's recession, Bokaro Steel Limited (BSL), one of SAIL's five plants with a production of 4.5 million tonnes, hopes to reach 14 million tonnes of steel products by 2025. This requires a jump of 10 million tonnes at the existing hot metal facility and related steel and rolling mills.

Anotosh Maitra, CEO of Bokaro Steel, said that “Much of the current modernization phase in Salem, Burnpur, Roukela and Bhilai is nearing completion. Logistics expansion as well as a new cold rolling mill No. 3 with a capacity of 1.2 million tonnes will be commissioned in the middle of this year.After nine months of calm in 2013, profitability has been positive for the last 3 months, which means that the direction BSL has taken in recent years is showing results, although some of the disadvantages of the coke oven, sinter plant and existing CRM remain. "

Maitra added that “In the first half of this fiscal year, BSL was in the red of Rs 15.2 million, but the situation has changed for the better, and this quarter will be more positive than the last quarter of 2013. However, BSL will still be Not fully loaded. Considering the idle equipment and existing skills, the potential of BSL is enormous, and this time we are working towards the 100% target. "