The expansion at Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited’s Visakhapatnam Steel Plant has reached its completion and commissioning of various projects is currently on.

The steel plant has already produced its first billet from its Expansion to 6.3 million tonnes per annum in January 2012.

The expansion activities are in full swing for commencement of production from the other new units as well. The Blast Furnace of 3800 cum capacity, the biggest amongst the PSU Steel Plants, got lighted up in December and is all set to commence production shortly. The Steel Melting Shop is also ready and is under integrated commissioning. The new Oxygen Plant which was commissioned recently is now operating at 100% rated capacity.

Apart from the main production units, the auxiliary units such as the Power System comprising of around 30 major sub stations, Water system consisting of around 16 major pumping stations, various Utility & Gas systems, etc have been commissioned and are under operation.

In order to meet the growing requirements of wire rods in the country, RINL has installed an 800,000 tonne per annum capacity state of the art high speed Wire Rod Mill which would produce much superior quality wire rods. The completion of this Mill next month would further establish the leadership of RINL in this segment