December 02, 2008

SAIL RSP to expand capacity to 4.5 million tonnes

Kalinga Times reported that Steel Authority of India Limited has decided to increase the capacity of its steel plant at Rourkela from the present 2.1 million tonnes to 4.5 million tonnes per annum.

The fact came to light when Mr SK Roongta chairman of SAIL and Mr BN Singh MD of Rourkela Steel Plant met Mr Naveen Patnaik chief minister of Orissa in New Delhi on October 18th 2007. They informed Mr Patnaik that the capacity enhancement of RSP will be done with an investment of INR 10,000 crore.