The foundation stone for the 4th Slab Caster and Ladle Furnace with associated facilities of Steel Melting Shop 2 of Steel Authority of India Limited’s Rourkela Steel Plant was laid by RSP Director Mr Atanu Bhowmick on 21 June 2022. A technologically upgraded, energy efficient and environment friendly 4th Slab Caster and Ladle Furnace will be constructed near Slab Caster 1, with a project cost of about INR 792 crores. The major facilities of the new Project will includeSingle Strand Caster with capacity of 1 million tonne per annumLadle Furnace of capacity 150 tonnesMould & Segment Repair shopThe new Caster will be a vertical liquid bending type with heat size of 150 tonnes and will make slabs with thickness of 210-250mm, width of 1050-1850mm & length of 6000-10500mm.The new Slab Caster 4 will improve the operational flexibility of SMS II in terms of availability of casters and grades of steel to be cast, make-up existing production shortfall and meet future requirements. The caster will be capable of producing commercial and value added steel grades like API, boiler quality, forming grades, WTCR, HSLA, SAILMC, LPG, copper bearing steel, SAILCOR & electrical steels etc.The other ancillary facilities to come up include a bulk oil storage shed, emergency overhead water tank, handling facilities, elevators, firefighting system, HT/LT substations, process control & automation system etc. A consortium comprising of SMS India & SMS Group will implement the project. SAIL’s Centre for Engineering and Technology is the consultant of the project
The foundation stone for the 4th Slab Caster and Ladle Furnace with associated facilities of Steel Melting Shop 2 of Steel Authority of India Limited’s Rourkela Steel Plant was laid by RSP Director Mr Atanu Bhowmick on 21 June 2022. A technologically upgraded, energy efficient and environment friendly 4th Slab Caster and Ladle Furnace will be constructed near Slab Caster 1, with a project cost of about INR 792 crores. The major facilities of the new Project will includeSingle Strand Caster with capacity of 1 million tonne per annumLadle Furnace of capacity 150 tonnesMould & Segment Repair shopThe new Caster will be a vertical liquid bending type with heat size of 150 tonnes and will make slabs with thickness of 210-250mm, width of 1050-1850mm & length of 6000-10500mm.The new Slab Caster 4 will improve the operational flexibility of SMS II in terms of availability of casters and grades of steel to be cast, make-up existing production shortfall and meet future requirements. The caster will be capable of producing commercial and value added steel grades like API, boiler quality, forming grades, WTCR, HSLA, SAILMC, LPG, copper bearing steel, SAILCOR & electrical steels etc.The other ancillary facilities to come up include a bulk oil storage shed, emergency overhead water tank, handling facilities, elevators, firefighting system, HT/LT substations, process control & automation system etc. A consortium comprising of SMS India & SMS Group will implement the project. SAIL’s Centre for Engineering and Technology is the consultant of the project
