BSP MEETS RLY’S ADDITIONAL RAIL REQUIREMENT

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The Rail and Structural Mill of Bhilai Steel Plant of the Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL), a public sector undertaking under the Steel Ministry has started additional production of 6000 tonnes of prime rails since September 2002 to meet the Railway’s special order for more 40,000 tonnes. The Railways has been convinced on the quality of Bhilai rails and plant’s capability to meet increased volume requirement of Prime UTS-90 rails. The plant is all geared up to despatch prime rails at the rate of 60,000 tonnes per month to meet the additional requirement following the commissioning of 6.5 lakh tonnes rail finishing complex.

BSP has been supplying its prime UTS-90 rails with <2ppm hydrogen content since April 1, 2002. This is less than the level of 2.5 ppm desired by the Railways, making BSP the only Indian steel plant and the second in the world to meet this important international quality commitment. Successful trial runs have been conducted in the Rail Mill’s new descaling unit for the Railways’ new technical specifications.