Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited (NINL) produced 62670 tonne of Hot Metal last month, which is third best May production of the company since inception in 2002.
The highest May Hot Metal production was 66023 tonne achieved during 2010-11 and the second highest May production was 64985 tonne achieved during 2014-15, a company release said.
NINL produced 60160 tonne Hot Metal in April in this year which is also best April production of the company in the last four Financial Years and third best April production since inception, it said.
Execution of the Blast Furnace Capital Repair is planned in the second quarter of the current financial year (2017-18). After the Capital Repair, Hot Metal production will be more than 3200 tonne per day, it said.
NINL - promoted by MMTC Ltd, IPICOL, OMC and other government agencies - has set up the 1.1 million tonne Integrated Iron and Steel plant at Kalinganagar, Odisha.
It is the country's highest exporter of Pig Iron since 2004. Presently the products are Steel Billets, Pig Iron and LAM Coke along with Nut Coke, Coke Breeze, Crude Tar, Ammonium Sulphate and Granulated Slag, the release added.
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