JSW Steel has informed us that the company has achieved highest ever production during 4th Quarter ended March 2009 showing growth of 11% over corresponding quarter of last year. The Crude Steel production of 4.56 lakh tons in March 2009 was higher by 28% over the corresponding month of last year and 39% sequentially over February 2009.
The break-up of production for Q4 is as below.
Product – Crude Steel
Production Lakh Tonnes Q4 2008-09 – 11.06*
Growth Over Q4 2007-08% – 11%
Product – Rolled Products : Flat (Coils & Plates)
Production Lakh Tonnes Q4 2008-09 – 8.25
Growth Over Q4 2007-08% – 6%
Product – Rolles Products : Long
Production Lakh Tonnes Q4 2008-09 – 1.34*
Growth Over Q4 2007-08 % – 49%
* Includes trial production of 1.39 latch tonnes of Crude steel and 0.44 lakh tonnes of Rolled Long products from recently commissioned expansion project at Vijayanagar Works.
The Company?s Crude Steel production was 38.64 lakh tons in FY 08-09 with a growth of 7% over previous year in spite of temporary production cuts in Nov & Dec 08 due to un precedented down-turn in the global economy.
While the Company commissioned India?s largest Blast Furnace in February 2009 forming part of the expansion to 6.8 MTPA at Vijayanagar works, the 0.9 MTPA Bar Mill was also commissioned in March 2009.