India’s Domestic Steel Industry hails Nagarnar Steel Plant Unprecedented Achievement
Nagarnar Steel Plant has the unique distinction internationally of being the only steel plant to be set up by a mining company. With the roll out of the first Hot Rolled coil today, 9 days after hot metal production began on 15th August, Nagarnar steel plant has managed to set another unmatchable precedence, feel industry veterans.
Technocrats who have been associated with the steel industry for decades aver that this is the result of a well-planned sequencing schedule that has been executed brilliantly to achieve this unprecedented feat.
It may be recalled that Nagarnar Steel Plant had conducted cold trials of its Steel Melting Shop months before initiating blast furnace commissioning. Though there have been instances of faster steel making, Nagarnar Steel Plant’s production of HR Coil within nine days of hot metal production is unusual. This was made possible by testing the capability of the Mills by rolling slabs and producing HR Coil even as preparations were underway for commissioning of blast furnace. This prior planning paid rich dividends.
Generally it takes a couple of weeks for the functioning of the blast furnace itself to stabilize. This is followed by synchronization of blast furnace production with the working of the Steel Melting Shop. This being a very dangerous zone it is approached with extra caution after which production process at the Mills is stabilized. That this was successfully accomplished in such a short duration attests to the latest equipment and technology used, as also the expertise of involved professionals.
With production of HR Coil initiated today, the Plant is engaged in stabilization of the production process to ensure that its produce is commercialized at the earliest. It is felt that the rapid commercialization of the Plants’ produce is expected to greatly minimize, or even offset the losses that a green-field steel plant generally suffers in the first year of its commissioning.