JSW Steel posts highest-ever production

Its crude steel production stood at 1.72-million tonnes in Q4 FY 11,up 8 per cent as against the year-ago period,a press release issued here stated.

Production of its rolled products flat grew 36 per cent at 1.32-million tonnes as compared to the year-ago period while its rolled products long production stood at 0.28-million tonnes,the release said.

In FY 11,the company8217;s crude steel production stood at 6.51-million tonnes,up nine per cent over the year-ago period.

Its rolled products flat production grew 33 per cent at 4.94-million tonnes as compared to the year-ago period while its rolled products long production expanded 18 per cent at 1.13-million tonnes.

During the quarter,the company has commenced operation of its sinter plant-3,converter-4,castor-3 and heating of balance two blocks out of four blocks of Coke Oven-4 as a part of its 3.2-mtpa expansion project at Vijayanagar Works,while blast furnace-4 is in the final stage of completion and testing,the release said.