Tata Steel Limited registered a 13.1% y-o-y increase in saleable steel production to 2.51 million tons, and increase in sales by 10.3% y-o-y to 2.35 million tons in the third quarter (Q3) of FY16, according to a company statement.
The company recorded hot metal and crude steel production of 2.69 million tons (up by 13.1% y-o-y) and 2.55 million tons (up by 11.3% y-o-y) respectively for Q3 FY16, the statement said.
The key production and sales figures are given below:
Figures in ‘000 tons:
Items |
Quarterly |
YTD |
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Q3 FY’15 |
Q2 FY’16 |
Q3 FY’16 |
Apr-Dec FY’15 |
Apr-Dec FY’16 |
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Hot Metal |
2,377 |
2,664 |
2,689 |
7,487 |
7,941 |
|
Crude Steel |
2,287 |
2,509 |
2,546 |
6,890 |
7,400 |
|
Saleable Steel |
2,221 |
2,411 |
2,512 |
6,684 |
7,152 |
|
Sales |
2,129 |
2,333 |
2,349 |
6,342 |
6,825 |
The company’s pellet plant achieved the best-ever Q3 production of 1.43 million tons (previous best 1.03 million tons in Q3 FY15). The sinter plant achieved the best-ever Q3 production of 2.05 million tons (previous best 1.91 million tons in Q3 FY14).
Blast furnaces achieved the lowest best-ever coke rate of 372 Kg/thm in Q3 (previous best 435 Kg/thmin Q3 FY10) and highest best-ever coal rate of 172 Kg/thm in Q3 (previous best 130 Kg/thm in Q3FY14).
Steel melting shops achieved the best-ever Q3 production of 2.55 million tons (previous best 2.29 million tons in Q3 FY15). The hot strip mill achieved its best-ever Q3 production of 1.01 million tons (previous best 0.99 million tons in Q3 FY13).
The new bar mill achieved its best-ever Q3 production of 0.25 million tons (previous best 0.23 million tons in Q3 FY’15).
The company registered the best-ever Q3 Tata Tiscon sales of 0.31 million tons (previous best 0.29 million tons in Q3 FY15) and the best-ever Q3 Tata Astrum sales of 0.26 million tons (previous best 0.24 million tons in Q3 FY15).