Industry Odisha Bureau, Oct 03: SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has registered its best-ever cumulative first-half saleable steel production since inception during April–September 2026, producing 2,086,093 tonnes.
The performance surpassed the previous best production of 2,078,176 tonnes achieved during the corresponding period in 2023. The plant also recorded a growth of 1.6 per cent in saleable steel production over the 2,052,990 tonnes produced during April–September 2025–26.
The strong first-half performance was complemented by several other best-ever production achievements. Sinter Plant-I produced 751,303 tonnes, surpassing its previous best of 741,937 tonnes achieved in 2025, while SMS-II recorded 1,798,523 tonnes of crude steel, exceeding the earlier best of 1,795,451 tonnes achieved in 2024.
HSM#2 registered a record production of 1,322,550 tonnes of HR Coil, bettering its previous best of 1,305,557 tonnes achieved in 2025. Plate Mill produced 264,113 tonnes of plates, surpassing its earlier best of 256,072 tonnes achieved in 2021, while New Plate Mill recorded 505,519 tonnes of plates, exceeding its previous record of 503,933 tonnes achieved in 2025.
Similarly, CRNO production from Silicon Steel Mill reached 40,730 tonnes during the first half, surpassing the earlier best of 40,608 tonnes achieved in 2008, while HR Plate production stood at 167,591 tonnes, exceeding the previous best of 152,415 tonnes achieved in 2025.
During the period, cold rolled non-oriented (CRNO) production registered a year-on-year growth of 22.3 per cent and HR Plate production increased by 9.1 per cent. Electrical Resistance Welded Pipe Plant (ERWPP) also posted a significant growth of 27.6 per cent, producing 23,355 tonnes as against 16,898 tonnes during the corresponding period of the previous year.
RSP also achieved notable production milestones during September 2026 and the second quarter of the financial year. The plant produced 371,030 tonnes of hot metal in September, surpassing the previous best September production of 362,535 tonnes achieved in 2025.
New plate mill produced 94,517 tonnes of plates during the month, bettering the earlier September best of 83,862 tonnes.
During July–September 2026, HSM#2 achieved its best-ever second-quarter HR Coil production of 678,382 tonnes, while HR Plate production reached 85,077 tonnes, both surpassing their respective previous best records.
