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Tata Steel’s hot metal and crude steel output up in Q1 FY’13

 

Jamshedpur: Tata Steel registered hot metal and crude steel production of 2.05 million tonnes and 1.82 million tonnes respectively for Q1 FY’13, higher by 5.67 percent and 1.67 percent Y-o-Y.

The key production and sales figures are given below:

Production and sales performance

Figures in million tonnes
Items
Q1
Q4
Q1
FY’12
FY’12
FY’13
Hot metal
1.94
1.96
2.05
Crude steel
1.79
1.82
1.82
Saleable steel
1.75
1.78
1.74
Sales
1.59
1.79
1.59

Major highlights – Q1 FY’13

  • Best ever hot metal production of 2.05 million tonnes in a quarter (previous best was 1.96 million tonnes in Q4 FY’12).
  • Sales were marginally lower Q-o-Q on account of power outages which impacted downstream production.
  • Performance of recently commissioned plants (I blast furnace, LD #3 and TSCR) was satisfactory.

Other highlights

  • Tata Steel topped the list of India’s 50 most-admired companies in a survey compiled by Fortune India and global management consultancy Hay Group.

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