that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . february 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message sail rourkela steel plant type public sector undertakings in india central govt . organization traded as nse sail industry steel founded 1955 headquarters rourkela india number of employees 17853 march 2015 parent steel authority of india limited website www.sail.co.in rourkela steel plant about rourkela steel plant rourkela steel plant rsp in rourkela odisha is the first integrated steel plant in the public sector in india . it was set up with west german 1 2 collaboration with an installed capacity of 1 million tonnes in the 1960s . it is operated by steel authority of india . 3 german metallurgical firms mannesmann krupp demag siemens and austrian company voestalpine 4 provided machinery and consultancy to the plant among others . rourkela steel plant was the first steel plant in asia to use the ld linz donawitz process of steel making . rourkela steel plant has an associated fertilizer plant that produces nitrogeneous fertilizers using ammonia feedstock from its coke oven plant . on 3 february 1959 then president rajendra prasad inaugurated rsp s first blast furnace named parvati when the company was known as hindustan steel limited hsl . subsequently the rsp became a unit of the steel authority of india ltd sail . recently a rs 12 000 crore modernisation and expansion project at the rourkela steel plant was dedicated to the nation by prime minister narendra modi on 1 april 2015 . 5 rsp presently has the capacity to produce 4.5 million tonnes of hot metal 4.2 million tonnes of crude steel and 3.9 million tonnes of saleable steel . 6 the capacity of rourkela steel plant rsp is expected to rise to 10.8 mtpa by 2025 . 7 ashwini kumar took over as chief executive officer of rourkela steel plant rsp in 2016 . contents 1 upgrade and modernization 2 product mix 2.1 products 3 facilities 4 quality management 5 environment management 5.1 awards 6 references 7 external links upgrade and modernization edit rourkela steel plant prime minister narendra modi speaking at a public meeting after opening the 4.5 mt expansion of the rourkela steel plant april 2015 . the rsp has many firsts to its credit . it is the first plant in asia to adopt the energy efficient ld process of steel making and the first integrated steel plant of sail which adopted the cost effective and quality centered continuous casting route to process 100 % of steel produced . the plant has also for the first time in india had adopted external desulphurisation of hot metal by calcium carbide injection process . rsp is one of the unique units under the sail umbrella with a wide variety of special purpose steels . after rsp was set up with the help of german collaboration . subsequently its steel making capacity was enhanced to 2 million tonnes and added many units to the facility . a pipe plant and special plate plant were set up during the 1970s for production of erw pipes and steel plates for defense requirements . nspcl 8 a joint venture company of ntpc limited and sail set up a captive power plant of 120 mw capacity to be self sufficient . rourkela steel plant undertook a modernization program in 1988 with an outlay of inr 4500 crores . this revamped the process of supply of raw materials new oxygen plant improved techniques in blast furnaces selling of dolomite plant cast house slag granulation plant supply of raw materials sintering plants and coal handling plants among others . following the modernization rsp became the first sail plant to have adopted continuous casting route for all its hot metal production . it is also the first indian steel plant to have adopted external desulfurisation of hot metal by the calcium carbide injection process . 9 10 steel authority of india plans to invest for its capacity expansion in its major plants . so rourkela steel plant on modernization and expansion project on process . 1964 the fertilizer plant was set up in the year 1964 with a view to utilizing the residue of the steel plant and the re utilization of the chemicals . 1970 pipe plant and special plate plant was set up for production of pipes and steel plates for defense requirements . 1988 the modernization of rsp was begun for producing qualitative materials and establishing its importance in the world market . 1998 the modernization program with an outlay of inr 4500 crores . 2010 rsp sail plans for its capacity expansion in its existing 2.2 mt to 4.5 mt of production . 2013 rourkela steel plant unveiled the country s largest blast furnace named durga having a useful volume of 4060 cubic metres with a production capacity of 8000 tons hot metal per day thus increasing its production capacity from 2.2 mt to 4.5 mt. 11 12 13 2015 rourkela steel plant has set up 1 mw solar photovoltaic pv power generation unit inside the plant premises at a cost of rs 6.68 crore is expected to generate minimum 1.479 million units of solar energy per annum . it is also installing other facilities for production of green energy . two 5 kw rooftop solar pv power generation systems have already been installed and seven more such systems are in the pipeline.rsp is also in the process of setting up a 15 mw hydro power project on the downstream of mandira dam in collaboration with gedcol . product mix edit sail s rourkela steel plant is a unique unit under sail with a wide variety of special purpose steels . the use of its products abound . its hr coils find application in manufacturing lpg cylinders automobiles railway wagon chassis and other high strength type steels . it is sail s only plant that produces silicon steels for the power sector high quality pipes for the oil and gas sector and tin plates for the packaging industry . its wide and sophisticated product range includes flat tubular and coated products . special plate plant rourkela is emerging as a major special steels centre for defence equipment . it produces armoured plate for the t 90 and arjun tank and the bmp 2 infantry combat vehicle which are built at avadi and medak respectively by the ordnance factory board . its annual capacity of 2 000 tonnes is being upped to 12 000 tonnes . the ab a grade steel used in making india s first fully home made aircraft carrier ins vikrant 2013 were produced in rourkela steel plant . 14 products edit plate mill plates hr plates hr coils erw pipes sw pipes cr sheets and coils galvanized sheets electrolytic tin plates silicon steel sheets heavy and chequered plates electrical steel crno crgo gp coils and sheets gc sheets the fertilizer plant produces calcium ammonia nitrate can fertilizer marketed under the brand name sona gold . facilities edit major units ore bedding and blending plant rsp s ore bedding & blending plant obbp has a base mix preparation system with on ground bedding blending and conveying facilities . set up under the earlier modernisation programme to provide pre mix feedstock to sinter plant i & ii the plant has an annual despatch capacity of 500 000 tonnes of material . the facilities in obbp include major installations like wagon unloading tipplers & track hoppers iron ore crushing and screening system raw material storage yard rod mills and roll crushers for flux and coke crushing proportioning bins and elaborate conveying systems . coke oven rsp has five 4.7 metre tall coke oven batteries cobs that produce coke as the input for blast furnaces . the coke ovens are equipped with wagon tipplers automatic handling and conveying facilities coal blending provisions coke wharfage crushing together with screening and conveying systems . sintering plant rsp s three sinter plants feed sinter to the blast furnaces with a combined capacity of 6.87 mt per annum . sinter plant ii is operating at more than its rated capacity since the year 2000 . this has facilitated the increased usage of sinter in blast furnace burden . blast furnaces the five blast furnaces of rsp with a combined capacity of 4.5 mtpa produce hot molten metal for steel production . recently commissioned balst furnace 5 named as durga is the largest blast furnace in india . steel melting shops sms i apart from a computerised ld process which has enhanced shop capability the la vacuum metallurgy technique has been also adopted for secondary refining of steel . this facilitates production of special steels for application in electrical machines pipe making tin plate boilers and auto chassis members . the shop was originally designed to produce ingots for conversion to slabs through the slabbing mill route . however after the discontinuation of the ingot route sms i produces slabs through casting machines . sms ii provided with the latest steel making secondary refining ladle furnace and argon rinsing facilities and two single strand slab casters to produce 1 355 000 tonnes of steel slabs annually the shop is equipped with automation through three levels of computerised control ld gas cleaning and recovery power distribution system water and utility services . plate mill rsp s 3.1 meter wide 4 high reversing mill is equipped with online thickness measurement facilities . provision for inspection by customer s nominees online ultrasonic testing and checking ensure despatch of superior quality plates to customers . the plate mill also has a walking beam type furnace with a capacity of 100 tonnes hour for slab heating . the mill has a production capacity of 485 000 tonnes per annum . hot strip mill the facilities of the 1.44 mt per annum mill has two new walking beam type reheating furnace 225 tph roughing sizing stand rovo with automation automated coil box quick roll change system in roughing stand 1 and finishing mills coil marking sampling and conveying systems . cold rolling mill produces about 678 000 tonne of cold rolled sheets per annum rsp s cold rolling mill has a modern 5 stand tandem mill and a 4 high 1700 mm reversing mill . the tandem mill is equipped with automatic gauge control x ray gauge data logging and thyristorisation . electrolytic tinning line the continuous electrolytic tinning line produces a shining tin coated surface in a variety of coating thicknesses . the tinplate shearing lines are equipped with sensitive pinhole detectors and an automatic sorting system . galvanising lines two continuous hot dip galvanising lines are equipped with jet coating facilities . there are 2 multi roller corrugating machines as well which produce corrugated sheets . silicon steel mills this unit produces steel for the electrical industry through various operations carried out in sophisticated continuous semi continuous processing lines and a 4 high reduction mill . advanced process control and product testing facilities ensure product quality . pipe plants a highly sophisticated spiral welded sw pipe plant is equipped with submerged arc welding process and produces large diameter pipes . hydrostatic pressure testing ultrasonic testing and eddy current testing are some of the features which ensure quality control . the electric resistance weld erw pipe plant caters to the smaller diameter pipe consumers . this plant has been recently upgraded to enable it to produce api grade pipes . a 3 lpe pipe coating plant has been commissioned in november 2008 . this unit produces value added pipes by providing 3 layers of poly ethylene coating on erw and sw pipes of rourkela pipe plants . set up with technical knowhow from m s socotherm spa italy the unit is in strict compliance with the pollution control norms as per european standards . traffic & raw material