NMDC Steel Posts Record Output And Efficiency Gains In November

12 Dec 2025 CW Team

NMDC Steel Limited (NSL), India’s youngest integrated steel plant, closed November 2025 with record operational performance across its entire value chain, supported by stable processes, higher capacity utilisation and improved efficiencies.

The Raw Material Handling System reported its highest-ever daily wagon tippling of 616 on 21 November 2025, alongside a record monthly base mix output of 5,18,886 tonnes. The Sinter Plant delivered its best single-day production of 15,590 tonnes and a record 4,14,271 tonnes for the month, operating at more than 105 per cent of capacity.

The Blast Furnace achieved 11,315 tonnes of hot metal on 28 November—equivalent to 119 per cent of rated capacity—and produced 2,80,049 tonnes for the month, surpassing 101 per cent utilisation. NSL also recorded its lowest monthly average fuel rate of 519 kg per tonne and its highest pulverised coal injection (PCI) rate of 164 kg per tonne.

The Steel Melting Shop, Thin Slab Caster and Hot Strip Mill set new performance benchmarks, reporting monthly HR coil output of 2,03,356 tonnes, crude steel production of 2,09,445 tonnes and liquid steel output of 2,15,010 tonnes, with utilisation levels between 84 and 86 per cent. The plant also achieved its best-ever converter lining life of 4,799 heats and added two commercial grades—IS 2062 E450BR and IS 2062 E350C—to support construction and engineering applications.

Operational optimisation at the Oxygen Plant resulted in power cost savings of around Rs 19 million. The company also completed performance guarantee tests for the Blast Furnace and Turbo Blower packages and secured BIS certifications for IS 2041:2024 and IS 2062 E450BR.

CMD Amitava Mukherjee said the record performance reflects the team’s commitment and positions NSL to contribute strongly to India’s future steel growth.

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