OREANDA-NEWS. September 17, 2012. JSW Steel Limited reported monthly Crude Steel production of 7.63 Lacs tons for August' 2012, with a growth of 15% compared to that of corresponding month in the last fiscal year.

The break-up of production is as below:

Product

Production ( Lacs tons)

Auq'12

Auq'11

Growth

Crude Steel

7.63

6.64

15%

Rolled Products : Flat

5.14

4.84

6%

Rolled Products : Long

1.48

1.25

19%

The Company achieved Crude Steel production of 35.82 lacs tons in the first five months of current financial year, showing a growth of 22% over the corresponding period of last year.

JSW Steel Ltd., belonging to JSW group, part of the O P Jindal Group, is one of the lowest cost steel producers in the world. The group has diversified interest in mining, carbon steel, power, industrial gases, port facilities, Aluminium, Cement and Information Technology. JSW Steel Limited is engaged in manufacture of flat and long products viz. H R Coils, C R Coils, Galvanised products, Galvalume products, auto grade / white goods grade CRCA Steel, Bars and Rods. Incorporated in 1994, it has grown to about USD 10 billion in little over fifteen years. JSW Steel Limited is one of the largest producers and exporters of coated flat products in the country with presence in over 100 countries across five continents.