OREANDA-NEWS. January 22, 2013. Tata  Steel ramped up its production in Q3 FY 13, to reach an annualized run rate of 8.35  million tonnes of Crude Steel.

The  key production and sales figures are given below :

Figures in ‘000 tonnes

Items

Quarterly

YTD

Q3 FY'12

Q2 FY'13

Q3 FY'13

Apr - Dec FY'12

Apr - Dec FY'13

Hot Metal

1902

2070

2276

5791

6400

Crude Steel

1766

1927

2087

5302

5832

Saleable Steel

1732

1869

2069

5192

5678

Sales

1622

1730

1887

4864

5203

Major Highlights

Best ever Hot Metal production of 2.28 million tonnes in a quarter (Prev. best 2.07 million tonnes in Q2 FY 13).

Best ever Crude Steel production of 2.09 million tonnes in a quarter (Prev. best 1.93 million tonnes in Q2 FY 13).

Best ever Saleable Steel production of 2.07 million tonnes in a quarter (Prev. best 1.87 million tonnes in Q2 FY 13).

LD#1 achieved its best ever quarterly production at 0.828 million tonnes (Previous best 0.819 million tonnes in Q2 FY 13).

Wire Rod Mill achieved its best ever quarterly production at 0.109 million tonnes (Previous best 0.108 million tonnes in Q3 FY 05).

Merchant Mill achieved its best ever quarterly production at 0.104 million tonnes (Previous best 0.103 million tonnes in Q2 FY 13).

Best ever Flat Product sales at 1.087 million tonnes in a quarter (Prev. best 1.008 million tonnes in Q2 FY 13).

Commissioning of Lime Kiln # 8 & 9 and Coke Battery # 10 in Dec 12.

Other Highlights

Tata Steel has won the Top Prize in the category of large independent companies having turnover greater than Rs. 500 crores in the CII-ITC Sustainability Awards assessment this year.

Tata Steel has received trophy for the prestigious 2012 Asian MAKE award in area of Knowledge Management. This award was announced in World Knowledge Forum in Seoul.