Steel Authority of India’s (SAIL) Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) has successfully blown in the Blast Furnace No 8 - Mahamaya on January 3, 2018. With the new furnace on-stream, the company’s Bhilai Steel Plant’s hot metal capacity will go up to 7.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) from the present production level of around 5 MTPA.
SAIL is India’s largest steel producing company. The company is among the five Maharatnas of the country’s Central Public Sector Enterprises. The company has five integrated steel plants, three special plants, and one subsidiary in different parts of the country.
