Steel Authority of India (SAIL) has achieved nearly 5 percent growth in iron-ore production in the calendar year (CY) 2019. The eight iron-ore mines of SAIL located in the eastern region produced 43.67 million tonne of the key raw material in 2019.
Surpassing all previous records, iron-ore production and despatch of SAIL mines in Jharkhand and Odisha jump to 21.99 million tonne and 21.68 million tonne, respectively, clocking a growth of 5.25 per cent and 4.62 per cent by the end of calendar year 2019.
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.
