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JSW Steel Posts 20% Growth in Crude Steel Production

05/10/2010 - JSW Steel Ltd. reported crude steel production of 506,000 tonnes for April 2010, a 20% increase compared to the 422,000 tonnes produced in the corresponding month last fiscal year.

JSW Steel Ltd. reported crude steel production of 506,000 tonnes for April 2010, a 20% increase compared to the 422,000 tonnes produced in the corresponding month last fiscal year.
 
Rolled flat products showed growth of 28%, with 347,000 tonnes produced in April 2010 vs. 270,000 tonnes last April. Rolled long products are up 86%—105,000 tonnes compared to last year’s 56,000 tonnes.
 
The company has announced commercial operation from April 10 for the recently commissioned 3.5-MTPA second Hot Strips Mill at Vijayanagar works. The new hot strip mill produced about 36,000 tonnes in the first month of commissioning.
 
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. JSW Steel is engaged in manufacture of flat and long products including hot and cold rolled coils, galvanized and color-coated products, auto grade / white goods grade CRCA steel, bars and rods. Incorporated in 1994, JSW Steel has the largest galvanizing and color coating production capacity in the country and is the largest exporter of galvanized products with presence in more than 74 countries across five continents.