Jindal Steel & Power (JSPL) has commissioned the billet caster plant as part of the 6 MTPA Integrated Steel Project at Angul, Odisha.
The billet caster unit of 1x8 strands and maximum capacity of 2.3 MTPA has a casting speed of 3.6 metres/minute; which is the fastest in the world.
The project harnessed the inhouse capability of JSPL’s heavy machinery division in Raipur, which provided technological equipment’s and manufactured the biggest Ladle Turret for the Angul Plant, the company said.
DH News Service
(Published 10 December 2014, 19:27 IST)