Jindal Steel begins new unit

New Delhi: Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) has announced that it has commissioned the RH Degasser in the Steel Melting Shop at their Raigarh plant for manufacturing of rail steel and other special grade products. A release from the company said that the installation of critical equipment was completed in just 60 days. It added that the products would meet the norms fixed by the Indian Railways for producing blooms for rolling of rails. “With the commissioning of RH Degasser, the company has taken a quantum jump in production of rails and with JSPL already producing world’s longest 120 m rail, the improved rail is certainly going to meet the international standards in terms of economy, safety and specifications and reliability,” Mr Naveen Jindal, Executive Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, JSPL, was quoted in the release.