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SAIL Records Highest Ever

June Sales and Highest Ever

Monthly Exports

teel Authority of India Limi- the demands in the country. At the
ted (SAIL) has achieved the same time, avenues in export mar-
Shighest ever June month ket have also opened up and SAIL
sales during June’ 20. The do- is relentlessly working to meet the
mestic and export sales stood demand generating from the new
at 12.77 lakh tonnes which is vistas. 'Adding further he said,
a jump of more than 18% over 'Challenges also open up new op-
the Corresponding Period Last portunities and test our strength
Year (CPLY). In June’ 20, the to face them'.
Company has also recorded
the highest ever exports for any SAIL Rolls out and Dispatches
month. It exported 3.4 Lakh First Rake of R260 Grade
tonnes steel during this period. It Vanadium Alloyed Special
also achieved the best ever June Successfully rolled out R 260 grade Grade Prime Rails to Indian
dispatches of Rails to the Indian rails. Railways
Railways in June’20. Incidentally, Steel Authority of India Limited
for the first time in the country, Tonnes Pig Iron during June’2020. (SAIL) /Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP)
SAIL flagged off the first rake of Hon’ble Union Minister of has successfully rolled Vanadium
R-260 grade Vanadium alloyed Petroleum & Natural Gas and alloyed special grade Rails, R 260
high strength 260 meter rails to Steel Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan, grade, for the Indian Railways
the Indian Railways, capable I/C congratulated the SAIL col- and the first rake was flagged
of delivering higher speed and lective for achieving the feat and off by Mr. Anirban Dasgupta,
bearing higher axle load. In ad- said, 'Record June sales and ex- Director (P&BP) with additional
dition, SAIL has also sold 42,000 ports by SAIL is indicative of the charge of CEO, BSP. The program
buoyancy and sharp recovery our was witnessed by the dignitaries
economy is witnessing. Under including Mr. Vishwesh Chaube,
the leadership of Hon’ble Prime Member Engineering, Railway
Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi ji, Board, Ms. Rasika Chaube,
India will turn every challenge Additional Secretary, Ministry
into an opportunity with Ispati of Steel and Mr. Puneet Kansal,
Irada and script success story of Joint Secretary, Ministry of Steel
an Atma Nirbhar Bharat. ' were connected through online
Mr. Anil Kumar Chaudhary com- platform along with Mr. Anil
mented, 'The Nation has entered Kumar Chaudhary, Chairman,
into Unlock 2 phase and gradually SAIL and other senior officials of
the pace of industrial activities has Indian Railways. As Rail makers
started picking up. The market is to the Nation, SAIL’s Bhilai Steel
looking up alongwith the con- Plant has been an integral part of
First rake of R 260 grade Vanadium
Alloyed special grade Prime Rails sumption and SAIL is geared up the day to day operations of the
being flagged off from Bhilai. to leverage all its potential to meet Indian Railways.

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