Trial Run for Hot Charging of Mild Steel (MS) Billets for Manufacturing MS TMT Rebars
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Rathi Steel & Power Ltd has successfully conducted a trial run of the Hot Charging process, which transfers hot mild steel billets directly from the continuous casting machine to the TMT Bar Mill, eliminating the need for reheating. This technological upgrade will enable the company to manufacture high-quality Fe 550 and Fe 550D grade MS TMT Rebars. The new process is expected to significantly reduce fuel consumption, minimize scale loss, and lower the company's carbon footprint. The trial run has already successfully produced Fe 550D grade TMT rebars, which are in growing demand from real estate and infrastructure companies due to their superior tensile strength and seismic resistance.
This is a positive operational efficiency upgrade that should reduce production costs and strengthen the company's product portfolio in the high-demand infrastructure segment, potentially improving margins. However, it is a process improvement rather than a major capacity expansion, so the immediate stock impact may be modest.