Bhilai Steel Plant
The Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP), located in Bhilai, in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, is India's first and main producer of steel rails, as well as a major producer of wide steel plates and other steel products. The plant also produces steel and markets various chemical by-products from its coke ovens and coal chemical plant. It was set up with the help of the USSR in 1955.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reveals the Modernised and Expanded Bhilai Steel Plant, in Chhattisgarh on June 14, 2018 | |
| Industry | Metallurgical Process |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1955 |
| Headquarters | Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India |
Key people | Anirban Dasgupta (CEO) |
| Products | Rails, Plates, Structurals, Rebars and Wire Rods |
| Parent | Steel Authority of India Limited |
| Website | sail.co.in/bhilai-steel-plant |
Up to the 4th November, 1959, 1162 Soviet personnel have been brought for the Bhilai Steel Project on the following salaries;
- 7 Chief Engineers 4,500 Rs
- 37 Leading Specialists 2,850 Rs
- 141 Specialists at 2,400 Rs
- 266 Technical leading Foremen 2,200 Rs
- 70 Interpictus at 1950 Rs
- 114 Foremen 1 800 Rs
Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) is eleven-time winner of the Prime Minister's Trophy for best integrated steel plant in the country. The plant is the sole supplier of the country's longest railway tracks, which measure 260 metres (850 ft). The 130 - meter rail, which would be the world's longest rail line in a single piece, was rolled at URM, Bhilai Steel Plant (SAIL) on 29 November 2016. The plant also produces products such as wire rods and merchant products. Bhilai Steel Plant has been the flagship integrated steel plant unit of the Public Sector steel company, the Steel Authority of India Limited and is its largest and most profitable production facility. It is the flagship plant of SAIL, contributing the largest percentage of profit.
The Bhilai Steel plant was established with Russian collaboration in Durg district of Chhattisgarh and started production in 1959. Agarias, A community of iron smelters helped the discovery of a source of iron ore for Bhilai Steel Plant.