ROURKELA: The pipe plant of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has achieved a major breakthrough in the ongoing 20-inch spiral welded (SW) campaign through production of challenging 5.8 mm thickness pipes with special ‘Polyster re-inforced Anti-corrosive Coal Tar wrapping’. RSP sources said this speciality wrapping and coating were not a part of RSP’s normal manufacturing process. With constant feedback from the Central Marketing Organisation (CMO) of SAIL on special coated and wrapped pipes in SW pipe segment, the plant in co-ordination with PPC department of RSP and CMO took up the challenge.
Several vital changes were made in the supply and delivery chain to successfully meet the order for supply of 10,000 metres of pipes with 5.8mm thickness and 508mm length each with ‘Polyster re-inforced Anti-corrosive Coal Tar wrapping’. The order was for ‘Power project-Korba’ through Bina Commercial. The first shipment was dispatched on September 27.
Another milestone was achieved recently by the SW pipe plant with supply of last phase of order to the State Government for mega lift irrigation project. The 6,400 tonnes of SW pipes in diameters of 28 inch, 36 inch, 40 inch and 44 inch with total length of 34 km were supplied for the project through L&T.
RSP’s SW pipe plant has been pioneer in producing large diameter pipes and with these successful initiatives, RSP has gained an edge in the highly competitive pipe market to widen its customer base.