OREANDA-NEWS. October 18, 2011. Tata Steel registered robust performance in the second quarter and first half of FY2011-12. The key production and sales figures are appended below.

Production and sales performance:

Figures in '000 tonnes


Item

Q2 FY2010-11

Q1 FY2011-12

Q2 FY2011-12

H1

FY2010-11

FY2011-12

Hot metal

1,899

1,944

1,946

3,723

3,889

Crude steel

1,726

1,794

1,742

3,353

3,536

Saleable steel

1,610

1,750

1,710

3,201

3,460

Total sales

1,664

1,593

1,648

3,064

3,241

 Other operating highlights:

Flat products sale in Q2FY2011-12 increased 3 per cent y-o-y.

Long products achieved best-ever quarterly retail sales of 268kt (previous best 242kt in Q1 FY2011-12).

LD#2 (one of the steel melting shops) achieved highest-ever quarterly production of 994kt (previous best: 990kt in Q1 FY2011-12).

New bar mill (Long products rolling mill) recorded its best quarterly production of 202kt (previous best: 193kt in Q1 FY2011-12).

Wire rod mill (Long products rolling mill) recorded its best quarterly production of 111kt (previous best: 108kt in Q3 FY2004-05).

Tata Steel conferred the ‘Business Superbrand 2010-11’€™ status by Superbrands India.