RINL top brass urges staff to make 2023 memorable

Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) Chairman-cum-Managing Director Atul Bhatt has asked the employees and all the stakeholders to take a pledge to make 2023 a memorable year by putting up best-ever performance by improving techno-economic parameters.

He was addressing a meeting on the occasion of 41st Formation Day celebrations of RINL, the corporate entity of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) on Saturday. Bhatt conveyed his heartiest congratulations to all the winners of awards and prizes at various levels bringing laurels to the company and said that he firmly believes that they will serve as catalysts for promoting an innovative culture across the organisation.

“On the occasion of this glorious day of formation day, let us remember with gratitude all those who have participated in building RINL. We have a great responsibility on our shoulders to carry on the tradition of making RINL the most preferred steel company. I am sure with the passion, dedication and indomitable spirit of the RINL collective; we will definitely keep the flag of RINL flying high,” he said.

The CMD said “on this occasion let us together pledge to make 2023 a memorable year for RINL.” Bhatt lauded the RINL collective for taking new initiatives which led to achieving record production on various fronts like best daily production of 16,250 tonnes from any two Blast Furnaces on January 20, best monthly production of hot metal from BF-1 and two with 108 per cent capacity utilisation last month, best monthly production of finished steel from expansion mills, crossing rated capacity for the first time, growth of 19 per cent in production of finished steel from expansion mills, growth of 10 per cent in production of high-end value added steel and increase in value added component of steel to 27 per cent of domestic sales during April, 2022-January, 2023.

Bhatt lauded the RINL collective for producing loco and LHB wheels at international standards meeting stringent quality standards from a forged wheel plant in Raebareli, UP to Indian Railways.

He opined that due to the dedicated efforts of RINL collective several recognitions both at national and international levels were showered on RINL like National Energy Leader Award for fourth time consecutively and Excellent Energy Efficient Unit Award for sixth time in row from 2017 onwards from CII Godrej Green Business Centre, Greentech Corporate Governance Award 2022 for excellent performance in the areas of corporate governance, prestigious ICAI award to VV Venugopal Rao, Director (Finance) at the 16th ICAI Awards.