MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

10.01.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Ispat Bhawan, Lodi Road, New Delhi – 110 003

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

24.01.1973

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

55-6454

 

 

CIN No.:

U27109DL1973PLC006454

 

 

TAN No.:

(Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.)

DELS2116A

 

 

PAN No.:

(Permanent Account No.)

AAAC57062F

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Limited Liability Company. The company’s shares are listed on the Stock Exchanges

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing and marketing of Pig Iron, Crude Steel, Saleable Steel and Calcium Ammonium Nitrate.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Aa

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

Large

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 700000000

 

 

Status :

Excellent

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular 

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is Government of India Company and it has improved its performance and business since 2003. Trade relations are fair. Payments are now correct and as per commitments. The company has been doing well. It can be considered good for any normal business dealings at usual trade terms. It can be regarded as a promising business partner in a medium to long-run.

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Ispat Bhawan, Lodi Road, New Delhi – 110 003, India

Tel. No.:

91-11-24367481 (14 lines)

Fax No.:

91-11-24367015

E-Mail :

secy.sail@sailex.com

Website :

http://www.sail.co.in

Cable :

STEELINDA

 

 

Head Office :

v      Ispat Bhavan, 40, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Kolkata - 700 071, West Bengal, India
Phone: 91-33-2288 3810, 288 6151
Fax    : 91-33-2288 6183, 288 2028
E-mail:  sailcaib@cal.vsnl.net.in, edmic@sail-steel.com

 

v      Ispat Niketan, 52/1A Promothesh Barua Sarani, (Old Ballygunj Circular Road), Kolkata – 700 019, West Bengal, India

             Phone  91-33- 2476 9986, 476 9987

             Fax :    91-33-2479 9799

             E-mail: edfin@sail-steel.com

 

 

International Trade  Division :

Hindustan Times House, 13th Floor, 18-20, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi - 110 001, India

Tel. No.:

91-11-2335 5733

Fax No.:

91-11-2332 1018, 2331 2774

E-Mail :

sailitd@vsnl.com

 

 

Factory :

Integrated Steel Plants

 

v      Bhilai Steel Plant, Chhattisgarh – 490 001, India

v      Durgapur Steel Plant – 713 203, West Bengal, India

v      Rourkela Steel Plant – 769 011, Orissa, India

v      Bokaro Steel Plant – 827 001, Jharkhand

v      P. O. Hinoo, Ranchi – 834 002, Bihar, India

 

Special Steel Plants

 

v      Alloy Steel Plants, Durgapur – 713 208, West Bengal, India

v      Salem Steel Plant – 636 013, Tamilnadu, India

v      Visvesvaraya Iron & Steel Plant, Bhadravati, Karnataka, India

 

 

Regional and Zonal Offices :

v      Antriksh Bhavan, 10th Floor, 22 Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi - 110 001, India
Phone: 91-11-2331 6017, 2332 0334
Fax:     91-11-2372 1702, 2372 2508
E-mail: rmfpnr@sail-steel.com, rmlpnr@sail-steel.com

    

v      Jeevan Sudha, 8th - 9th Floors,  42-C, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Kolkata- 700 071, West Bengal, India
Phone:  91-33-2240 4323, 2240 3524, 22405650
Fax:     91-33-2280 2519, 2247 2265
E-mail: rmfper@sail-steel.com, rmlper@sail-steel.com

 

   

v      The Metropolitan, Plot No. C-26/27, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai- 400 051, Maharashtra, India
Phone: 91-22-2654 1493, 2654 149697.
Fax:    91-22-2654 1452, 2654 2042, 2654 2244, 2654 2247.
E-mail: rmfpwr@sail-steel.com, rmlpwr@sail-steel.com

 

v      Ispat Bhavan, 2 Kodambakkam High Road, Chennai - 600 034, Tamilnadu, India
Phone : 91-44-28272091, 28274105,  28274166, 28276101, 28257164(FP),

28259660 (LP)

             E-mail:  rmfpsr@sail-steel.com, rmlpsr@sail-steel.com
     

v      Ispat Bhavan, H.P. Bramhachari Road, Paltan Bazar, Guwahati - 781 008, Assam, India

            Phone: 91-361-2542756, 2545260, 2541519, 2541544
            Fax:  91-361-2548631

 

 

Branches / Sales Office :

C      Agra

C      Allahabad

C      Chandigarh

C      Faridabad

C      Ghaziabad

C      Jalandhar City

C      Jammu

C      Kanpur

C      Lucknow

C      Ludhiana

C      Mandi  Gobindgarh

C      New Delhi

C      Bhubaneshwar

C      Bokaro

C      Kolkata

C      Dimapur

C      Durgapur

C      Guwahati

C      Patna

C      Rourkela

C      Ahmedabad

C      Baroda

C      Bhilai

C      Gwalior

C      Indore

C      Jabalpur

C      Jaipur

C      Kota

C      Mumbai

C      Nagpur

C      Pune

C      Bangalore

C      Belgaum

C      Chennai

C      Coimbatore

C      Hyderabad

C      Kochi

C      Tiruchirapalli

C      Vijayawada

C      Visakhapatnam

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. S K Roongta 

Designation :

Chairman

 

 

FUNCTIONAL DIRECTORS

 

 

 

Name :

Mr. K K Khanna

Designation :

Director (Technical)

 

 

Name :

Mr. G. Ojha

Designation :

Director (Personnel)

 

 

Name :

Mr. Soiles Bhattacharya

Designation :

Director (Finance)

 

 

Name :

Mr. Shoeb S Ahmed

Designation :

Director (Commercial)

 

 

MANAGING DIRECTORS

 

 

 

Name :

Mr. Nilotpal Roy

Designation :

Managing Director (IISCO Steel Plant)

 

 

Name :

Mr. V Shyamsunder

Designation :

Managing Director (Durgapur Steel Plant)

 

 

Name :

Mr. B N Singh

Designation :

Managing Director (Rourkela Steel Plant)

 

 

Name :

Mr. V K Srivastava

Designation :

Managing Director (Bokaro Steel Plant)

 

 

Name :

Mr. R Ramaraju

Designation :

Managing Director (Bhilai Steel Plant)

 

 

GOVERNMENT DIRECTORS

 

 

 

Name :

Mr. A K Rath

Designation :

Special Secretary and Financial Adviser (Ministry of Steel, Government of India)

 

 

Name :

Mr. G. Elias

Designation :

Joint Secretary (Ministry of Steel, Government of India)

 

 

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

 

 

 

Name :

Dr. S C Jain

Designation :

Independent Directors

 

 

Name :

Prof. R P Sengupta

Designation :

Independent Directors

 

 

Name :

Dr. Velu Annamalai

Designation :

Independent Directors

 

 

Name :

Mr. Siddharth Kak

Designation :

Independent Directors

 

 

Name :

Mr. Shyamal Ghosh

Designation :

Independent Directors

 

 

Name :

Mr. Mohammad Yusuf Khan

Designation :

Independent Directors

 

 

Name :

Prof. Deepak Nayyar

Designation :

Independent Directors

 

 

Name :

Prof. Javaid Akhtar

Designation :

Independent Directors

 

 

Name :

Mr. P K Sengupta

Designation :

Independent Directors

 

 

Name :

Dr. Vinayshil Gautam

Designation :

Independent Directors

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Devinder Kumar

Designation :

Company Secretary

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Percentage of Holding

Government of India

3544690285

85.82

Financial Institutions & Banks

164232264

3.98

Mutual Funds and UTI

58188578

1.41

Foreign Institutional Investors (Fit's)

254199047

6.15

Global Depository Receipts (GDRs)

1546835

0.04

Companies-i(including,Trusts& 'Clearing Members)

23359147

0.56

Individuals (including Employees & NRIs)

84184389

2.04

Grand Total

4130400545

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing and marketing of Pig Iron, Crude Steel, Saleable Steel and Calcium Ammonium Nitrate.

 

 

Products :

Item Code No. (ITC Code)    

720837.00/720838.00/720839.00

Product Description            

Hot Rolled Plates

                                                      

 

Item Code No. (ITC Code)    

720719.05 / 720719.00 /

Product Description            

Semi-Finished Products

                                                      

 

Item Code No. (ITC Code)    

730210.01

Product Description            

Railway Rails

 

 

Imports from :

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, CIS, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, U.K., Ukraine and U.S.A.

 

PRODUCTION STATUS

 

Particulars

Unit

Installed Capacity

Actual Production

Main Steel Plants

 

 

 

Pig Iron

Tones

1740000

451636

Crude Steel

Tones

12987000

13194395

Saleable Steel

Tones

10990000

12126799

 

 

 

 

Alloy Steels Plants

 

 

 

Pig Iron

Tones

58000

47292

Crude Steel

Tones

352000

308744

Saleable Steel

Tones

457000

454387

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

137496

 

 

Bankers :

v      State Bank of India, Madam Cama Road, Mumbai – 400 021, Maharashtra, India

v      State Bank of India, Rourkela – 769 011, Orissa, India

v      State Bank of India, Salem – 636 001, Tamil Nadu, India

v      Punjab National Bank, New Delhi, India 

v      United Bank of India, New Delhi, India

v      Bank of Baroda, New Delhi, India

v      Syndicate Bank, New Delhi, India 

v      Union Bank of India, New Delhi, India

v      Bank of India, New Delhi, India

v      Canara Bank, New Delhi, India

v      Indian Overseas Bank, New Delhi, India

v      State Bank of Patiala, New Delhi, India

v      Bank of Maharashtra, New Delhi, India

v      Oriental Bank of Commerce, New Delhi, India

v      Punjab & Sind Bank Limited, New Delhi, India

v      Jammu & Kashmir Bank, New Delhi, India 

v      State Bank of Saurashtra, New Delhi, India

v      Central Bank of India, New Delhi, India

v      State Bank of Hyderabad, New Delhi, India

v      State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur, New Delhi, India

v      State Bank of Indore, New Delhi, India

v      State Bank of Mysore, New Delhi, India

v      HDFC Bank, New Delhi, India

v      Allahabad Bank, New Delhi, India

v      UCO Bank, New Delhi, India

v      IDBI Bank Limited

 

 

Facilities :

Secured Loan

(Rs. In Millions)

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

Working Capital Borrowings from Banks

(Including Foreign Currency Demand Loans of Rs.0.00 millions (Previous Year Rs.280.200 millions)

 

 

 

2662.400

 

 

 

3432.600

Loan from Banks against term deposits

5250.000

0.000

Non Convertible Bonds

7651.500

7789.000

Total

15563.900

11221.600

 

(a) Secured by hypothecation of all current assets

(b) Secured by charges ranking pari-passu inter-se, on all the present and future immovable property at Mpuje-Wadej of City Taluka, District Ahmedabad, Gujarat and Company's Plant & Machinery, including the land on which it stands, pertaining to Durgapur Steel Plant.f DSP )

(c) Redeemed at par by exercising call option

 

Note : Amount repayable within one year as at 31.03.2007, Rs. 6250.500 million ( previous year: Rs. Nil crore)

 

Unsecured Loan

(Rs. In Millions)

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

Government of India

Interest accrued and due thereon

2.700

5.800

2.700

5.800

Steel Development Fund

Interest accrued and due thereon

2041.600

8884.200

2041.600

9085.900

Foreign Currency Loans

Long Term

Short Term

 

5125.900

230.600

 

5347.100

731.000

Non convertible Bonds

9950.500

14540.500

Total

26241.300

31754.600

 

(a) Guaranteed by Government of India / State Bank of India.

(b) Redeemed at par by exercising call option

 

Note : Amount repayable within one year as at 31.03.2007, Rs.14220.700 million (previous year: Rs. 14482.300 million)

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Good

 

 

Auditors :

v      S. K. Mittal & Company

             Chartered Accountants

 

v      Ray & Ray

            Chartered Accountants

 

v      Dass Maulik Mahendra K Agrawala & Company

             Chartered Accountants

 

 

Associates :

v      All Government of India Undertaking Companies

v      SAIL, Bansal Service Centre Limited

v      Metaljunction.Com Private Limited

v      UEC SAIL Information Technology Limited

v      North Bengal Dolomite Limited

v      NTPC SAIL Power Company Private Limited

v      Bokaro Power Supply Company Private Limited

v      Bhilai Electric Supply Company Private Limited

 

 

Subsidiaries

v      The Indian Iron & Steel Company Limited

v      IISCO - Ujjain Pipe & Foundry Company Limited

v      Maharashtra Elektrosmelt Limited

v      SAIL Power Supply Company Limited (SPSCL)

v      Bhilai Oxygen Limited (BOL)

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

5000000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 50000.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

4130400545

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 41304.000 millions

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

41304.000

41304.000

41304.000

2] Reserves & Surplus

131827.500

84710.100

61762.500

NETWORTH

173131.500

126014.100

103066.500

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

15563.900

11221.600

16039.800

2] Unsecured Loans

26241.300

31754.600

41658.100

TOTAL BORROWING

41805.200

42976.200

57697.900

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

14126.600

14844.600

18443.100

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

229063.300

183834.900

179207.500

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

115977.100

121621.400

124850.700

Capital work-in-progress

12360.400

7579.400

3664.800

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

5137.900

2920.000

6067.100

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 
Inventories
66514.700
62100.600
42206.900
 
Sundry Debtors
23147.500
18817.300
19084.500
 
Cash & Bank Balances
96098.300
61726.400
61321.200
 
Interest Receivable/Accrued
0.000
854.800
1421.800
 
Other Current Assets
1525.600
0.000
0.000
 
Loans & Advances
16500.100
30338.200
19301.900
Total Current Assets
203786.200
173837.300
143336.300
Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS
 
 

 

 
Current Liabilities
53982.000
51917.000
47806.700
 
Provisions
55507.800
72364.400
53854.000
Total Current Liabilities
109489.800
124281.400
101660.700
Net Current Assets
94296.400
49555.900
41675.600
 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

1291.500

2158.200

2949.300

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

229063.300

183834.900

179207.500

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover [including other income]

359240.700

293921.700

297671.700

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

94226.200

57057.400

93653.500

Provision for Taxation

3220.330

16927.700

25483.800

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

62022.900

40129.700

68169.700

 

 

 

 

Export Value

11694.800

10916.400

13354.300

 

 

 

 

Import Value

72811.700

61481.800

46170.400

 

 

 

 

Total Expenditure

264844.000

236757.800

203399.200

 

 

QUARTERLY RESULTS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

30.09.2007

30.06.2007

 

Type

 

2nd Quarter

1st Quarter

 Sales Turnover

 

91634.900

80394.700

 Other Income

 

3042.600

3069.300

 Total Income

 

94677.500

83464.000

 Total Expenditure

 

65344.000

56565.900

 Operating Profit

 

29333.500

26898.100

 Interest

 

593.600

796.400

 Gross Profit

 

28739.900

26101.700

 Depreciation

 

3012.000

3011.900

 Tax

 

8673.000

7791.500

 Reported PAT

 

17002.400

15251.200

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Debt-Equity Ratio

0.28

0.44

0.94

Long Term Debt-Equity Ratio

0.24

0.40

0.83

Current Ratio

1.36

1.17

0.99

TURNOVER RATIOS

 

 

 

Fixed Assets

1.33

1.14

1.15

Inventory

5.99

6.27

8.80

Debtors

18.82

17.25

18.52

Interest Cover Ratio

29.37

13.20

15.36

Operating Profit Margin(%)

27.78

22.58

34.80

Profit Before Interest And Tax Margin(%)

24.71

18.89

31.28

Cash Profit Margin(%)

18.78

15.97

24.81

Adjusted Net Profit Margin(%)

15.71

12.28

21.29

Return On Capital Employed(%)

51.28

38.03

68.77

Return On Net Worth(%)

41.47

35.04

88.85

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Incorporated in 1973, the Steel Authority of India (SAIL) is a giant among the steel majors in India. It is the largest steel conglomerate in the country and the world's ninth-largest steelmaker. It manages and operates five integrated steel plants at Bhilai, Madhya Pradesh; Bokaro, Bihar; Durgapur, West Bengal; Rourkela, Orissa; and Burnpur, West Bengal. It also has four units for special and alloy steels and ferro alloys at Durgapur, West Bengal; Salem, Tamilnadu; Chandrapur, Maharashtra; and Bhadravati, Karnataka. 
 
Subject operates nine iron ore, five limestone, three dolomite and three coal mines besides generating 700 MW of captive power. The Central Marketing Organization, with its head quarters at Calcutta, monitors its domestic market through an expanding network of stockyards, dockyards, branch sales offices and consignment agents while the International Trade Division looks after its export of world-class steel to as many as 70 countries across the globe, by establishing close liaison with buyers abroad. 

 
The company is the only producer of extra-wide (up to 3200 mm) and heavy plates, catering to the needs of the construction, automobile, shipbuilding, engineering and other sectors.  

 
The subsidiaries of SAIL are The Indian Iron & Steel Company Limited and Maharashtra Elektrosmelt Limited, Bhilai Oxygen Limited, which was one of the subsidiary company was wound-up by the order of dated 27th May 2005 of Hon'ble High Court of Delhi. 

 
Subject's plants and units have received ISO 9002/1 certifications and are well-equipped with the state-of-the-art technology to meet advanced needs and applications. ISO 9002-certified stainless steel is exported to several developed countries. 

 
The Government of India has approved the Financial and Business Restructuring of SAIL involving waiving of loans advanced to it from Steel Dvpt Fund to a value of Rs. 50730 millions and Rs. 3810 millions from Government of India; Provision of Government guarantees with 50% interest subsidy for loan and interest thereon on Rs.1500 millions to be raised by SAIL from the market to finance reduction in manpower through voluntary retirement scheme; Provision of Government guarantee for loan and interest thereon of Rs.1500 millions (incl.Rs.500 millions already agreed) to be raised by SAIL from the market primarily for meeting repayment obligation on past loans during 1999-2000. To initiate the process of divestment of the following non-core assets into a joint venture with protecting jobs of the existing employees SAIL has decided to sell, lease or dispose of by way of divesting the following undertakings of the company either through joint venture arrangement or otherwise. Captive Power Plants at Rourkela, Durgapur and Bokaro; Oxygen Plant-2 of Bhilai Steel Plant; Salem Steel Plant, Salem; Alloy Steels Plant, Durgapur; Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant, Bhadravati; Rourkela Fertilizer Plant, Rourkela. 

 
For Salem Steel Plant of subject the Company has sought expression of interest from interested parties for setting up of stainless steel melting, refining and casting facilities and also option for interest in Salem Steel Plant itself along with the above facilities.  

 
The company has signed a joint venture agreement with Tata Iron & Steel and Kalyani Steel for the creation of a company to manage their steel e-marketplace, metaljunction.com. 

 
The company tied-up with the National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) for formation of a consortium to help reconstruction activity in quake-hit Gujarat. The combine will initially concentrate on building low-cost, quake-hit and cyclone-resistant dwelling units suitable for rural Gujarat. 

 
The company has completed the Modernisation Programme at Bhilai Steel Plant and also the Upgradation of Durgapur Steel Plant has also been completed during 2001-02. At Bokaro Steel Plant the equipment work is in progress and the Furnace was commissioned in 2002-03. The company incurred a capital expenditure of Rs.2410 millions. The Company has entered into an agreement with Corus Consulting Limited UK for Long Rail facility and the UK company will provide a technical back up support for SAIL. 

 
During 2004-05 the company projects worth Rs.30000 millions at various stages of implementation and approval in the company. Some of the major ongoing schemes are Rebuilding of Coke Oven Battery-5, Upgradation of Blast Furnace-7 and Revamping of B-Strand of Wire Rod Mill at Bhilai Steel Plant: Bloom Caster with Associated facilities at Durgapur Steel Plant: Rebuilding of Coke Oven Battery-1, Capital Repair of BF-4 and Upgradation of ERW Pipe Plant at Rourkela Steel Plant: Rebuilding of Coke Oven Battery-5, Revamping/modification of Mae West Block System and housing machining in Finishing Stands F6-F12 at Bokaro Steel Plant. Some of the projects under approval are Up gradation of Slab Caster, RH Degassing and Ladle Furnace, Modernization of Sinter Plant-II & Desulphurisation Unit in SMS-II at Bhilai Steel Plant: Coal Dust Injection in Blast Furnace(3&4) at Durgapur Steel Plant: Installation of Hot Metal Desulphurisation Unit at SMS-II at Rourkela Steel Plant: Upgradation of Tandem Mill & Pickling Line in cold Rolling Mill (CRM) and Installation of Coal Dust Injection in Blast Furnace (2 and 3).

 

FINANCIAL REVIEW 

 
Financial Year 2006-07 has been eventful year for company with further momentum in improving operational efficiencies, laying strong foundation and building road map for modernisation and expansion of SAIL Plants, with several new initiatives undertaken, with its human resource at the core.

 

During the year, company got the distinction of first metal company in the country to reach a market capitalization of Rs. 500000 millions. 


The company set new record in achieving the turnover of Rs.391890 million and profit before tax of Rs.94230 million, registering growth of 21% & 65% respectively over previous year. Company recorded net profit after tax (PAT) of Rs.62020 million, an increase of 55%. There have been improvements in all financial parameters.  

 

While improved market condition helped in recording better financial performance, significant improvements came by way of several internal initiatives viz., higher capacity utilization at 114%, best ever techno-economic parameters, thrust on production and sales of value added products, emphasis on cost reduction and prudent cash management etc. 


Impetus on cost reduction at all levels, productivity improvements through systemic approach and application of new technology have resulted in cost savings of Rs.403 crore during the year. Thrust areas included achieving higher yields, improved techno-economic/productivity parameters, reduction in usage of coking coal etc. 


The strong financial performance contributed to enhanced cash generation to meet our strategic objectives. Debt equity ratio has improved to 0.24 : 1 (as on 31.3.2007) from 0.35 : 1 (as on 31.3.2006). The company had liquid assets of Rs.90337.400 million as at 31.3.2007 invested in short term deposits with scheduled banks and considering borrowings of Rs.41805.200 million maintained its virtual debt free status. The interest cost at Rs.3321.300 million reduced by Rs.1356.300 million over previous year and the company earned interest of Rs.6576.000 million during the year on the short term deposits compared to Rs.4085.300 million in previous year. The entire capital expenditure of Rs.11500 million during the year was funded through internal accruals.


During the current year, company has constituted a Gratuity Trust under the name 'Steel Authority of India Limited Gratuity Fund' and contributed Rs.7500 million to the same. This measure will secure gratuity payment to the employees. 


The company has paid interim dividend @ 16% of the paid-up equity capital during the year. The Board of Directors has further recommended a final dividend @ 15% on paid up equity share capital subject to approval of shareholders, thus making the total dividend @ 31% for the year 2006-07 (previous year 20%). A sum of Rs.6350 million has been transferred to the general reserves during the year (previous year Rs.3100 million). 

 

 

PRODUCTION REVIEW 

 
The company achieved a new record in production of saleable steel at 12.6 million tonnes with capacity utilization touching a new high of 114%, through improvements in operational efficiencies. The finished steel component in total saleable steel was also highest ever at 10.3 million tonnes, a growth of 5% over previous year. Special thrust was given to orient the company's product mix for more value added products and increasing share of special steels. The production of value added items touched 3 million tonnes for the first time and recorded a growth of 17% during the year over previous year. Substantial growth was achieved in production of pipes (38%), TMT bars (12%) and CRNO steel (10%). 


The company introduced several new products in the domestic market during the year : HCR-EQR TMT for earthquake resistant construction, rock bolt TMT for tunnel construction, EN series HR coils for LPG cylinders, MC 12 HR coils for chains etc.. In addition, Bhilai Steel Plant developed high strength vanadium rails, Durgapur Steel Plant produced S-profile loco wheels for high speed locos and Rourkela Steel Plant rolled special plates which were used in the indigenously built rocket PSLV C-7. Company takes pride in supplying steel for critical usage in projects of national importance, such as those used in highest railway bridge in the world built over river Chenab, new generation loco wheels, naval aircraft carrier and materials for several products of defence usage. 


The company continued to take measures for further improving techno-economic parameters, achieving a record continuous cast production of 8.3 million tonnes (up by 5%), lowest ever coke rate of 541 kg/thm, best ever blast furnace productivity at 1.50 t/ m3/day (up by 3%) and lowest ever energy consumption at 7.16 Gcal/tonne (1% improvement). Bhilai Steel Plant achieved the highest campaign life of 6252 heats in converter which is the best in country for any top blown converter. Specific power consumption reduced by 4% as compared to previous year to lowest ever level of 460 kwh/T of saleable steel. 

 

General Economic Environment: 


The world economy has witnessed a continuous growth in the last five years with the world Gross Domestic Products (GDP) increasing by an average of 4.4% annually. The strengthening of industrial activities in Asia and Europe boosted the global growth to an estimated 5% in 2006. Asia, led by China and India, continues to be the world economy's growth engine. The United States, although still dominant economic power, have been supplanted at the forefront of growth by China and India and other emerging economies. 
 
East Asian Economies lead the economic growth in the developing world with an average of 7.6% in 2006. China recorded a growth rate of more than 10% while South Asia led by India (growth of 9%) had a growth rate of 6.7%. The performance of the least developed countries, especially of the oil producers and other mineral exporters, was surprisingly strong averaging nearly 7% in 2006. Japan also experienced robust growth in 2006 while growth in Europe also exceeded expectations. The economic growth of India, China & others have boosted demand for resources, which in turn, has created shortage of raw materials & have sent commodities' prices soaring. 


Global growth is expected to slacken around 3.2% in 2007. However, the growth is expected to remain robust at 5.9% for developing countries and 6.5% for economies in transition. Prospects for growth in both East Asian economies and South Asia are expected to remain strong. As per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) forecast, Indian economy is expected to grow at a rate of 8.5% or above in 2007. 
 
The slackening of the world economic growth in 2007, emanates out of the uncertainties, like movement of crude oil prices, political instability in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere in the middle east etc, and cooling of the housing boom in U.S.A. leading to slowing down of the US economy (expected growth 2.2% in 2007). The economic recovery in Japan and Europe is not expected to be strong enough to replace the US as the engine of growth of the world economy. Climate change has also become a critical global priority, as it exercises a devastating toll on the environmental health of the nations. Efforts are being made to improve energy efficiency both in China and India. 


India's global competitiveness (43rd) compares well with those of the three other large emerging economies like China (54th), Russia (62nd) and Brazil (66th). (Source: World Economic Forum Annual Meet 2007) India has been moving towards greater innovation capabilities. Once India exploits its resource base further, it should be able to produce quality goods at low price being a low cost economy, with a high quality resource base.

 

Indian Economy: 


India today is one of the fastest growing economies with a Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 8.1% in last 3 years. The GDP growth for 2006-2007 has been 9.4%. The GDP is expected to grow @ 8-10% upto 2011-12. 


The growth of industrial production in 2006-2007 stands at 11.3% over last year. The growth in the ndustry in FY'07 was mainly driven by manufacturing sector which showed a remarkable growth of 12.3% over 2005-2006. Mining sector grew by 5.1% and electricity by 7.2%. The six infrastructure industries grew by 8.6% in 2006-07 as against 6.2% in the previous year. The sectoral growth rates for the period are basic goods-10.2%, capital goods- 17.7% and intermediate goods-11.7%. Consumer durables have shown a growth of 9.0% 


World Steel Scenario: 


As per International Iron & Steel Institute (IISI), Global crude steel output in 2006 was 1244 million tonnes up by 8.9% compared to 2005. Of this the Asian Region alone accounted for 53.7% as against only 38.4% ten years ago. Apparent steel consumption of finished steel touched 1113.2 million tonnes in 2006, showing a growth of 8.5% over 2005. There was a positive growth trend in steel consumption all over the world. Global steel trade has increased by 13% to 395 million tonnes in 2006. Internationally, steel prices remained stable or buoyant practically through out the year. 


China has further strengthened its position as largest single market for steel. Chinese apparent steel consumption of finished steel at 356.2 million tonnes reflected a 9% growth in 2006 and is further expected to increase by 13% in 2007. Strong positive growth trends are foreseen in Africa, Asia and South America in 2007. However, the soaring prices of raw materials and the progressive pressure on the availability of inputs has been a cause of major concern. Prices of key inputs such as coking coal, coke, iron ore, scrap, etc. continued to remain high. Prices of other important inputs like Nickel, Manganese Ore, Copper, Zinc also continued to rise, with global price of nickel increasing 55% in the financial year 2006-07 and touching a record high of $ 51,625 per tonne. 


Production vis-a-vis Demand for Steel in India: 


India produced about 45 million tonnes of crude steel in fiscal 2006-07, a growth of nearly 8% over previous year's production of 41.66 million tonnes. The apparent domestic consumption of finished mild steel during the year FY'07 was 43.7 million tonnes as compared to 39.2 million tonnes during the previous year. The import of finished mild steel during FY'07 was approx. 4.1 million tonnes as compared to 3.9 million tonnes in FY'06 and export was 4.8 million tonnes as compared to 4.5 million tonnes during the previous year. Both imports and exports have shown a growth of 6.5% and 6.1% respectively. 
 
The Construction, Automobiles, Water, Oil & gas transportation and capital goods sectors are expected to be the key growth drivers in FY'08. In the last three years, the growth in construction has been in the range of 12-14% driven mainly by industrialization, massive infrastructure investment, urbanization and the real estate boom. The projected investment of approx. Rs.1500000 million in infrastructure like rails, roads, ports & airports in the 11th plan period will all lead to a surge in the activities of the construction industry and thereby to increased consumption of long products. 


The domestic automobile sector is growing at 14.2% CAGR over the past few years while the auto components market has been growing at 19.2% CAGR.

 

India is expected to become a major hub both for the automobile and as well as for the auto components sector. This will fuel the demand for cold rolled & coated products. Similarly, the demand for flat products particularly Pipes & Tubes segment, is expected to increase substantially driven by demandfor pipelines for crude oil, LNG and Petroleum products.

 

Position of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL): 


India is ranked as the 7th largest steel producing country in the world, while SAIL is ranked as the 19th largest steel producer in the world during 2006 (Source: IISI) SAIL continues to be the largest steel producer of finished steel in India with about one fourth of the market share during FY'07.

 

Outlook: 
 
According to Joint Plant Committee, there has been a growth of 11.5% in apparent consumption of finished steel in 2006-07 fiscal over the previous year. India's apparent steel consumption is expected to grow @ 9.1% in 2007, 7% upto 2010 and 7.7% upto 2015. (Source: IISI) 


DP growth is estimated at 9% during 2006-07 and is expected to grow @ 8-10% upto 2011-12. Savings rate has risen to 34.1% of GDP and GFCF to 31% in 2006-07. Industrialization & Manufacturing growth has been in double digits while expected growth in construction is in the range of 12-14%. Investment in infrastructure is envisaged at $ 350 billion. Cement, Steel ratio being 3:1, there is ample opportunity to increase steel use. 


As the per capita steel consumption in India is still very low compared to world average, potential for growth is enormous. With economy expected to remain on high growth path, steel consumption is expected to grow in double digits right upto 2011-12. 


REVIEW OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 


FINANCIAL OVERVIEW OF SAIL 


Performance of SAIL: 


During FY 2006-07 in line with the increased domestic demand, the company surpassed all previous in production and sales volume. Production of saleable steel at 12.6 million tonnes compared to 12.05 million tonnes in 2005-06 recorded a growth of 4.4%. Sales volume of saleable steel at 11.9 million tonnes as against 11.3 million tonnes in 2005-06, recorded a growth of 5%. 


During FY 2006-07, SAIL achieved the best ever turnover at Rs. 391890 millione and best ever profit before tax (PBT) of Rs 94230 million, surpassing the previous best PBT of Rs 93650 million achieved in FY 2004-05. Average price realisation was higher by 14% due to improvement in prices and higher sales of value added products. Improvement in techno-economic indices and cost control measures contributed to the record performance. Operating profit was higher by Rs. 35850 million at Rs. 109660 million. Interest costs were lower by Rs. 1360 million and interest earnings were up by Rs. 2490 million. 


Initiatives taken by the SAIL management include: 


Marketing Efforts: 

*      Enlarging customer base by appointment of new 453 dealers in 430 districts during the year. 

 

*      Thrust on customer support & satisfaction by opening 12 new customer contact offices and addition of new warehouses at 16 locations. 

 

*      e-booking & supply at doorstep facility was introduced for small consumers of TMT in Delhi and Kolkata regions. 

 

*      Introduction of various new products like HCR-EQR TMT for earthquake resistant construction, Rockbolt TMT for tunnel construction, EN Series HR Coils for LPG cylinders and MC- 12 HR Coils for chains, S-profile loco wheels for DLW. MG Diesel loco wheels, Cu-Cr Rail developed, Vanadium Micro alloyed Rail, Spring Steel Billets (SUP 11 A). 

 

*      Significant growth was registered in sales of TMT Bars, Wire Rods, Plates, HR Coils, Electrical Steel, Pipes, Heavy Structurals, Rails, etc. during 2006-07. 

*      New international markets were explored viz Portugal (Plates & HR Coil), Sudan (Plates and Billets), Middle East (Wirerods and Billets), South America (CRNO) and Malaysia (MG Diesel Loco Wheels). 

 

Cost Control Measures: 

*      Emphasis on cost reduction and productivity improvement through systematic application of new technology and strong awareness to reduce cost at all levels of operation, has been maintained during the year. 

 

*      A saving of Rs. 4030 million has been achieved during the year through cost control and revenue maximization. Cost controlsavings have been achieved in major areas of operation, viz reduction in specific energy consumption, reduction in specific usage of coking coal, higher CC production, low power consumption and improvement in other techno-economic parameters. 


Fund Management: 


During the year, the company continued its thrust on debt reduction and fund management. Overall debt of the company reduced by Rs 1170 million, Borrowing as on 31.03.07 reduced to Rs. 41810 million as against Rs.42980 million as on 31.03.06. This enabled the company to improve its debt/equity ratio to 0.24:1 as on 31.03.07 from 0.35:1 as on 31.03.06 and helped in reducing its total interest burden. The company continued to maintain its virtual debt-free status with term deposits with Banks of Rs. 90340 million against borrowings of Rs. 41810 million as at the year-end. 


During FY 2006-07, company has earned interest of Rs 658 crore through short-term deposits with schedule banks. 


Creation of Gratuity Trust: 


During the year, the company constituted a Gratuity Trust and contributed Rs. 7500 million to it. 

 

ANALYSIS OF THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY 


Sales turnover: 


Sales turnover increased to Rs. 391886.600 million, mainly due to increase in volume, prices and sale of value added products. Saleable steel sales constitute about 94% of total turnover and were higher by 22%. Sales of other products like coal chemicals, pig iron, etc. were also 7% higher. The company's main business arena continues to be the domestic market, which provides about 97% of its total sales turnover. Saleable steel exports at 5.13 lakh tonnes during 2006-07, were lower by about 11%. Export incentives of Rs. 1168.600 million were earned during the year which includes Rs. 812.900 million under the Duty Free Credit Entitlement Scheme for the exports made in 2003-04. 


The company caters to almost the entire gamut of the mild steel business - flat products in the form of plates, HR coils/sheets, CR coils/sheets, plain/corrugated galvanised sheets and long products comprising rails, structurals, wire-rods, merchant products, etc. In addition, electric resistance welded pipes, spiral welded pipes, electric tin plates and silicon steel sheets form part of company's rich product-mix.

 

PROJECT MANAGEMENT 


Major Projects commissioned during 2006-07: Five projects costing Rs.3600 million were commissioned during the year viz. 15 MW Turbo Generator in Power Plant-1, B-Strand of Wire Rod Mill, Upgradation of BF-7 at Bhilai Steel Plant; New Normalising Furnace in Plate Mill at Rourkela Steel Plant and Argon Oxygen Decarburisation (AOD) & High Powered EAF at Alloy Steels Plant. Further, installation of Bloom Caster (Rs 2710 million) at Durgapur Steel Plant has also been completed and first heat was taken on 2.4.07. The unit is under stabilization. Rebuilding of Coke Oven Battery No.1 (Rs.1120 million) at RSP was lighted up in 2006-07 and production started in May'07. 


Major Capital Schemes presently in progress : Capital Projects costing over Rs.34000 million are under implementation at SAIL Plants. Plantwise major schemes under implementation include the following : 


Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP): 

 

*      New Slab Caster, along with RH Degasser & Ladle Furnace has been taken up for additional casting of 0.165 Mtpa, production of 0.3 Mtpa of API X65/X70 grade steel, processing of additional Rail Steel demanded by Indian Railway through new RH Degasser and creating a potential to produce special quality plates especially in high thickness range (40mm and above). 

 

*      Rebuilding of Coke Oven Battery No.5 has been taken up wherein state-of-art pollution control equipment will be incorporated to achieve the latest statutory emission norms of Ministry of Environment & Forest. 

 

*      Procurement of 4 nos. WDS Locos scheme is for replacement of 4 nos. Medium HP locos (Russian make) by WDS-6 locos from DLW, Varanasi. 

 

*      Hot Metal Desulphurisation Unit at SMS-II will help in production of low sulphur steel by desulphurisation of hot metal before steel making to meet the increasing demand for high quality steel, particularly for application in off-shore, transport and structural sectors. 

 

*      Power supply facilities for 2x1250 tpd Oxygen Plant will help in evacuation of power at 220 KV from Power Plant-3 (2 x 250 MW), which is under construction through NSPCL, a JV company of NTPC & SAIL, to meet the future power requirement of BSP.

 

*      Main Step Down Station has been taken up for evacuation of power at 220 KV from new Power Plant-3 to meet the future power requirement of BSP. Out of 500 MW, allocated share of Power to BSP is 280 MW. 

 

*      Thyrisation of Plate Mill drives - replacement of old and unreliable MG sets by thyristor converters with state-of-art digital control to achieve high quality of finished products and reliability in production. 


Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP): 

 

*     Bloom Caster with associated facilities including one 130T Ladle Furnace & one 110T/hr Re-heating Furnace is under stabilization which will improve the yield & quality of steel with reduction in energy consumption. 

 

*     Coal Dust Injection system in Blast Furnace-3&4 is for reduction in coke rate and improvement of furnace productivity. 

 

*     Augmentation of Power Distribution System (Phase-I) to meet the additional load for new capital schemes. 
  

Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP): 

 

*      Rebuilding of Coke Oven Battery No.4 has been taken-up for incorporating state-of-the-art pollution control equipment to achieve the latest statutory emission norms of Ministry of Environment & Forests. 

 

*      Hot Metal Desulphurisation Unit at SMS-II will help in production of low sulphur steel by desulphurisation of hot metal before steel making to meet the increasing demand for high quality steel, particularly for application in off-shore, transport and structural sectors. 

 

*      Pipe Coating Plant (60,000 tpa capacity) is under installation to supply coated pipes mainly to the hydrocarbon sector which would prevent corrosion of pipes. 

 

*      Coal Dust Injection system in Blast Furnace-4 to reduce coke consumption and improvement in blast furnace productivity. 

 

*      Turbo Blower No.5 of CPP-I is being up-rated with a discharge volume of 1,63,000 NM3/hr at a pressure of 2.3 Kg/cm2 for meeting the high top pressure requirement of Blast Furnaces. 

 

Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL): 

 

*      Rebuilding of Coke Oven Battery No.5 has been taken-up wherein state-of-art pollution control equipment shall be incorporated. 

 

*      Modification/Revamping of Mae West blocks in Hot Strip Mill has been commissioned partly which will improve the performance of Hot Strip Mill. 

 

*      Existing HCL Regeneration Plant for Pickling Line-II of CRM is being replaced due to its technical obsolescence to improve CR products. 

 

*      Air Turbo Compressor and Oxygen Turbo Compressor being replaced to meet higher requirement of production. 

 

*      Coal Dust Injection in BF-2&3 system is under installation which will help in reducing coke consumption and improve BF productivity. 

 

*      Computerized Process Control System of SMS-II shall help in improving the yield and quality of steel. 

 

*      Augmentation of storage facilities of coking coal is under installation which will augment coking coal storage capacity from 115,000 tonnes to 202,500 tonnes. 

 

*      Electro Discharge Texturing Machine in Roll Grinding & Bearing Shop of CRM has been taken up to improve the surface finish of Cold Rolled steel with respect to roughness and peak counts. 

 

*      2nd Ladle Furnace in SMS-II would facilitate production of value added steels, especially steel grades besides flexibility in operation.

 

IISCO Steel Plant (ISP): 

 

*      Upgradation of BF No. 2 has been taken up to enhance its productivity, increase in useful volume, reduction in coke rate. 

 

*      A new Turbo-Blower is being installed as a replacement of Turbo-Blower No.4 to meet the enhanced air and top pressure requirement of BF No.2. 

 

*      Rebuilding of pollution compliant Coke Oven Battery No.10 along with renewal of By-product Plant. 

 

AWARDS & ACCOLADES 

 
The company's excellent performance got several recognitions from all quarters during the year 2006-07 which include awards to individuals : 41 employees were awarded with 'Government of India's Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar-2005' recognizing their extraordinary contribution in bringing about laudable improvements in their areas of work, 10 employees were awarded Shram award - 2004. Your company became the first Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) to receive 'Business World - FICCI - SEDF Corporate Social Responsibility Award - 2006', which was presented by the Hon'ble President of India on 7th May, 2007. Other major awards received by the company include 'SCOPE Meritorious Award for Environment Excellence and Sustainable Development' for the year 2004-05, B.M. Munjal Award for 'Excellence in Learning and Development in Public Sector Category' for the year 2006, Golden Peacock : 'Eco Innovation' award - 2006 to BSP, 'National sustainability' award -2006 to SSP by IIM, 'National safety' award for the years 2002 & 2003 to RMD (presented by Hon'ble Vice President of India on 14.2.07), 'Rajiv Gandhi National Quality' award - 2006 to BSP by Bureau of Indian Standards. 

 

Contingent Liabilities

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

Claim against the company pending appellate / judicial decisions

n       Excise Duty

n       Sales Tax on inter – state Stock transfers from plants to stockyards

n       Other Sales Tax matters

n       Income Tax

n       Other duties cess and levies

n       Civil matters

n       Miscellaneous 

 

13137.400

 

11781.800

1217.600

7.100

1599.400

863.400

1720.300

 

11316.000

 

11451.200

1569.100

24.000

1318.500

861.700

1757.000

1) No liabilities has taken is expected to arise as sales tax has been paid on eventual sales

2) includes claims of Rs. 190.100 millions (Rs. 179.000 millions) against which there are counter claims of Rs, 258.200 millions (Rs. 120.700 millions)

Other claims against the company not acknowledged as debt:

n       Duties, cess and levies

n       Civil matters

n       Miscellaneous

 

49.100

1511.700

3172.900

 

44.200

992.300

6828.800

Includes claims of Rs. 558.300 millions (Rs. 734.600 millions) against which there are counter claims of Rs. 508.200 millions (Rs. 626.600 millions)

Disputed income tax / service tax demand on joint venture company for which company may be contingently liable under the joint venture agreement

 

807.000

 

588.800

Guarantees/counter-guarantees given to banks/excise authorities on behalf of a subsidiary company and a joint venture company.

 

314.000

 

314.000

Bills drawn on customers and discounted with banks.

170.100

238.900

Price escalation claims by contractors/suppliers and claims by certain employees, extent whereof is not ascertainable

 

 
The company is in trade terms with :

 

v      Vijayan & Vijayan Retreading Limited

v      Hydrokrimp A.C. Private Limited

v      Vijaya Hot Top Products

v      Vijaya Industrial Products

v      Pragathi Industrial Products

v      Ferro Insulation (Private) Limited

 

 

The company has joint ventures with the following :

 

v      SAIL, Bansal Service Centre Limited

v      Metaljunction.Com Private Limited

v      UEC SAIL Information Technology Limited

v      North Bengal Dolomite Limited

v      NTPC SAIL Power Company Private Limited

v      Bokaro Power Supply Company Private Limited

v      Bhilai Electric Supply Company Private Limited

 

The company’s fixed assets of important value include land (freehold & leasehold), right & patents, railway lines, railway sidings, roads, bridges, culverts, buildings, plant & machinery, furniture, fittings, vehicles, water supply & sewerage, EDP equipments and miscellaneous articles

 

AS PER WEBSITE

 

Company Profile

 

Subject is the leading steel-making company in India. It is a fully integrated iron and steel maker, producing both basic and special steels for domestic construction, engineering, power, railway, automotive and defence industries and for sale in export markets.

 

Ranked amongst the top ten public sector companies in India in terms of turnover, SAIL manufactures and sells a broad range of steel products, including hot and cold rolled sheets and coils, galvanised sheets, electrical sheets, structural, railway products, plates, bars and rods, stainless steel and other alloy steels. SAIL produces iron and steel at four integrated plants and three special steel plants, located principally in the eastern and central regions of India and situated close to domestic sources of raw materials, including the Company's iron ore, limestone and dolomite mines.

 

Subject's wide range of long and flat steel products are much in demand in the domestic as well as the international market. This vital responsibility is carried out by Subject's own Central Marketing Organization (CMO) and the International Trade Division. CMO encompasses a wide network of 38 branch offices and 47 stockyards located in major cities and towns throughout India.

 

With technical and managerial expertise and know-how in steel making gained over four decades, Subject's Consultancy Division (SAILCON) at New Delhi offers services and consultancy to clients world-wide.

 

SAIL has a well-equipped Research and Development Centre for Iron and Steel (RDCIS) at Ranchi which helps to produce quality steel and develop new technologies for the steel industry. Besides, SAIL has its own in-house Centre for Engineering and Technology (CET), Management Training Institute (MTI) and Safety Organization at Ranchi. The captive mines are under the control of the Raw Materials Division in Calcutta. The Environment Management Division and Growth Division of SAIL operate from their headquarters in Calcutta. Almost all our plants and major units are ISO Certified.

 

Press Release

 

Steel Minister commissions 3 new production facilities at Bhilai

 

New Delhi, November 18, 2006

 

Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Steel Mr. Ram Vilas Paswan today commissioned three new production facilities set up at a total cost of Rs. 1870 millions at Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL). Presently under stabilization, the facilities have been added as part of subject’s Rs. 37,0000 millions expansion plan that is currently under implementation. SAIL Chairman Mr S.K. Roongta has accompanied the Minister on his visit to Bhilai.

 

Bhilai’s four-strand continuous Wire Rod Mill with the capacity to produce 0.4 million tones per annum (mtpa) of wire rods from rolled billets was commissioned in 1967. Strands ‘C’ and ‘D’ had been revamped in 1995. The proposal to revamp the ‘B’ strand at a cost of around Rs. 750 millions was approved by the SAIL Board in December 2004. Modernization of the strand has provided the Mill with facilities to produce wire rods of TMT grade and smaller section of 5.5 to 7.0 mm with consistent productivity besides improving tolerance, ovality and yield of the rods. Morgardshammar AB of Sweden was the technology supplier for the project that was executed in three packages. Other companies which participated in the project are BEC Limited of Bhilai, ABB Limited of Bangalore and HSCL.

 

The Plate Mill of Bhilai Steel Plant, commissioned in 1983, is a two-stand continuous mill with capacity to produce 0.95 mtpa of plates in thicknesses ranging from 5 to 120 mm from cast slabs. The SAIL Board had approved the proposal for installation of hydraulic automatic gauge control (HAGC) and plan view rolling (PVR) in Plate Mill at a cost of around Rs. 520 millions in January 2005. The benefits that will accrue to the Mill due to the new facilities include production of plates with closer thickness tolerances, achievement of high rectangularity of plates, yield improvement, cropping at exact length, etc. The project was executed on turnkey basis by Danieli Automation SpA, Italy along with their consortium member Danieli Engineering India Limited of Kolkata.

 

Equipped with three 12 MW turbo-generators, 10 turbo-blowers and six boilers, Power & Blowing Station (PBS) of BSP meets the captive power requirements of critical units and supplies air blast to blast furnaces as well as process steam through steam boilers for meeting the needs of various shops. The proposal to install a 15 MW turbo-generator at a cost of around Rs. 480 millions, in place of turbo generator # 3 of PBS that had outlived its use, was approved by the SAIL Board in May 2004.

 

SAIL shareholders vote on IISCO’s amalgamation with SAIL

 

New Delhi, November 8, 2005

 

Shareholders of the subject exercised their right of franchise on the scheme of amalgamation of the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Indian Iron & Steel Company Limited (IISCO) with subject at an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held for the purpose at the IAF auditorium in Subroto Park here this afternoon.

 

IISCO has an integrated steel plant at Burnpur in West Bengal and iron ore and coal mines/washeries in Jharkhand and Bengal. The main products of IISCO are structural, bars & rods and pig iron.

 

Following the approval of the Government of India in June 2005, and subsequent clearance given by the Board of Industrial & Financial Reconstruction (BIFR), to the Ministry of Steel’s proposal for the amalgamation of IISCO with SAIL, the matter had been referred to the Ministry of Company Affairs (MoCA) for approval. The MoCA had directed SAIL to hold its shareholders’ meeting to obtain their consent to the proposed amalgamation under the provisions of Article 391-94 of the Companies Act, 1956. It had also nominated Mr V.S. Jain, Chairman, SAIL, as the chairman of the meeting of the company’s shareholders.

 

The outcome of the poll will be made public shortly, when the chairman submits his report to the MoCA. IISCO had emerged from a long loss-making spell in 2003-04 by recording net profit of Rs. 270 millions. In 2004-05, the company declared a PAT of Rs. 46.60 millions on a turnover of Rs. 1,4870 millions. The company has 16,218 employees on its rolls as on 1.4.05.

 

IISCO’s iron ore mines at Chiria in Jharkhand are rich in quality and quantity. Their strategic location would be advantageous for SAIL. Availability of large infrastructure facilities with IISCO will help expansion of capacity. Inter-plant synergy can be better exploited for improved and complementary product-mix. Moreover, IISCO has experienced manpower with good work culture. And SAIL has financial and managerial capabilities that can be pooled for faster growth of SAIL, including IISCO.

 

Subject has recently approved a plan to invest around Rs. 8,0000 millions for technological up gradation of IISCO, taking its annual hot metal production capacity to 2.5 million tones by 2011-12 from the present level of 0.85 million tones.

 

Steel Minister inaugurates Rourkela Steel Plant's Modernisation & Expansion Plan

New Delhi, 4 January 2008

 

Implementation of the National Steel Policy was put on a fast track with the Honorable Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilisers and Steel, Mr. Ram Vilas Paswan, today laying the foundation stone for the modernisation and expansion of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) in the distinguished presence of the Chief Guest of the ceremony, Honourable Chief Minister of Orissa Mr. Naveen Patnaik, at the site of the plant's upcoming 5th Blast Furnace.

 

In his address the Hon'ble Minister said: "SAIL has chalked out an ambitious plan for nearly doubling its annual output to 26 million tonnes over the next three years. The SAIL plants are going in for capacity enhancement as well as modernisation and rationalisation of production equipment and processes. The expansion of RSP is a key component of this programme. I am impressed with the tremendous growth achieved by RSP in its physical as well as the financial performance. For the first time in its history the plant crossed the 2 million tonne mark in the production of hot metal during the year 2006-07. This stupendous performance resulted in RSP registering the best ever net profit of Rs. 13360 million in the same fiscal. This year I am expecting that RSP will be making more than Rs. 15000 million. The most significant feature of this achievement is all the major units of RSP recording more than 100% capacity utilisation on a consistent basis. It is the dedication and the commitment of the entire RSP collective that has led to this impressive performance and I take this opportunity to congratulate all of you for this."

 

Mr. Paswan also outlined his plans for SAIL By saying: "It is my vision to make SAIL so strong that it can sustain the vagaries of the dynamic steel market. We have chalked out a plan for the merger of some of the steel plants under which IISCO has already by being merged with SAIL and the next in line are MEL, NINL etc." Elaborating on the vital role played by raw materials in the performace of SAIL he spoke about the renewal of the mining leases at Barsua, Taldih and Kalta and requested the Orissa Chief Minister to sort out the difficulties related to these mines as outlined by Chairman SAIL and Secretary, Steel. He further urged Mr. Patnaik to expedite the process of transfer of Thakurani mines to SAIL.

 

Elaborating on the challenges ahead the Honourable Minister said, "You have to ensure that the modernisation programme is completed without any time and cost over runs. The steel environment has become fully globalised and intensely competitive and unless SAIL plants internalize these realities and step up their productivity they will be left behind."

 

Commenting on Corporate Social Responsibility - a subject close to his heart - the Minister said, "I am pleased to note that RSP has adopted 16 villages in the vicinity as model steel villages, in addition to providing other services in areas like education and health care. As suggested by the Chief Minister we will be setting up ITIs."

 

Expressing his immense happiness at the tremendous dedication and enthusiasm of the RSP collective which had resulted in the remarkable turnournd of the steel plant the Honourable Minister announced a special reward of Rs. 2000 for the employees of RSP.

 

It is significant that the modernisation and expansion of RSP, which was the first steel plant in the public sector in the country, will not only increase its production and productivity but will also improve the quality of products, increase the production of value added steel, reduce the energy consumption, take care of the environment and cut down the cost of production. The plan envisages capacity increase to more than double from the existing 2 million tonnes of hot metal to 4.5 million tonnes. The modernisation package will help to establish RSP as an important player in the dynamic steel scenario, besides contributing to progress and prosperity in the region.

 

Orissa Chief Minister Mr. Naveen Patnaik expressed his happiness over the way RSP the biggest industry of Orissa has contributed in the development and progress of the state as well as improving the socio-economic condition of the people of Orissa. He expressed the hope that the steel plant after the massive modernisation will continue to contribute to the well being of the state and its people and at the same time will be a pioneer in the steel industry.

 

 

 

Mr. R.S. Pandey, Secretary (Steel), Govt. of India, informed the gathering that an MoU has been signed between SAIL, RINL, CIL, NTPC and NMDC to jointly promote a Special Purpose Vehicle for acquisition of coal mines/properties. "Consumption of steel is outsripping production, making India a steel importing country and with the implementation of the Steel Policy initiatives the country is expected to become a steel exporting country."

 

Mr. S.K. Roongta, Chairman, SAIL, in his address said: "RSP which is known for its versatile products has shown a commendable performance. Now the steel plant has a big challenge of implementing its modernisation and expansion plan by 2010 which includes installation of a new sinter plant, new blast furnace of higher volume of 4060 cubic meters new plate mill and new CRNO mill."

 

Mr. Jual Oram, MP, Sundargarh, and Mr. R.C.Paswan, MP, Rozera, Bihar, also spoke on the occasion and express the hope that the modernisation and expansion would usher in a new era of progress and prosperity.

 

Mr. B.N.Singh, RSP Managing Director, while proposing a vote of thanks expressed his gratitude to the Honourable Minister and Honourable Chief Minister for gracing the occasion and inspiring the Rourkelites. Outlining the SAIL's vision for RSP he said," RSP is already on the track for achieving 4.5 million tonnes and would move to achieving 8.5 million tonne capacity in the next phase."

 

Earlier, in an informal interaction with the members of the media, Mr. Paswan said, "RSP was incurring losses continuously for about ten years till 2003-04. I am happy to announce that today it is a high profit making company. During the tenure of the UPA government in the last three years it has made a profit of Rs. 3,500 crore. I wish to thank the RSP collective and Government of Orissa for providing support and making this achievement possible."

 

Commenting on the future of the steel industry in general and SAIL in particular the Honourable Minister said, " The Government is planning to invest Rs. 3.5 lakh crore in the steel industry by 2014-15 and Rs. 8 lakh crore by 2020, making India the second largest producer in the world. The expansion plans of SAIL to the tune of around Rs. 50,000 crore would increase the capacity of SAIL from 14.6 million tonnes per annum of hot metal production to 26 million tonnes by 2010. I am also hopeful that the Jharkhand Government would take steps to expedite the handing over of the Chiria mines to SAIL."

 

In response to a query the Hon'ble Minister said he had asked all the steel plants under SAIL to invest 2% of the profit on Corporate Social Responsibility activities clearly underscoring the immense importance he pays to CSR initiatives. Answering a question on how he assessed the performance of SAIL Honourable Minister said, "SAIL is one of the best organisations in the country and its performance is even better than the companies in the private sector."

 

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4]         Record on Financial Crime :

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9]         Compensation Package :

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

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Our Governance Assessment focuses principally on the interactions between a company’s management, its Board of Directors, Shareholders and other financial stakeholders.

 

 

CONTRAVENTION

 

Subject is not known to have contravened any existing local laws, regulations or policies that prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect the terms and conditions that could be included in the agreement with the subject.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs. 39.29

UK Pound

1

Rs. 77.02

Euro

1

Rs. 58.16

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

9

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

9

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

9

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

10

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

8

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

9

--LEVERAGE

1~10

9

--RESERVES

1~10

9

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

9

--MARGINS

-5~5

--

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

YES

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION

YES/NO

NO

MERIT POINTS

 

 

--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP

YES/NO

NO

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

YES

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

YES

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

81

 

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Financial condition (40%)                        Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average/normal.

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

Credit not recommended

 

 

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