Welspun-Gujarat Stahl Rohren Ltd has announced the following Press Release:

“Welspun Gujarat Stahl Rohren Ltd takes pride in announcing the commencement of its 1.5 million tonne state-of-the-art Plate mill - one of the only three mills of its kind in the World as of March 28, 2008. Part of the backward integration project of Welspun, the mill has the capacity to produce plates up to 4.5 meters wide and is a set to make a mark in the Company’s operational capabilities. It may be noted that the trial production of the mill was commenced in September 07 and since then Welspun has been able to make the most challenging plates involving sizes up to 4.5 meter wide and steel grade of X 70 API Grade.

Speaking on the commercial commencement, Mr. B K Goenka, VC and MD of Welspun Group said, “I along with my colleagues take pride in this historic moment of commencement of this one-of-its-kind plate mill in India. We believe that this mill will not on prove the “Engineering Excellence” that Welspun portrays, but also strengthen its position globally”, he adds.

The availability of in-house Plates will provide more flexibility in marketing the products besides assuring quality and delivery on time to the valued customers. It will additionally improve Welspun’s internal flexibility to book short gestation orders besides adding to the Company’s turnover and profitability.

The state-of-art equipments used in the mill are largely European and have the ability to achieve most stringent quality specifications and size requirements as mentioned below:

Width: 1500 MM -4500 MM
Thickness: 10 MM -45 MM (API Grades)
Length: Upto 18 Mtrs
Grade: X70 & above
Capacity: 1,500,000 MTPA.”