New Delhi: The Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), a Maharatna public sector unit under the Ministry of Steel, has achieved the best ever annual production during the financial year 2022-23 ending on 31st March 2023.

During the period, the company recorded 19.409 million tonnes (MT) of hot metal and 18.289 MT crude steel production with a growth of 3.6 per cent and 5.3 per cent respectively over the previous best.

The company is continuously ramping up its production over the years with a focus on more value added and special steel production, said the Ministry of Steel in a statement on Saturday. /BI/