Special Plate Plant (SPP) of SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant sent its first consignment of specially treated 4mm Jackal Plates to Vehicle Factory Jabalpur on 19th January, 2024.
Kartikeya Behera, CGM (SPP & NPM) flagged off the consignment. Present on the occasion were Dr. Prasanta Kumar Padhi, GM In-charge (SPP), Prabir Kumar Behera, GM (SPP), and other Senior Officers of SPP, PPC and Marketing Departments of RSP.
The plate will be used for manufacturing Anti Mine protective vehicles. Total 34.648 tonnes of special grade plate was despatched which included both high strength 4mm Jackal Plates and Spade materials.
Notably, the plates were processed through heat making process in Durgapur Steel Plant and rolled in Salem Steel Plant before it went through the final heat treatment at Special Plate Plant of RSP.
It is worth mentioning here that, Special Plate Plant (SPP), commissioned in 1969 has a robust legacy of rolling plates for Indian defence and Navy. Under the guidance of the Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL), Hyderabad, Special Plate Plant has successfully developed Naval Grade Plates, including DMR-249A, DMR-249B, and DMR 301 grade plates, which meet the stringent requirements of defence applications.
SPP is also making concerted efforts for developing more import-substitute plates as part of the ‘Make in India’ mission so as to make the country self sufficient in
construction of indigenous defence applications, integral to the safeguarding India’s safety and security.
