According to SMS group, the record was set at the Steel Authority of India’s Rourkela plant, where it installed the No. 3 150-metric-ton basic oxygen furnace. 

“This record has reiterated the customer’s trust put in SMS group technology and demonstrates the high quality of the supplied equipment, along with state-of-the-art automation systems and the excellent operating skills of the staff at the Rourkela Steel Plant,” SMS group said in a statement.  

“The employees of SMS group are proud of having contributed to the achievement of this milestone at the Rourkela Steel Plant. We look forward to building further plants in India in the future, enabling our customers to set even more new benchmarks.”