SAIL Refractory Company Limited
SAIL Refractory Company Limited
SAIL Refractory Company Limited
The Salem Refractory Unit of Burn Standard Company Limited (BSCL) became a
wholly-owned subsidiary of SAIL w.e.f. December 16, 2011. The unit has now been
renamed as SAIL Refractory Company Limited (SRCL).
In 1976, the Government of India took over BSCL as a subsidiary of Bharat Bhari Udyog
Nigam Limited under the administrative control of the Ministry of Heavy Industries.
Soon after, BSCL underwent a modernisation & expansion programme in order to meet
the growing demand of high quality basic refractories in the modern steel plants of SAIL
and other private sector steel processors of non-ferrous, cement and glass industries.
Since refractory material is a critical input required for iron & steel plants based on the
basic oxygen furnace route, SRCL’s merger with SAIL is expected to go a long way in
ensuring mutual benefit and growth.
SRCL, located in Salem, Tamil Nadu, has an installed capacity of 1500 MT per month
for production of calcined magnesite, 1200 MT for basic bricks, 500 MT for mag-carb
bricks, 3000 MT for bulk & monolithics and 2000 MT for dunite. Endowed with 1718.3
acres of leasehold mining land spread over three locations, SRCL’s estimated quantum of
magnesite reserves is about 10 MT and about 9 MT of dunite. The open cast mines are
adequately equipped with heavy earth moving machinery. SRCL has a workforce of 315
skilled employees.
Surrounded by greenery, the SRCL township boasts of advanced recreational and
community facilities for its residents.
PRODUCTS
SRCL’s range of products includes:
Magnesite bricks
Magnesite-chrome bricks
Chrome-magnesite bricks
Magnesite-carbon bricks
Bulk & monolithics
Dunite & dunite fractions
Ground calcined magnesite
SRCL’s products are used by all SAIL steel plants, Rail Wheel Factory, Metal & Steel
Factory, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, Hindustan Copper Ltd, JSW Steel Co. Ltd, etc.
SAIL REFRACTORY UNIT (SRU), IFICO
Incorporated as a public limited company on 21.04.1960 in the name India Firebricks and
Insulation co.ltd promoted by Morarka Group in technical collaboration with M/S
Thomas Marshall and co., UK, with its registered office in Mumbai which was later
shifted to Bokaro in 1985.
The commercial production commenced in July 1964. It continued its operation till 1974
then it went to closure for period of 2 years. It reopened on 16.12.1976 when the govt. of
India taken over the company and made it subsidiary to SAIL. It was made subsidiary to
Bharat Refractory’s Ltd. On 01.05.1978, a PSU fully owned under ministry of steel.
It entered into the technical collaboration with M/S Kawasaki Refractory ‘s Co, Japan for
manufacture of Refractory’s for slides gate system gate system, mag carbon bricks and
cast mix during the year 1986.It was reffered to BIFR under sick industrial companies
(special provision) Act, 1985 in September 1992. It also entere into collaboration
agreement with SAIL/RSCIS, Ranchi for zero cement and ultra low castables during
1994.
It was awarded ISO -9002 certification for all its products in February,1997. The revival
plan of SRU, IFICO was approved by BIFR/Govt. in 1997.It became a direct unit of
Bharat Refractory Ltd from 01.10.1997 under order of BIFR and renamed as IFICO
Refractory plant as 4th unit.IFICO commercialized production of alumina magnesia
carbon for increasing ladle life during 2000-2001.
SRU,IFICO again entered into collaboration agreement with SAIL/RDCIS, Ranchi for
joint development alumina magnesia spinal forming castbles in August,2002.
M/s Bharat Refractories Ltd. amalgamated with M/s Steel Authority of India Ltd. vides
GOI gazette notification no. S.O. 1847(E) dated 28.07.2009 with effect from 01.04.2007
and renamed as SAIL refractory Unit and this unit of erstwhile BRL renamed as SAIL
Refractories Unit IFICO.