Steel Sector's maximum production of LMO in Year 20-21

The enhanced production of LMO by reducing usage of gaseous oxygen led to reduced production of steel by about 500,000 tonnes during the period April-June, 2021.

Steel Sector's maximum production of LMO in Year 20-21

New Delhi: The steel sector has produced the maximum production of Liquid Medical Oxygen Supply in Year 2020-21. Following back the details of total capacity of production of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) of public and private sector steel companies during the last three years are as follows:-

 

(in tonnes per day)

Year

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

Total Capacity

2492

2494

2748

4102

 

During the second wave of pandemic, the public and private sector steel plants together supplied 230262 tonnes of LMO between 1st April – 25th July, 2021. 

During peak of the second wave, steel sector had enhanced the LMO production considerably. As against 538 MT of LMO supplied on April 01, 2021, the supply of LMO peaked to 4749 MT on May 13, 2021. 

 

Measures taken by the steel plants to increase production of LMO in the country included the following:-


(i)         Reduced production of liquid Nitrogen and Liquid Argon.

(ii)        Reduced usage of gaseous oxygen thereby reducing steel produced.

 

The enhanced production of LMO by reducing usage of gaseous oxygen led to reduced production of steel by about 500,000 tonnes during the period April-June, 2021.

The LMO produced in steel plants were supplied to 22 states/UTs as indicated in Annexure-II utilizing transportation modes of road, Oxygen express (Railways) and transport aircrafts of the Air Force.

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