SAIL has invited a tender for tentative purchase of 10,375 MT ferro silicon for its various plants.
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is the India’s largest steelmaker and produces a variety of steel and iron products, including Pig iron, flat and long products and special steels at its plants spread over India. The company will require a projected quantity of about 10,375 MT ferro silicon during Aug’16-Nov’16. The projected purchase quantity will meet the requirement of the following plants:
| Market | SAIL Plants | Size (mm) | Packing | Tentative requirement for 4 months period |
| Market 1 | Alloy Steel Plant (ASP) | 10-40 | 1 MT Jumbo Bag | 250 |
| Salem Steel Plant (SSP) | 10-40 | 1 MT Jumbo Bag | 2,000 | |
| Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP) | 25-50 | 40 Kg Bag | 2,600 | |
| Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) | 25-50 | 40 Kg Bag | 1,400 | |
| Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) | 25-50 | 1 MT Jumbo Bag | 600 | |
| Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) | 25-50 | 1 MT Jumbo Bag | 1,500 | |
| IISCO Steel Plant (ISP) | 25-50 | 1 MT Jumbo Bag | 2,000 | |
| Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) | 25-50 | 40 Kg Bag | 225 | |
| Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) | 50-100 | 40 Kg Bag | 100 | |
| Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) | 50-100 | 10 Kg Bag | 100 | |
| Visvesvaraya Iron & Steel Plant (VISL) | 50-100 | 40 Kg Bag | 60 | |
| Total | 10,375 | |||
Chemical specifications
The material should contain Silicon 70% min, Carbon 0.15% max, Phosphorous 0.05% max, Sulphur 0.05% max and Aluminium 2.0% max. The above material required shall be in the size of 10-40 mm, 25-50 mm and 50-100 mm.
Tender schedule
Due date of offers submission will be on 14 Jul’16 at 13:00 hrs IST and the techno-commercial opening will be on 15 Jul’16 at 10:30 hrs IST.
Last SAIL Ferro Silicon Tender
The last SAIL ferro silicon tender of 9,370 MT was concluded at INR 69,000/MT for Apr’16-Jul’16 delivery.

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