Sequentially, crude steel production declined 25.13% from 374,000 tons in Q1 FY24.
The company's saleable steel sales volume grew 73.25% year on year while 23.16% declined to 272,000 tons in Q2 FY24.
The firm's direct reduced iron (DRI) production stood at 127,000 tons in Q2 FY24, registering a decline of 37.44% year on year and 3.79% QoQ. DRI sales volume stood at 53,000 tons in Q2 FY24 (down 65.36% YoY and 30.26% QoQ).
DRI production and sales volumes for the quarter were lower on YoY basis as one of the two units has been operating as a conversion unit for Tata Steel from end November 2022. On QoQ basis, DRI production was lower on planned maintenance shutdown while deliveries were lower due to higher captive consumption
For H1FY24, crude steel production stood at 654,000 tons, decline 57.19% while deliveries were lower by 56.55% to 626,000 tons in Q2 FY24.
Tata Steel Long Products has presence across the entire value chain of steel manufacturing from mining and processing iron ore to producing and distributing steel based long products. The company also has sponge iron manufacturing facility and captive power plants generating power from waste heat and thermal coal.
The maker of steel-based long products has reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 239.16 crore in Q1 FY24 as against a net loss of Rs 331.09 crore in Q1 FY23. Net sales during the quarter increased by 78.9% to Rs 3,568.24 crore from Rs 1,994.25 crore recorded in the same period last year.
The scrip declined 1.56% to Rs 787.35 on the BSE.