Steel Authority of India has posted average monthly sales of more than 50,000 tonne of steel goods for construction section in the economic year 2008-09, which is the top average monthly sales recorded by the company, ensuing in a 50% increase over the average monthly sales recorded in 2007-08.
The company has carried on the last economic year’s impetus in the present financial year as well with its April sales of building grade steel exceeding the 60,000 tonne level, hit by strong demand from vendors situated at rural and semi-urban regions.
The long goods sales got up by 68% in April from 1, 92,000 tonne recorded during the same time previous economic year.
The company has system of 2,406 vendors spread all over 625 districts in the country.