Q1 What are SAIL's major products ?

A1 SAIL has a wide range of steel products - both Long and Flat.
Among Long products are: Structurals, Crane Rails, Bars, Roads & Rebars, and Wire Rods; and Flat products covering the range of HR Coils, Sheets & Skelp, Plates, CR Coils & Sheets, GC Sheets/GP Sheets and Coils, Tinplates, Electrical Steel. SAIL also produces Tubular products and Railway products such as rails, wheels, axles and wheel sets.

Other products of SAIL include Pig iron and Fertilizers such as Calcium Ammonium Nitrate ("Sona"), Ammonium Sulphate ("Raja") and Coal Chemicals like Benzene, Toluene, Xylene etc.

Q2 Who owns SAIL?

A2 SAIL is a public sector undertaking of the Government of India which holds 85.82% of equity. Other major shareholders are Financial institutions with 7.57% stake and individuals with 3.68% stake. For complete details see Shareholding pattern.

Q3 Which are the major customer segments serviced by SAIL?

A3 Besides supplying its full range of products to institutional buyers like Defence and the Railways, SAIL is successfully servicing the requirements of a variety of customers in the following user segments:
  • Projects
  • Construction
  • Heavy engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Tube manufacturers
  • Cold-reducers
  • Auto segment
  • Cycle
  • Drum & Barrel
  • Container
  • White goods
  • Transportation (oil/gas/water)
  • Coated sheet manufacturers
  • Wire drawers
  • Agricultural equipment