Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC) along with Mumbai-based Shapoorji & Pallonjee Group bagged a Rs.742 crore order from Steel Authority of India for setting up new ore bedding and blending plant (OBBP) and base blending facilities at Rourkela steel plant expansion project in Sundargarh district of Orissa.

In March 2008, HEC had emerged as the lowest bidder for the RSP expansion project.

The major equipment which will be manufactured by HEC are wagon handling systems that include wagon tipplers, side arm chargers, apron feeders, paddle feeders etc, crushing & screening equipment including reversible hammer crushers, roll crushers, and screens and yard equipment including twin boom stackers, bucket wheel reclaimers, stacker-cum-reclaimers, barrel type reclaimers and transfer cars.

The work order has to completed within 30 months from the date of award of the contract.

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