SAIL chairman PK Singh said on October 7 that wheels for new Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) railway coaches are already in advanced stages of validation at SAIL's Durgapur Steel Plant and the metallurgical testing of the wheels has already been completed.
During an interaction with employees at SAIL's Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP), he pointed out that the Railways will switch over to LHB coaches in a phased manner in the next few years and this would open up a new stream of marketing for the company.
He said the company may benefit from its current marketing drive focused on offering differentiated products while focussing on value along with volume.
He pointed out that in the prevailing stiff market competition, value addition to products and processes along with tailoring the product quality in line with market demands can be a game-changer for the company.