New Launch26 Sept 2025, 02:36 pm
Jindal Steel Commissions One of India’s Largest Blast Furnaces at Angul, On Track to 12 MTPA Capacity
AI Summary
Jindal Steel has commissioned one of India’s largest blast furnaces at its integrated steel plant in Angul, Odisha. The new furnace, named Bhagavati Subhadrika Blast Furnace, has a useful volume of 5,499 m3 and can produce 5 MTPA of hot metal. This achievement has doubled Angul's hot metal capacity from 4 MTPA to 9 MTPA, making it the largest single-location steel plant in the country. The company plans to further expand its operations in Angul, including a dedicated port at Paradeep, a slurry pipeline, a coal pipe conveyor, the Shreebhoomi Power Plant, and new coke oven facilities. These developments will establish Angul as the cornerstone of Jindal Steel’s global growth strategy.
Key Highlights
- Jindal Steel commissions one of India’s largest blast furnaces at Angul, doubling hot metal capacity from 4 MTPA to 9 MTPA.
- The new furnace, named Bhagavati Subhadrika Blast Furnace, has a useful volume of 5,499 m3 and can produce 5 MTPA of hot metal.
- Angul is now the largest single-location steel plant in the country and the centerpiece of Jindal Steel’s future growth strategy.
- Jindal Steel plans to further expand its operations in Angul, including a dedicated port at Paradeep, a slurry pipeline, a coal pipe conveyor, the Shreebhoomi Power Plant, and new coke oven facilities.
- These developments will establish Angul as the cornerstone of Jindal Steel’s global growth strategy.