Iron

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Iron Steel
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Indian Scenario

• 5th largest producer of crude steel in the world
  and is expected to become the 2nd largest
  producer by 2015-16
• World's largest producer of direct reduced iron
  (DRI) or sponge iron
• Per capita steel consumption is 47 kg against
  world average 190 kg
• Domestic steel consumption at 44.28 million tonne
  registering an increase of 8.0 per cent (
  2010-11)
• 222 MoUs have been signed with various States for
  planned capacity of around 276 million tonne
• Investment plans in states like Orissa,
  Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Karnataka,
  Gujarat and Maharashtra

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Iron Steel Industry in West Bengal

• Indias first Iron Steel Industry set up at
  Kulti, Bardhaman in 1870
• Proximity to rich iron ore coal reserves in the
  neighbouring states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa
• Accounts for about 10 of Indias total steel
  capacity
• 2 integrated steel plants, 1 alloy steel plant ,
  large numbers of pig iron plants, sponge iron
  units and secondary steel mills located in the
  state
• 10 steel plants ( investment of Rs 109550 crore
  ) proposed to be set up
• Massive expansion plan of existing public sector
  steel plants

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Iron Steel Industry in West Bengal

• In the period 1991-2010, 494 new Iron and Steel
  units were set up with a total investment of Rs
  24837.13 crore
• 34 new Iron Steel Units were set up with
  investment to the tune of Rs 10714.51 crore in
  2010
• Production of finished steel increased to 2686
  thousand tonnes in 2009-10 from 1994 thousand
  tonnes in 2007-08
• Production of semi finished steel increased to
  3099 thousand tonnes in 2009-10 from 1759
  thousand tonnes in 2007-08
• In the year 2008-09 production of
  
• Crude steel - 4124 thousand tonnes
• Pig Iron 909 thousand tonnes
• Sponge Iron 1490 thousand tonnes

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Products Services Offered

• Sponge iron and mild steel plants
• Iron pipes
• Cold rolled closed annealed coil sheets
• Precision tubes
• Galvanized sheets
• High speed steel rolls
• Forged rolls
• Metal containers and caps
• MS plated for ships

• Cast Iron
• Pump Shafts
• Couplings
• Plates
• Street Furniture
• SS Bars
• TMT Bars
• Rails
• Fly Wheels
• PO Sheets
• Kitchen appliances

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Key Players

• Steel Authority of India (SAIL)
• - Durgapur Steel Plant(DSP)
• Alloy Steel Plant
• IISCO Steel Plant
• Adhunik Corpn. Ltd
• Electrosteel Casting Ltd
• Gontermann Peipers
• Shyam Steel Industries Ltd.
• Jai Balaji Industries Limited
• JSW Bengal Steel
• Vesuvius India Ltd