JSPL to add 3 million tonnes of new steel capacity in FY 2013

30 Jan 2012 Evaluate

Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) is aiming to commission new facilities with capacity of 3 million tonnes by the end of the next financial year. This includes commissioning of the first unit of its upcoming steel mill in Odisha's Angul with a capacity of 2 million tonnes per annum (MTPA). The Odisha steel plant has a envisaged steel production capacity of 6 MTPA in the first phase, with an estimated investment of Rs 30,000 crore. Besides this, another 1 MTPA new steel unit will be added to company's existing 3 MTPA capacity in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh by the end of 2013-14.

By 2015, the company targets total steel making capacity of 15 MTPA, that includes increasing the Shadeed plant at Oman to 2 MTPA. All the plants are under construction and the new units will get commissioned from the next financial year onwards. Moreover, the company's another green field steel mill at Jharkhand's Patratu, having a 3 MTPA capacity, is expected to be commissioned in 2013-14. The Indian steel companies' expansion drive is now getting matured as many new units have been commissioned in last 5-6 months. The list includes the names of JSW and Essar Steel expanding their capacities to 10 MTPA each, while state-owned SAIL will have a total steel making capacity of 19 MT by FY 2013. Moreover, several new units, including that of NMDC's 3 MTPA capacity at Chhattisgarh will come up in 2014-15.

JSPL will be spending about Rs 45,000 crore on the capacity expansion drive, which includes setting up of captive power plants as well. Of this, two-third of the investment would be funded by loans. Besides, the company is also setting up an iron ore beneficiation plant of 10 MTPA capacity in Odisha at an investment of Rs 1,000 crore which will also be commissioned in 2013-14.

Jindal Steel Share Price

986.50 -12.50 (-1.25%)
26-Dec-2025 16:59 View Price Chart
Peers
Company Name CMP
Jindal Steel 986.50
Lloyds Metals&Energy 1366.75
Jai Balaji Inds 64.11
Steel Exchange India 9.62
KIC Metalik 27.00
View more..
Register Now to get our Free Newsletter & much more!

© 2025 The Alchemists Ark Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved. MoneyWorks4Me ® is a registered trademark of The Alchemists Ark Pvt. Ltd.

×