'Jamshedpur plant will become world's single largest unit'

JAMSHEDPUR: When the 10 mtpa capacity expansion of Tata Steel will be completed in 2010, Jamshedpur plant will become the single largest unit and one of the most modern plants in the world, according to Tata Steel managing director B Muthuraman.

"With the completion of the 10 mtpa expansion project, we will be able to fulfill the promises made to our customers even better, B Muthuraman said during groundbreaking ceremony for 10 mtpa capacity expansion of the company here on Monday , a company press release said.
   
This will lay the foundation for Tata Steel to ramp up its production capacity in Jamshedpur to 10 mtpa from 5 MTPA, the release said.
   
The following facilities will be developed as a part of the 10 mtpa expansion project - Augmentation of Mines, Pellet plant of 6 MTPA, expansion of Hooghly Metcoke from 1.2 to 1.6 MTPA, Raw meterial handling facilities, Upgradation of existin A-E furnaces, new LD3 BOF shop with 2 x 160 t converters, two single strand thin slab caster of 1.2 MTPA capacity each with 2.4 MTPA hot rolling facilities,
   
It will also help augmentation of LD2 to 4.0 MTPA, new lime calcining plant, augmentation of utilities & water system, augmentation of power generation & power system, logistics and improvement of Town roads, the release said.

H M Nerukar, Chief operating officer (Steel) - Tata Steel, Raghunth Pandey, President - Tata Workers Union, were among other dignitaries present on the occasion.