Evonith Metallics Wardha Steel Plant

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Evonith Metallics Wardha Steel Plant, also known as Uttam Galva Metallics Limited (UGML), is a steel plant in Wardha, Maharashtra, India that operates blast furnace (BF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Bhugaon Link Road, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 20.704605, 78.620293 (exact)

Background

Evonith Steel is the evolution of the steelmaking facilities located at the Wardha Steel Complex, in Maharashtra, India. The facilities at Wardha Steel Complex include Evonith Metallics Limited (“EML”), formerly known as Uttam Galva Metallics Limited (“UGML”) and Evonith Value Steel Limited (“EVSL”) formerly known as Uttam Value Steels Limited (“UVSL”).[1] Nithia Capital acquired UGML and UVSL in 2020. The company announced the commissioning of BF2 at EML in September 2022. This BF2 project commenced in 2015 and was halted due to financial constraints in 2018. After acquisition Nithia Captial completed the project within 18 months.[2]

A powerful explosion at blast furnace tower 5 at the plant during cooling operations on November 07, 2024, injured 17 workers. This is the second such blast at the plant in three years. A similar blast had left 19 workers injured[3]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source Coal source
1994[4] 423[5] 34 MW Captive Power Plant[6] Jabalpur (60-80%) and from mines in Odisha and Karnataka[7] Australia[7]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
AB CarVal Investors LP; Nithia Capital Resources Advisors LLP 4297703173; 5035393612 E100001016198; E100001016196 Evonith Metallics Ltd[4] 5036158873 E100001012096

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 Main production equipment
crude, semi-finished[6] pig iron, bar[6] yes[5] BF; BOF

Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1 Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
announced 500[6] 500[6]

Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1 Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating 1300[8][5][9][4] 1300[8][5][9][4]

Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Sinter Coke
1500[10] >0[6]

Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BF production Total (all routes)
2019 unknown
2020 unknown
2021 432[11] 432[11]
2022 428[11] 428[11]
2023 742[12] 742[12]

Unit Details

Table 8: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology
BF 1 operating[6] 450.0 m3[6] 550[4][9] unknown
BF 2 operating[8] 2012[6] 2015[8] 2022[6] 630.0 m3[13] 750[5][8] unknown

Table 9: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Start date Current capacity (ttpa) Current size
unknown BOF (1) announced[6] 2012[6] 2025[4] 250[6] 40.0 tonnes[6]
unknown BOF (2) announced[6] 2012[6] 2025[4] 250[6] 40.0 tonnes[6]

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References

  1. "Evonith | India's Leading Integrated Flat Steel Manufacturer". Evonith. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  2. "Nithia Capital announces blast furnace commissioning at Uttam Galva Metallics limited - Manufacturing Today India". Manufacturing Today India. 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  3. Nov 7, Balwant Dhage / TNN / Updated:; 2024; Ist, 07:09. "Massive Explosion at Wardha Steel Plant Injures 17 Workers, 2 in Critical Condition | Nagpur News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2024-11-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20240119002810/https://evonith.com/evonith-steel/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 (PDF) https://evonith.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Evonith-Steel_Inaugural-Sustainability-Report_FINAL.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240119003000/https://www.mpcb.gov.in/sites/default/files/public_hearing/exe_summary/2019-07/UttamGalvaMetalic_Exe.Sum_.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 (PDF) https://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/modification/Amendment/Covering_Letter/0_0_101020145U84BApplicationforAmendmenttoEC.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240119005621/https://www.manufacturingtodayindia.com/sectors/nithia-capital-announces-blast-furnace-commissioning-at-uttam-galva-metallics-limited. Archived from the original on 2024-01-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://news.mesteel.com/2024/11/05/evonith-steel-recommissions-blast-furnace-at-wardha-plant/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. https://themachinemaker.com/news/evonith-steel-recommissions-blast-furnace-one-at-evonith-metallics-ltd/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240219030501/https://www.indiaratings.co.in/pressrelease/67343. Archived from the original on 2024-02-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. 12.0 12.1 (PDF) https://evonith.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Evonith-Steel-ESG-Report-2024.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. https://www.mckkutty.com/completed-projects. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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