Evonith Metallics Wardha Steel Plant

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

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]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date Power source
Operating[3] 1994[3] 34 MW Captive Power Plant[4]
Operating[3] 1994[3] 34 MW Captive Power Plant[4]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Wardha Steel Holdings Pte Ltd [100.0%] E100001012097 [100%] Evonith Metallics Limited[3] 5036158873 E100001012096

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
crude; semi-finished[4] pig iron; bar;[4] BF, BOF[4] 2 BF (450 m3 each); 2 BOF (40 ton each)[4]
crude; semi-finished[4] pig iron; bar;[4] BF, BOF[4] 2 BF (450 m3 each); 2 BOF (40 ton each)[4]

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

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status* Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
announced 500 TTPA[4][4] 500 TTPA[4][4]
operating [4][4] [4][4]

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

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status* Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
announced [5][6] [5][6]
operating 1500 TTPA[5][6] 1500 TTPA[5][6]

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

Sinter Coke
2300 TTPA[7] >0 TTPA[4]
2300 TTPA[7] >0 TTPA[4]

Blast Furnace Details

Table 7: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
1 operating[4] unknown unknown unknown 450 m³[4] 800[5] unknown unknown
2 operating[6] 2012[4] 2015[6] 2022[4] 450 m³[4] 700[6] unknown unknown

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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. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240119002810/https://evonith.com/evonith-steel/. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 (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 19 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240304062031/https://www.manufacturingtodayindia.com/nithia-capital-announces-blast-furnace-commissioning-at-uttam-galva-metallics-limited/. Archived from the original on 04 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 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 19 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240219030501/https://www.indiaratings.co.in/pressrelease/67343. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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