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SAIL IISCO steel plant, also known as SAIL Burnpur steel plant, ISP, Indian Iron & Steel Company (predecessor), Bengal Iron Works Co (predecessor), Steel Corporation of Bengal (predecessor), is a blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) steel plant operating in Barddhaman, West Bengal, India.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Barddhaman, West Bengal, India:
- Location: IISCO Steel Plant, Burnpur - 713325, District - Barddhaman, West Bengal, India
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 23.673236, 86.926179 (exact)
Background
The SAIL IISCO steel plant began operating in 1918 under the Indian Iron & Steel Company, which was bought by SAIL in 2006. SAIL has Maharatna CPSE (Central Public Sector Enterprise) status by the Government of India under the Ministry of Steel.[1]
In 2006, the IISCO steel plant underwent a green field modernization and expansion.
In 2015, the plant underwent another expansion and modernization.
Expansion Plans
In 2021, SAIL announced plans to expand its IISCO plant by 4800 ttpa, as well as its other plants, which will cost Rs 70,000-crore in total. Construction is expected to begin 2023-2024. Expansion will take place in two stages, with the first 500 ttpa added sometime in 2024, and the another 4000 ttpa added by 2030.[2][3] As of September 2023, the plans were finalised in principle to increase capacity by 4500 to reach a total capacity of 7000 ttpa and the final approval is expected to be in place by March 3, 2024.[4][5]
As of February 2024, the pre-feasibility report studies for the expansion plan was completed, and a consultant was appointed for preparation of DPR.[6]
Safety Incidents
In 2014, a fire occurred at the plant that placed two people in the emergency care unit and injured 21 people in total[7].
In 2017, an accident with molten iron occurred at the plant, killing two employees and injuring four others.[8]
In 2021, two workers died due to the inhalation poisonous gas while carrying out maintenance work at the plant. After the incident, protests were held by the Indian National Trade Union Congress.[9]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Phase | Plant status | Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Workforce size | Coal source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | Operating[10] | – | – | 1918[10] | 5945[11][12][13] | Ramnagar coal mine |
| Expansion | Announced[14] | 2020[14] | 2025[15] | –[16] | – | – |
| Expansion | Announced[14] | 2020[14] | –[15] | 2030[16] | – | – |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Phase | State-owned entity status | Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | Partial | Steel Authority of India Ltd [100%] | 4295872623 [100%] | E100001000397 [65%]; E100001000520 [9.4%] | Steel Authority of India Ltd[17] | 4295872623 | E100001000703 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Phase | Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | semi-finished[18] | bar, wire, rebar[18] | yes[10] | BF, BOF[10] | coking plant (2 batteries); 2 sinter plants; 3 BOF (3x150-tonne)[18] |
| Expansion | semi-finished[18] | bar, wire, rebar[18] | – | BOF[19] | BOF[16] |
| Expansion | semi-finished[18] | bar, wire, rebar[18] | – | BOF[19] | BOF[16] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* | Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | operating | 2500 TTPA[10][20][10][20][10][20] | 2500 TTPA[10][20][10][20][10][20] |
| Expansion | announced | 500 TTPA[16] | 500 TTPA[16] |
| Expansion | announced | 4000 TTPA[16][21] | 4000 TTPA[16][21] |
Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* | Blast furnace capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | operating | 2700 TTPA[22] | 2700 TTPA[22] |
| Expansion | announced | – | – |
| Expansion | announced | – | – |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Sinter | Coke |
|---|---|---|
| Main plant | 3880 TTPA[18] | 880 TTPA[18] |
| Expansion | – | – |
| Expansion | – | – |
Table 7: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | BOF Production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1850 TTPA[23] | 1850 TTPA |
| 2021 | 2230 TTPA[24] | 2230 TTPA |
| 2022 | 2420 TTPA[25] | 2420 TTPA |
Table 8: Actual Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | BF Production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2073 TTPA[26] | 2073 TTPA |
| 2021 | 2090 TTPA[23] | 2090 TTPA |
| 2022 | 2590 TTPA[25] | 2590 TTPA |
Blast Furnace Details
Table 9: Blast Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current size | Current capacity (ttpa) | Decarbonization technology | Most recent relining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | operating[22] | unknown | unknown | 2014-11-30[27][28] | POSCO; Nafarjuna Construction Company; MECON[27][29][30] | 4161 m³[22] | 2700[22] | unknown | unknown |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ Steel Authority of India Limited, Steel Authority of India Limited, Retrieved on: May 19, 2020
- ↑ "SAIL aims to start next phase of expansion in 2023-24". The Financial Express. 2021-08-10. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "India's SAIL starts planning next expansion phase to ramp up installed capacity to 50 million mt". Steel Orbis. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Bengal to be big beneficiary as Steel Authority of India Ltd pushes capacity in Burnpur, Durgapur". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ↑ "SAIL begins next phase of modernization and expansion with IISCO Steel Plant". Vietnam Steel. 05 September, 2023. Retrieved 06 November, 2023.
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- ↑ "Fire at SAIL's IISCO plant, 21 injured, two in ICU". Firstpost. 2014-09-25. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "West Bengal: 2 dead, 4 injured in IISCO steel plant accident, confirms SAIL". The Indian Express. 2017-05-06. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ↑ "2 killed after inhaling poisonous gas at SAIL's IISCO steel plant". Deccan Herald. 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
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