JSW POSCO Keonjhar steel plant

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JSW POSCO Keonjhar steel plant is a steel plant in unknown, Jagatsinghpur, Odisha, India that operates steelmaking and ironmaking technology.

Location

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  • Location: unknown
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 20.248632, 86.156416 (approximate)

Background

In October 2024, JSW Group and POSCO signed a framework agreement to develop a 5 million metric tonnes per annum integrated mill in India along with investments in battery materials and renewable energy. The new plant will produce hot-rolled, cold-rolled and galvanized steel.[1][2] This is POSCO’s fourth attempt to establish a foothold in India over the past 15 years.[3]


Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Announced date Start date Power source Iron ore source Coal source
2024-10-29[4] 2028[5] unknown unknown unknown

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

State-owned entity status Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Partial JSW Steel Ltd; POSCO Holdings Inc 4295872888; 4295881204 E100001000516; E100000000953 POSCO Holdings Inc; JSW Steel Ltd[6][6] 4295872888; 4295881204 E100001000516; E100000000953

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel products Main production equipment
hot rolled, cold rolled, galvanized[7] Iron other/unspecified; Steel other/unspecified

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 Other/unspecified steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
announced 18000[6][5] 18000[6][5]

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 Other/unspecified iron capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
announced 0 0

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References

  1. "JSW Steel, POSCO to Explore Building Integrated Mill in India - Association for Iron & Steel Technology". www.aist.org. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  2. Sharma, Kanika (2024-11-05). "JSW Steel, Posco Plans To Invest $7.7 Billioni In Odisha Steel plant". NewsX World. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  3. "JSW and POSCO sign for steel plant, EV batteries, and clean energy". www.constructionworld.in. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  4. https://www.aist.org/jsw,-posco-to-explore-building-integrated-mill-in-india. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://www.newsx.com/editorial-opinion/jsw-steel-posco-plans-to-invest-7-7-billioni-in-odisha-steel-plant/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://www.constructionworld.in/energy-infrastructure/power-and-renewable-energy/jsw-and-posco-sign-for-steel-plant-ev-batteries-and-clean-energy/64361. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://gmk.center/en/news/jsw-steel-and-posco-plan-to-invest-7-7-billion-in-a-steel-plant-in-odisha/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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