Jai Balaji Jyoti Steels Sundargarh plant

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Jai Balaji Jyoti Steels Sundargarh plant is a steel plant in Tainser, Lathikata, Sundargarh, Odisha, India that operates direct reduced iron (DRI), steelmaking, and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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• Location: Village-Tainser, Tehsil- Lathikata, District-Sundargarh, Odisha -770 037, India
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 22.085338, 84.86184 (exact)

Background

Jai Balaji Jyoti Steels Limited is an integrated, incorporated on 21 April 2003. The plant houses DRI kilns and induction furnaces. In 2021, the company announced its plans to expand the plant's induction furnace and DRI capacities and adding an EAF unit.

As of May 2024, the expansion project is still on. The company in 2024 was in the process of establishing an additional 5-MW power plant. The company successfully commissioned a 5-MW waste heat recovery power plant (WHRP) in October 2023 for a cost of around Rs.52 crore. The company is also setting up an AFBC power plant with an estimated cost of approximately Rs.50 crore.

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date	Workforce size	Power source	Iron ore source	Coal source
2003	650	18 MW (State grid); 110 MW CPP (proposed)	OMC mines / private mines in Barbil-Joda	Mahanadi Coalfields, & other coal fields

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company	Parent company PermID	Parent company GEM ID	Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner company GEM ID
Jai Balaji Industries Ltd	4295873993	E100000130703	Jai Balaji Jyoti Steels Ltd	5037247687	E100000130984

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category	Steel products	ISO 14001	ISO 50001	Main production equipment
crude, semi-finished, finished rolled	billet, wire rod, DRI, bar	unknown	unknown	DRI; EAF; 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	Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity	Other/unspecified steelmaking capacity	Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
announced	66	264	330
operating	–	92	92

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	Sponge iron/DRI capacity	Nominal iron capacity (total)
announced	594	594
operating	120	120

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

Pellets
1600

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

Year	EAF production	Other/unknown steel production	Total (all routes)
2019	unknown	unknown	–
2020	unknown	unknown	–
2021	–	75	75
2022	–	70	70
2023	–	78	78

Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year	DRI production	Other/unknown iron production	Total (all routes)
2019	unknown	unknown	–
2020	unknown	unknown	–
2021	102	–	102
2022	100	–	100
2023	97	–	97

Unit Details

Table 9: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Announced date	Start date	Furnace type	Current capacity (ttpa)	Reductant
unknown DRI (1)	operating	2005-11	–	rotary kiln	30	coal
unknown DRI (2)	operating	2005-11	–	rotary kiln	30	coal
unknown DRI (3)	operating	2005-11	–	rotary kiln	30	coal
unknown DRI (4)	operating	2005-11	–	rotary kiln	30	coal
unknown DRI (5)	announced	2021	2030	rotary kiln	198	coal
unknown DRI (6)	announced	2021	2030	rotary kiln	198	coal
unknown DRI (7)	announced	2021	2030	rotary kiln	198	coal

Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Start date	Current capacity (ttpa)	Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1)	announced	2030	66	20.0

Table 11: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name	Scrap-based	% scrap	% DRI	% basic/merchant pig iron
unknown EAF (1)	yes	9.07	77.72	13.21

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Resources

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