KIC Metaliks Durgapur steel plant

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KIC Metaliks Durgapur steel plant is a steel plant in Durgapur, Burdwan, West Bengal, India that operates blast furnace (BF), direct reduced iron (DRI), steelmaking, and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Raturia Industrial Area
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 23.507539, 87.277914 (exact)

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source Coal source
1998-02[1] 421[2] 4.7 MW WHRB CPP[3] unknown unknown

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
KIC Metaliks Ltd 4295873610 E100002007981 KIC Metaliks Ltd[1] 4295873610 E100002007981

Table 3: Process and Products

Main production equipment
BF; 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 192[4] 406[4][1] 598[4][1]

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 Sponge iron/DRI capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
announced 224[4] 224[4]
operating 235[5] 235[5]

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

Sinter
360[6]

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

Year BF production Total (all routes)
2019 152[2] 152[2]
2020 175[2] 175[2]
2021 116[2] 116[2]
2022 161[2] 161[2]
2023 212[7] 212[7]
2024 unknown

Unit Details

Table 8: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
unknown BF (1) operating[2] 1998[2] MECON[8] 245.0[1] 235[5] Pulverized Coal Injection[9] 2020[10]

Table 9: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Furnace type Current capacity (ttpa) Reductant
unknown DRI (1) announced[1] 2016[11] rotary kiln[1] 112[4] coal[1]
unknown DRI (2) announced[1] 2016[11] rotary kiln[1] 112[4] coal[1]

Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) announced[4] 2016[11] 192[4] 30.0[4]

Table 11: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based
unknown EAF (1) None

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References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 (PDF) https://www.wbpcb.gov.in/writereaddata/files/EXECUTIVE%20SUMMARY-ENGLISH_1.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 (PDF) https://www.kicmetaliks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/KIC-ANNUAL-REPORT-2022-23.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://www.kicmetaliks.com/facilities/captive-power-plant/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 (PDF) https://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/online/RiskAssessment/25092018QCZWHCI4RD.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://www.kicmetaliks.com/about-kic-metaliks/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://www.kicmetaliks.com/facilities/sinter-plant/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 (PDF) https://www.kicmetaliks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Annual-Report_2024.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://www.kicmetaliks.com/facilities/mini-blast-furnace/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://www.kicmetaliks.com/facilities/others/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. (PDF) https://www.kicmetaliks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/KIC-ANNUAL-REPORT-2022-23.pdf https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-cm/board-of-kic-metaliks-approves-expansion-and-modernisation-of-pig-iron-plant-117120800944_1.html, https://www.kicmetaliks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/KIC-ANNUAL-REPORT-2022-23.pdf. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
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