Rashmi Metaliks Jamuria steel plant

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Rashmi Metaliks Jamuria steel plant, also known as RML Jamuria, is a steel plant in Jamuria, Burdwan, West Bengal, India that operates basic oxygen furnace (BOF), ironmaking, and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the approximate location of the plant in Jamuria, Burdwan, West Bengal, India:

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• Location: Jamuria, Burdwan, West Bengal, India
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 23.706343, 87.07774 (approximate)

Background

The Rashmi Group decided to build the new capacity in Jamuria, Burdwan (West Bengal) and was anticipated to be completed in 2021. However, no recent updates on the progress of construction have been published. As of December 2023, the project is still in pipeline.

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Announced date	Power source	Iron ore source	Coal source
2011	unknown	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
Rashmi Metaliks Ltd	4298375168	E100000130890	Rashmi Metaliks Ltd	4298375168	E100000130890

Table 3: Process and Products

Main production equipment
BOF; EAF; Iron 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	Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity	Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity	Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
construction	1500	1000	2500

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)
construction	0	0

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

Sinter	Coke	Pellets
NF	NF	NF

Unit Details

Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1)	construction	1000

Table 8: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name	Scrap-based	% scrap	% DRI	% HBI	% sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI)	% basic/merchant pig iron	% granulated pig iron	% pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated	% other iron
unknown EAF (1)	None	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown

Table 9: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown BOF (1)	construction	1500

Articles and Resources

Additional data

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Resources

• Company website