Rungta Mines Kamanda Steel Plant

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Rungta Mines Kamanda Steel Plant is a blast furnace (BF), direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant under construction in Kamanda, Odisha, India.

Location

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  • Location: Kamanda, Sundergarh, Odisha, India
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 21.928511, 85.223988 (exact)

Background

The plant was sanctioned for environmental clearance for construction in June 2020. The construction of the plant is ongoing. The company has announced further expansion of the steel plant from 970 ttpa to 1774 ttpa.[1]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Construction date Power source
Construction[2] 2021[2] 407 MW Captive Power Plant[2]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Rungta Mines Ltd[3] 4298502619 E100000130898

Table 3: Process and Products

Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
BF, DRI, EAF, other[2] 2 BF (350 m3; 450 m3); 11 DRI (6x100 tpd; 1x300 tpd; 1x350 tpd; 2x500 tpd; 1x650 tpd); 1 EAF (60 ton); 16 IF (13x15 ton; 3x20 ton)[2]

Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status* Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
announced 504 TTPA[2] 504 TTPA[2]

Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status* Blast furnace capacity Sponge iron/DRI capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
announced 1036 TTPA[2][2] 1470 TTPA[2][2][2][2][2][2][2][2][2][2][2] 2506 TTPA[2][2][2][2][2][2][2][2][2][2][2][2][2]

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

Sinter Coke Pellets
1508 TTPA[2] 630 TTPA[2] 13000 TTPA[2]

Blast Furnace Details

Table 7: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
1 announced[2] unknown 2021[2] unknown 350 m³[2] 453[2] unknown unknown
1 announced[2] unknown 2021[2] unknown 450 m³[2] 582[2] unknown unknown

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References

  1. "Draft EIA" (PDF). Odisha State Pollution Control Board. January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111145838/https://www.therungtagroup.com/. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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