Rungta Mines Karakhendra Steel Plant

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Rungta Mines Karakhendra Steel Plant, also known as Karakhendra Steel Plant, is a steel plant in Karakhendra, Barbil, Keonjhar, Odisha, India that operates blast furnace (BF), direct reduced iron (DRI), steelmaking, and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Karakhendra, Barbil, Keonjhar, Odisha, India:

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  • Location: Karakhendra, Main Road, Barbil, Kendujhar- 758035, Odisha, India
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 22.140174, 85.414616 (exact)

Background

Rungta Mines Limited is setting up a steel plant at Karakhendra village. The proposal received environment clearance in August 2019. The company also announced to further expanding the capacity from 126 ttpa to 681 ttpa.[1] The project is estimated to be completed in 45 months.[2] The plant is expected to be built on a combination of forest and non-forest land.[3] The expansion is expected to be completed by 2025.[4]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Announced date Construction date Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source Coal source
2016[5] 2018[6] 2025[7] 1260[8] 90 MW Captive power plant ([9] 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
Rungta Mines Ltd 4298502619 E100000130898 Rungta Mines Ltd[10] 4298502619 E100000130898

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[9] flat, round bar, rolled wire rod, billet, bloom, slab[9] 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 554[9] 554[9]
construction 126[9] 126[9]

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 372[9] 273[9] 645[9]

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

Sinter Coke Pellets
554[9] 280[9] 1474[9]

Unit Details

Table 7: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Start date Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology
unknown BF (1) announced[9] 2017[5] 2025[7] 380.0[9] 372[9] unknown

Table 8: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Start date Furnace type Current capacity (ttpa) Reductant
unknown DRI (1) announced[9] 2017[5] 2025[7] not found 273[9] coal[9]

Table 9: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Start date Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) announced[9] 2017[5] 2025[7] 554[9] 70.0[9]

Table 10: 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

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References

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  2. "Expansion of Karakhendra Steel Plant in Odisha". 23 February, 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Justification for locating the project in forest area". Forests Clearance. Retrieved 10 Janaury 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ProjectX (2021-02-22). "Expansion of Karakhendra Steel Plant in Odisha". ProjectX India. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
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  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20240115062012/https://forestsclearance.nic.in/DownloadPdfFile.aspx?FileName=611812201219FYW2XKarakhendraJustificationsigned.pdf&FilePath=..%252Fwritereaddata%252FFormA%252FJustification%252F. Archived from the original on 2024-01-15. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111145838/https://www.therungtagroup.com/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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