Tata Steel Long Products Gamharia steel plant

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Tata Steel Long Products Gamharia steel plant, also known as Tata Sponge Iron Limited (TSIL), TSPL, Usha Martin Limited (UML), is a steel plant in Jamshedpur, Gamharia, Seraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand, India that operates blast furnace (BF), direct reduced iron (DRI), and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Jamshedpur, Gamharia, Seraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand, India:

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  • Location: Gamharia, Seraikela Kharsawan, Jamshedpur – 832108, India
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 22.812895, 86.084022 (exact)

Background

The Tata Steel Long Products Gamharia steel plant began operating in 1982 under Usha Martin Limited.[1] It operates five DRI kilns, two mini blast furnaces and three electric arc furnaces[2]

In December 2024, Tata Steel modernized the wire rod line at the Gamharia plant in collaboration with Danieli.[3][4]

Safety

Several accidents have happened at the plant in the past decade.

In 2014, one employee was killed after falling in a bucket of molten iron.[5]

In 2015, 19 workers were injured after a fire at the plant.[6]

In 2020, a senior manager at the plant died after being trapped in the equipment.[7]


In July 2024, villagers who gave up their land to set up Tata Steel Long Products Ltd protested at the factory demanding permanent employment. They claimed that they were first employed to work under a vendor but were now removed.[8]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source Coal source
1971[9] 2287[10] Two coal based captive power plants (25MW, began in 2001; 30MW, began in 2009); Two waste recovery captive power plants (30 MW DRI WHRB, began in 2012; 30MW Coke oven WHRB, began in 2013); Coal-gas hybrid captive power plant 15 MW[11][12] captive iron ore mine at Vijay-II near Barajamda, Jharkhand; Ghatkuri iron ore mine[11][12] Xstrata Coal Queensland Pvt. Ltd, Australia[11]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

State-owned entity status Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Partial Tata Steel Long Products Ltd [100.0%] 4295874051 [100.0%] E100000121408 [100.0%] Tata Steel Long Products Ltd [100%][13][14] 4295874051 E100000121408 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment
finished rolled[15] wire rod[15] automotive, building and infrastructure, energy[15] yes[16] BF; DRI; EAF

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 Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 1200[17] 1200[17]

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)
operating 650[18][19][17] 645[20][17] 1295[20][18][19][17]

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

Sinter Coke Pellets
1000[21] 500[21] 1200[21]

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

Year EAF production Total (all routes)
2019 585[16] 585[16]
2020 648[22] 648[22]
2021 680[10] 680[10]
2022 710[10] 710[10]
2023 981[20] 981[20]

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

Year BF production DRI production Total (all routes)
2019 –[16] 765[16] 765[16]
2020 unknown[22] 438[22] 438[22]
2021 unknown[23] 390[23] 390[23]
2022 607[23][20][10] 460[23][20][10] 1067[23][20][10]
2023 650[20] 488[20] 1138[20]

Unit Details

Table 9: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current size Current capacity (ttpa)
BF 1 operating[19] 1995[24][9][25] Tata Korf - Korf Technology Mini blast furnace[25][12][25] 280.0 m3[11][19] 276[17]
BF 2 operating[19] 2010[18] MECON (Govt. of India) Mini blast furnace[26][12][24] 380.0 m3[19] 374[19][17][18]

Table 10: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Furnace type Current capacity (ttpa) Reductant
DRI 1 operating[12] 2004[11] TISCO, Lurgi GmbH OSIL & Lurgi[27][11] rotary kiln[28] 129[17] coal[29]
DRI 2 operating[12] 2009[30] TISCO, Lurgi GmbH OSIL & Lurgi[27][11] rotary kiln[28] 129[17] coal[29]
DRI 3 operating[12] 2009[30] TISCO, Lurgi GmbH OSIL & Lurgi[27][11] rotary kiln[28] 129[20][17] coal[29]
DRI 4 operating[12] 2014[30] OSIL & Lurgi[11] rotary kiln[29] 129[20][17] coal[29]
DRI 5 operating[12] 2013[30] OSIL & Lurgi[11] rotary kiln[29] 129[20][17] coal[29]

Table 11: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) operating[12] 1974[11] 320[17] 40.0[16][29]
unknown EAF (2) operating[12] 2001[11][9] 320[17] 40.0[16][29]
unknown EAF (3) operating[12] 2009[11][30] 560[17] 70.0[16][29]

Table 12: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap % DRI % basic/merchant pig iron % other iron
unknown EAF (1) yes[10] 4.18[10] >0[31] >0[31] 95.82[31]
unknown EAF (2) yes[10] 4.18[10] >0[31] >0[31] 95.82[31]
unknown EAF (3) yes[10] 4.18[10] >0[31] >0[31] 95.82[31]

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