Tata Steel Long Products Gamharia steel plant

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

Location

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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]

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.[3]

In 2015, 19 workers were injured after a fire at the plant.[4]

In 2020, a senior manager at the plant died after being trapped in the equipment.[5]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source
Operating[6] 1982[7] 2287[8] Two coal based captive power plants (25MW, 30MW); Two waste recovery captive power plants 30 MW each; Coal-gas hybrid captive power plant 15 MW[9] captive iron ore mine at Vijay-II near Barajamda, Jharkhand[6]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Tata Steel Long Products Ltd [100%] 4295874051 [100%] E100000001753 [46.1%]; E100000121405 [24.3%]; E100001000520 [4.5%] Tata Steel Long Products Ltd[10][11] 4295874051 E100000121408

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
finished rolled[12] high alloy steel; wire rod[12] automotive; building and infrastructure; energy[12] yes[13] BF, DRI, EAF[14][15][13] 2 BF; 5 DRI (350 TPD each; coal-based); 3 EAF (2 40-tonne; 1 70-tonne) [13][16]

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)
operating 950 TTPA[17][17][17] 950 TTPA[17][17][17]

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)
operating 649 TTPA[18][18][19] 550 TTPA[20][20][20][20][20] 1199 TTPA[18][18][19][20][20][20][20][20]

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

Sinter Coke Pellets
>0 TTPA[13] 400 TTPA[21] 1200 TTPA[21]

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

Year EAF Production Total (all routes)
2020 648 TTPA[20] 648 TTPA
2021 680 TTPA[8] 680 TTPA
2022 710 TTPA[8] 710 TTPA

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

Year BF Production DRI Production Total (all routes)
2020 438 TTPA[20] 438 TTPA
2021
2022 463 TTPA[8] 463 TTPA

Blast Furnace Details

Table 9: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
1 operating[18] unknown unknown 1995[22][23] Tata Korf - Korf Technology Mini blast furnace[23][23][9] 280 m³[18] 243[18] The company has commissioned India's first blast furnace CO2 capture plant for use on gas from the Jamshedpur blast furnaces.[24] unknown
2 operating[18] unknown unknown 2010-07[19] MECON (Govt. of India) Mini blast furnace[25][22][9] 380 m³[18] 406[18][19] The company has commissioned India's first blast furnace CO2 capture plant for use on gas from the Jamshedpur blast furnaces.[24] unknown

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References

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