Vizag Steel plant

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Vizag Steel plant, also known as Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited; RINL; Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, is a blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) steel plant operating in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Location

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  • Location: Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, Visakhapatnam 530031, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 17.612846, 83.191918 (exact)

Background

Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited has Navratna PSE (Private Sector Enterprise) status by the Government of India under the Ministry of Steel.[1] Vizag steel was inaugurated on 17 April, 1970. The plant was constructed in collaboration with the then USSR and Germany.[2] The construction of the first blast furnace was started in 1982.[3]

In 2012, 19 people died in an explosion soon after commissioning of an oxygen plant in steel melt shop III. Trade union officials alleged that routine maintenance work at the plant had been neglected for over 12 months.[4]

In 2021, the central government announced its plan for 100% divestment in RINL, which triggered massive regional protests in Andhra Pradesh.[5][6] Following which the government decided to stop the plan to privatise the plant.[7]

Since February 2022, the company was operating with BF #1 and BF #2 due to coking coal shortages.[8] The company restarted the third blast furnace from 30 December 2023.[9][10] BF #1 and BF #3 were closed from March and September 2024 due to lack of funds and raw materials, primarily coking coal.[11] BF #1 was restarted on 28 October 2024.[12]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Announced date Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source
Operating[13] 1970[14][15] 1971[13] 16923[16][17] Power generated at two captive power plants, solar power plant, back pressure turbine station (BPTS), Gas Expansion Turbine Station (GET), waste heat recovery at sinter plant.[18] Captive mines operational beginning in 2006. (Unclear if these are iron ore or met coal mines)[13]

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
Full Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd [100%] 4296922665 [100%] E100001011403 [100%] Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd[13] 4296922665 E100000001935

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
semi-finished; finished rolled[19] rebar, rounds, wire rod, billets, bar, specialty steel; pig iron; channels[19][20] building and infrastructure[19] yes[13] yes[13] BF, BOF[21] coking plant (4 batteries with 67 41.6m3 ovens each, began in 1989, 1991, 1992, and 2009); 3 sinter plants (plant #1 (began in 1989, rebuilt in 2017), plant #2 (began in 1991), plant #3 (began in 2013)); 6 BOF (BOF A (began in 1990, rebuilt in 2016), BOF B (began in 1991, rebuilt in 2017), BOF C (began in 1992, rebuilt in 2016), BOF D (began in 2014), BOF E (began in 2013), BOF F (began in 2016))[21]

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* Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 7300 TTPA[21][21][21][21][21][21] 7300 TTPA[21][21][21][21][21][21]

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 Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating 7500 TTPA[21][21][21] 7500 TTPA[21][21][21]

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

Sinter Coke
1029 TTPA[21][22] 4200 TTPA[21][22]

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

Year BOF Production Total (all routes)
2020 4302 TTPA[23] 4302 TTPA
2021 5526 TTPA[24] 5526 TTPA[24]
2022 2909 TTPA[25] 2909 TTPA

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

Year BF Production Total (all routes)
2020 4682 TTPA[23] 4682 TTPA[16]
2021 5774 TTPA[23] 5774 TTPA
2022 3106 TTPA[25] 3106 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[21] unknown 1985[15] 1990-03-28 00:00:00[21][26] Siemens VAI; Primetals Technologies (2014 upgrade) Paul Wurth Bell-less Top[27][28][21] 3800 m³[21] 2500[21] unknown 2014-07[21]
2 operating[21] unknown unknown 1992-03-21 00:00:00[21] Primetals Technologies (2017 upgrade) Paul Wurth Bell-less Top[28][21] 3800 m³[21] 2500[21] unknown 2017-10[21]
3 operating[21] unknown unknown 2012-04-24 00:00:00[21] Paul Wurth Paul Wurth Blast Furnace Design[27][27] 3800 m³[21] 2500[21] unknown unknown

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References

  1. ↑ Brief Profile of RINL, Vizag Steel, Retrieved on: May 19, 2020
  2. ↑ "Vizag Steel Plant, Steel Plant in Visakhapatnam, Steel Project". www.visakhapatnamonline.in. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  3. ↑ "History of RINL India - Vizag Steel - Visakhapatnam". www.steelonthenet.com. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  4. ↑ "History of RINL India - Vizag Steel - Visakhapatnam". www.steelonthenet.com. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  5. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh: Steel Plant Workers Agitate Against Centre's Privatisation Plan". The Wire. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  6. ↑ Bhattacharjee, Sumit (2023-11-04). "Agitation against Centre's decision to privatise Visakhapatnam Steel Plant to complete 1,000 days on November 8". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  7. ↑ Gopal, B. Madhu (2023-11-15). "Privatisation proposal of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant has been stopped, says GVL". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  8. ↑ "40th Annual Report 2021-22" (PDF). Vizag Steel. 2022. Retrieved 03 January, 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ "RINL top management moving ahead with plans to start the 3rd Blast Furnace on 30th December 2023". Vizag Steel. 18 December, 2023. Retrieved 03 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ↑ Standard, Business. "Vizag Steel Plant restarts 'Blast Furnace-3' to raise hot metal production". www.business-standard.com. Retrieved 2024-01-03. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  11. ↑ Rao, V. Kamalakara (2024-09-12). "Second furnace closed, Vizag Steel Plant on the verge of total shutdown". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  12. ↑ Patnaik, K. M. P. (2024-10-28). "Blast Furnace-1 of Vizag Steel Plant restarted". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20211230072012/https://www.vizagsteel.com/myindex.asp?tm. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240111015037/https://www.steelonthenet.com/kb/history-rinl.html. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125061008/https://steel.gov.in/sites/default/files/Annual%20Report-Ministry%20of%20Steel%202020-21.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220913012634/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/vizag-steel-plant-staff-preps-for-agitation-against-move-to-privatise-company-101612461992531.html. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20211117141829/https://steel.gov.in/sites/default/files/MoS%20AR%20Eng.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20211230072015/https://www.vizagsteel.com/myindex.asp?tm. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240111031830/https://steel.gov.in/sites/default/files/RINL.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  21. ↑ 21.00 21.01 21.02 21.03 21.04 21.05 21.06 21.07 21.08 21.09 21.10 21.11 21.12 21.13 21.14 21.15 21.16 21.17 21.18 21.19 21.20 21.21 21.22 21.23 21.24 21.25 21.26 21.27 21.28 21.29 21.30 21.31 21.32 21.33 21.34 21.35 21.36 21.37 https://web.archive.org/web/20211230071917/https://www.vizagsteel.com/myindex.asp?tm. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240111025101/https://www.vizagsteel.com/upload_master/uploads/Environmental%20Clearences%20%286.3%20-%207.3%20MTPA%29/EN/575.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240111053105/https://www.vizagsteel.com/upload_master/uploads/Financial%20Performance/EN/2804.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230123091038/http://steel.gov.in/sites/default/files/Download_0.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20231013000554/http://steel.gov.in/sites/default/files/MoS%20AR%202022-23.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  26. ↑ (PDF) https://magazine.primetals.com/app/uploads/2022/06/2014_Metals-Magazine_3_Innovation.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 https://studylib.net/doc/5535054/design-features-of-indian-blast-furnaces. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210718151805/https://www.primetals.com/fileadmin/user_upload/content/01_portfolio/1_ironmaking/blast-furnace/RINL_VISACG_-_BLAST_FURNACE_NO1_AND_NO2.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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