ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel Hazira plant

From Global Energy Monitor
This article is part of the
Global Iron and Steel Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor.
Download full dataset
Report an error
Sub-articles:

ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel Hazira plant, also known as AM/NS Essar Steel India Limited steel plant, ESIL (predecessor), Essar Steel (predecessor), is a steel plant in Hazira, Surat, Gujarat, India that operates steelmaking, blast furnace (BF), ironmaking, basic oxygen furnace (BOF), electric arc furnace (EAF), and direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Hazira, Surat, Gujarat, India:

Loading map...
  • Location: 27 KM, Surat-Hazira, Gujarat 394270 India
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 21.112377, 72.647304 (exact)

Background

The ArcelorMitttal Nippon Steel India plant in Hazira, Gujarat is one of the largest steel plants in India. The first phase of the plant was commissioned in 1995.[1] The hazira mill was originally built by the Ruia family-owned Essar Steel.[2] The plant was sold to ArcelorMitttal Nippon under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code process in 2019.[1][3]

On 28 September, 2022, the company announced its plan to expand the plant with an addition of two blast furnaces at a total cost of US $7.4 billion which will increase its crude steel production capacity from 9 mtpa to 15 mtpa.[4] The construction of the expansion project began in October 2022 and is expected to be completed in the second half of 2026.[5][6][7] Phase 2A and Phase 2B expansion would see capacity rise to 18 mtpa by 2028 and 24 mtpa by 2030, respectively.[8]

As of November 2023, debottlenecking and Phase I upstream and downstream expansion were ongoing. ArcelorMittal’s 975MW renewable energy project in India was on track for completion in the first half of 2024. The project is expected to provide over 20% of AMNS Hazira plant electricity requirements.[9][10]

In December 2023, ArcelorMitttal Nippon Steel India announced its plans to set up three dedicated scrap-processing centres in Gujarat (one in Hazira and another in Ahmedabad) and Maharashtra (in Khopoli) and expects to increase scrap in its EAFs by 9%.[11][12]

In January 2025, the company announced it was set to commission its 2 million tonne auto-focused cold rolling mill from March this year.[13]

ESJ issues

A fire that erupted at the plant in January 2025, claimed the lives of four workers and injured one other.[14]

In February 2025, AMNS India was fined INR 106 crore for encroachment on government land worth INR 1200 crore in Surat.[15]

Ownership Tree

This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor.

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source Coal source
1995[16] 7000[17] 515 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant (1997), 500 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant (2005); working to install a 989MW renewable energy (solar/wind) plant[18][19] Captive iron ore mines at Thakurani and Sagasahi in Odisha[20][21] unknown

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent GEM entity ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner GEM entity ID
ArcelorMittal SA [60.0%]; Nippon Steel Corp [40.0%] 5000030092 [60.0%]; 4295877313 [40.0%] E100000000687 [60.0%]; E100000000652 [40.0%] ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India Ltd [100%][22] 5082050876 E100000002455 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[23] galvanized, plate, pipe, cold rolled, hot rolled[23] automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport[23] 2024-11-25[24] 2025-04[25] BF; DRI; BOF; EAF; Iron other/unspecified; 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 Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Other/unspecified steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
announced – – 9000[26][27] 9000[26][27]
construction 6000[28][29] – – 6000[28][29]
operating – 4600[30] 5000[30] 9600[30]

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 Other/unspecified iron capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
announced – – 9000[27] 9000[27]
construction 8000[31] – – 8000[31]
operating 2040[32] 7830[31] 1700[32][33] 11570[31][32][33]

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

Sinter Coke Pellets
1480[32] 1350[17] 4000[34]

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

Year EAF production Other/unknown steel production Total (all routes)
2019 3420[35] 3718[35] 7138[35]
2020 3170[35] 3446[35] 6616[35]
2021 3551[36] 3859[36] 7410[36]
2022 3210[37] 3490[37] 6700[37]
2023 3576[38] 3887[38] 7463[38]
2024 3615[38] 3929[38] 7544[38]

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

Year BF production DRI production Other/unknown iron production Total (all routes)
2019 unknown[35] unknown[35] 3620[35] 3620[35]
2020 unknown[35] unknown[35] 3334[35] 3334[35]
2021 2200[39][36] 5220[39][36] 1260[39][36] 8680[39][36]
2022 2200[36] 5350[36] 1130[36] 8680[36]
2023 unknown – unknown –
2024 unknown – unknown –

Unit 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
BF 1 operating[17] 2008[30] – 2010[40][30][41] Kalugin Shaftless Stove (KSS)[40] 1905.0 m3[42] 2040[32] unknown
BF 2 construction[43] 2022-09-28[28] 2022-10[43] 2026[44] Danieli Corus[45] 3809.0 m3[28][46] 4000[31] unknown
BF 3 construction[43] 2022-09-28[28] 2022-10[43] 2026[28][29] Danieli Corus[45] 3809.0 m3[28][46] 4000[31] unknown

Table 10: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Furnace type Current capacity (ttpa)
DRI Mod I operating[47] 1990[48] Midrex[48] shaft furnace[48] 1000[31]
DRI Mod II operating[47] 1990[48] Midrex[48] shaft furnace[48] 1000[31]
DRI Mod III operating[47] 1992[48] Midrex[48] shaft furnace[48] 1000[31]
DRI Mod IV operating[47] 2004[48] Midrex[48] shaft furnace[48] 1000[31]
DRI Mod V operating[47] 2006[48] Midrex[48] shaft furnace[48] 1980[31]
DRI Mod VI operating[47] 2010[41][48] Midrex[48] shaft furnace[48] 1850[31]

Table 11: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details

Unit name Current or initial reductant Gas reductant Hydrogen reductant status
DRI Mod I gas[49] syngas (reformed methane)[49] capable[50]
DRI Mod II gas[49] syngas (reformed methane)[49] capable[50]
DRI Mod III gas[49] syngas (reformed methane)[49] capable[50]
DRI Mod IV gas[49] syngas (reformed methane)[49] capable[50]
DRI Mod V gas[49] syngas (reformed methane)[49] capable[50]
DRI Mod VI gas[49] syngas (reformed methane)[49] capable[50]

Table 12: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
EAF 1 operating[30] 1150[30] 150.0[31]
EAF 2 operating[30] 1150[30] 150.0[31]
EAF 3 operating[30] 1150[30] 150.0[31]
EAF 4 operating[30] 1150[30] 150.0[31]

Table 13: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap % DRI
EAF 1 yes[30] 2.55[30][51] 97.45[30]
EAF 2 yes[30] 2.55[30] 97.45[30]
EAF 3 yes[30] 2.55[30] 97.45[30]
EAF 4 yes[30] 2.55[30] 97.45[30]

Table 14: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Start date Current capacity (ttpa) Current size
unknown BOF (1) construction[43] 2021[27] 2026[27] 2000[28][29] 350.0 tonnes[28]
unknown BOF (2) construction[43] 2021[27] 2026[27] 2000[28][29] 350.0 tonnes[28]
unknown BOF (3) construction[43] 2021[27] 2026[27] 2000[28][29] 350.0 tonnes[28]

Articles and Resources

Additional data

To access additional data, including an interactive map of steel plants, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Iron and Steel Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "India's second largest single location gas-based flat steel plant - Essar". Essar. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  2. ↑ "Mittal's Mission Steel: The inside story of ArcelorMittal/Nippon Steel's big plans for India". www.fortuneindia.com. 2024-12-11. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  3. ↑ "AMNS to invest $3.3 billion to expand Hazira capacity, augment infrastructure". www.steelorbis.com. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  4. ↑ "Nippon Steel to add 2 blast furnaces at Indian JV with ArcelorMittal". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  5. ↑ "India's AMNS to receive $5 billion loan from Japanese bank consortium to expand capacity at Hazira". www.steelorbis.com. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  6. ↑ "AM/NS India to develop greenfield jetty at Suvali for Hazira steel expansion". Hindustan Times. 2023-10-28. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  7. ↑ "Interim financial report" (PDF). AMNS.in. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ "Mittal's Mission Steel: The inside story of ArcelorMittal/Nippon Steel's big plans for India". www.fortuneindia.com. 2024-12-11. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  9. ↑ Bureau, Our (2023-11-09). "ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India's EBITDA up 160% to $533 million". BusinessLine. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  10. ↑ Standard, Business. "Steelmaker AM/NS India's Ebitda up 161% on higher shipments, lower costs". www.business-standard.com. Retrieved 2023-12-21. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  11. ↑ Yadav, Krishna (2023-12-06). "ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel to spend ₹100 cr on three scrap-processing centres". mint. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  12. ↑ "AMNS India plans to infuse Rs 100 cr for scrap processing centres". www.projectstoday.com. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  13. ↑ Dutt, Ishita Ayan (2025-01-19). "AM/NS India set to commission two auto steel lines at Gujarat unit". Business Standard. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  14. ↑ "Four Workers Killed in Fire at ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel Plant in Gujarat, India". www.chemanalyst.com. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  15. ↑ "ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India fined ₹106 cr for encroachment on govt land worth ₹1200 cr in Surat". english.gujaratsamachar.com. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  16. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240204131659/https://www.essar.com/asset-builder/%E2%80%A2indias-second-largest-single-location-gas-based-flat-steel-plant/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 (PDF) http://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/Online/TOR/24_Sep_2021_12492680338363119Annexure-PFR.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20181215122246/http://www.essarsteel.com/section_level2.aspx?cont_id=FENytf1sB94=&path=Operations_%3E_India_%3E_Hazira:_The_Integrated_Steel_Plant. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230420021229/https://www.aist.org/news/steel-news/2023/3-7-april-2023/10-14-april-2023/am-ns-india-awards-wind-turbine-contract. Archived from the original on 2023-04-20. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220705100740/https://miningdataonline.com/property/451/Thakurani-Mine.aspx. Archived from the original on 2022-07-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  21. ↑ https://www.amns.in/steel-making-process. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  22. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20231208060827/https://www.amns.in/. Archived from the original on 2023-12-08. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20211117141829/https://steel.gov.in/sites/default/files/MoS%20AR%20Eng.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-17. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  24. ↑ (PDF) https://www.amns.in/storage/statutory-documents/May2025/LFx1l5BRSPg8rqbsZqkZ.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  25. ↑ https://www.amns.in/statutory-documentation. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/investors/equity-investors/shareholders-events/am-ns-india-investor-analyst-trip-sept-2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 27.5 27.6 27.7 27.8 27.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20240208202446/https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/corporate/story/arcelormittal-to-build-worlds-single-largest-steel-manufacturing-site-at-hazira-by-2029-says-lakshmi-mittal-412601-2024-01-10. Archived from the original on 2024-02-08. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  28. ↑ 28.00 28.01 28.02 28.03 28.04 28.05 28.06 28.07 28.08 28.09 28.10 28.11 28.12 (PDF) https://www.nipponsteel.com/common/secure/en/news/20220928_100.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20221210085805/https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Materials/Nippon-Steel-to-add-2-blast-furnaces-at-Indian-JV-with-ArcelorMittal. Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  30. ↑ 30.00 30.01 30.02 30.03 30.04 30.05 30.06 30.07 30.08 30.09 30.10 30.11 30.12 30.13 30.14 30.15 30.16 30.17 30.18 30.19 30.20 30.21 30.22 30.23 30.24 (PDF) https://gpcb.gujarat.gov.in/hearingpdf/ARCELORMITTAL_NIPPON_STEEL_INDIA_LIMITED_SRT73_EXE_SUMM_ENG.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  31. ↑ 31.00 31.01 31.02 31.03 31.04 31.05 31.06 31.07 31.08 31.09 31.10 31.11 31.12 31.13 31.14 31.15 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20231019234635/https://www.amns.in/storage/statutory-documents/October2022/6GnmFvhzMscsSdpEev87.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-10-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 (PDF) https://www.amns.in/storage/statutory-documents/October2022/gigreFDE73QzytAQsHKk.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220425141258/https://www.primetals.com/fileadmin/user_upload/content/01_portfolio/1_ironmaking/corex/COREX.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-04-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  34. ↑ (PDF) https://greentribunal.gov.in/sites/default/files/news_updates/Current%20Status%20Report%20by%20GPCB%20in%20Appeal%20No.27-2022%20(page%20nos.2249-2407).pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  35. ↑ 35.00 35.01 35.02 35.03 35.04 35.05 35.06 35.07 35.08 35.09 35.10 35.11 35.12 35.13 (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 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  36. ↑ 36.00 36.01 36.02 36.03 36.04 36.05 36.06 36.07 36.08 36.09 36.10 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240913180047/https://www.amns.in/storage/statutory-documents/September2023/GaOL4OhIu2CzC6b0CK0l.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-09-13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 (PDF). 2023-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20240424003331/https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/media/upipeqnl/annual-report-2023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-04-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 38.3 38.4 38.5 (PDF) https://corporate-cm-prod.arcelormittal.com/media/if0baqyg/annual-report-2024.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 39.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230123091038/http://steel.gov.in/sites/default/files/Download_0.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-01-23. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 https://www.scribd.com/document/495686114/0865-F5010-00000-TS01. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/indias-essar-commissions-new-bf-dri-plant-and-steel-melt-shop-at-hazira-569531.htm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  42. ↑ https://twitter.com/amnsindia/status/1186563585192931328?lang=en. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  43. ↑ 43.0 43.1 43.2 43.3 43.4 43.5 43.6 https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/indias-amns-to-receive-5-billion-loan-from-japanese-bank-consortium-to-expand-capacity-at-hazira-1284890.htm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  44. ↑ https://sp-edge.com/companies/1802548. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  45. ↑ 45.0 45.1 https://dhmgroup.com/en/dhm-group-will-supply-28-machines-for-two-new-blast-furnaces-of-am-ns-india/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 https://www.danieli-corus.com/knowledge-hub/arcelormittal-nippon-steel-india-blast-furnace-nos-2-3/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 47.2 47.3 47.4 47.5 https://gpcb.gujarat.gov.in/hearingpdf/ARCELORMITTAL_NIPPON_STEEL_INDIA_LIMITED_SRT73_EXE_SUMM_ENG.p. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  48. ↑ 48.00 48.01 48.02 48.03 48.04 48.05 48.06 48.07 48.08 48.09 48.10 48.11 48.12 48.13 48.14 48.15 48.16 48.17 "2022 World Direct Reduction Statistics" (PDF). Midrex. 2023-09-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-03.
  49. ↑ 49.00 49.01 49.02 49.03 49.04 49.05 49.06 49.07 49.08 49.09 49.10 49.11 https://web.archive.org/web/20241008164846/https://environmentclearance.nic.in/DownloadPfdFile.aspx?FileName=laPe%252Fn9crG9NeN0nMw87lGkg05V1iMf0RI1eDf8e0s2ndmB5ITsZrdUf5blgvVsByDp0q2SSJVLHgjNCec%252FXzoWaUKtV4I6P6cziNqGdJTrSPnCjYn1GNTyh%252FokpQKdF&FilePath=93ZZBm8LWEXfg+HAlQix2fE2t8z%252FpgnoBhDlYdZCxzUeqEISsDpNmaozay3MPM7v. Archived from the original on 2024-10-08. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  50. ↑ 50.0 50.1 50.2 50.3 50.4 50.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240510165309/https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/climate-action/technology-pathways-to-net-zero-steel. Archived from the original on 2024-05-10. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  51. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240809200850/https://www.livemint.com/news/india/arcelormittal-nippon-steel-to-spend-rs-100-cr-on-three-scrap-processing-centres-11701866007280.html. Archived from the original on 2024-08-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Resources

Retrieved from "https://www.gem.wiki/w/index.php?title=ArcelorMittal_Nippon_Steel_Hazira_plant&oldid=1176037"
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Powered by MediaWiki
Powered by Canasta
Powered by Semantic MediaWiki