JSW POSCO Keonjhar steel plant
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JSW POSCO Keonjhar steel plant is a steel plant in unknown, Jagatsinghpur, Odisha, India that operates blast furnace (BF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the approximate location of the plant in unknown, Jagatsinghpur, Odisha, India:
- Location: unknown
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 20.248632, 86.156416 (approximate)
Background
In October 2024, JSW Group and POSCO signed a framework agreement to develop a 5 million metric tonnes per annum integrated mill in India along with investments in battery materials and renewable energy. The new plant will produce hot-rolled, cold-rolled and galvanized steel.[1][2] This is POSCO’s fourth attempt to establish a foothold in India over the past 15 years.[3]
As of September 2025, the Odisha government had begun acquiring land for the mega steel plant. A total of 2,466 acres across eight villages in Patna tehsil have been earmarked for the project including 976 acres of government land and 1,490 acres of private land.[4] It also involves 794 acres of forest land, of which 60 acres are in private possession.[5] The plant will be jointly set up by JSW and POSCO with an investment of INR 40,000 crore.[6]
Ownership Tree
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Announced date | Start date | Power source | Iron ore source | Coal source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-29[7] | 2028[8] | unknown | unknown | unknown |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| State-owned entity status | Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent GEM entity ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner GEM entity ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial | JSW Steel Ltd [100.0%]; POSCO Holdings Inc [100.0%] | 4295872888 [100.0%]; 4295881204 [100.0%] | E100001000516 [100.0%]; E100000000953 [100.0%] | JSW Steel Ltd [100%]; POSCO Holdings Inc [100%][9][9] | 4295881204; 4295872888 | E100000000953 [100%]; E100001000516 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel products | Main production equipment |
|---|---|
| hot rolled, cold rolled, galvanized[10] | BF; BOF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| announced | 18000[8][11][9] | 18000[8][11][9] |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Blast furnace capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| announced | 18000[8][12] | 18000[8][12] |
Unit Details
Table 6: Blast Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Start date | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown BF (1) | announced[9][11] | 2024-10-29[7] | – | 6000[12] |
| unknown BF (2) | announced[8][11] | 2014-10-29[7] | 2028[8] | 12000[8] |
Table 7: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Start date | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown BOF (1) | announced[9][11] | 2024-10-29[7] | – | 6000[9][11] |
| unknown BOF (2) | announced[8][11] | – | 2028[8] | 12000[8][11] |
Articles and Resources
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References
- ↑ "JSW Steel, POSCO to Explore Building Integrated Mill in India - Association for Iron & Steel Technology". www.aist.org. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
- ↑ Sharma, Kanika (2024-11-05). "JSW Steel, Posco Plans To Invest $7.7 Billioni In Odisha Steel plant". NewsX World. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
- ↑ "JSW and POSCO sign for steel plant, EV batteries, and clean energy". www.constructionworld.in. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
- ↑ "POSCO in Odisha: Govt begins land acquisition process in Keonjhar for mega 6 MTPA steel plant". odishatv.in. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ↑ "Odisha Govt to start land acquisition for JSW-POSCO plant in Keonjhar". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ↑ "JSW-POSCO to set up mega steel plant in Keonjhar district: CM Majhi". Business Standard. 2025-03-02. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 https://www.aist.org/jsw,-posco-to-explore-building-integrated-mill-in-india.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 https://www.newsx.com/editorial-opinion/jsw-steel-posco-plans-to-invest-7-7-billioni-in-odisha-steel-plant/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 https://www.constructionworld.in/energy-infrastructure/power-and-renewable-energy/jsw-and-posco-sign-for-steel-plant-ev-batteries-and-clean-energy/64361.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://gmk.center/en/news/jsw-steel-and-posco-plan-to-invest-7-7-billion-in-a-steel-plant-in-odisha/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 https://www.kedglobal.com/steel/newsView/ked202508180007.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/jsw-steel-and-posco-group-ink-advance-agreement-to-construct-greenfield-steel-mill-in-india-1405535.htm.
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