Jai Balaji Rajbandh Unit III steel plant

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Jai Balaji Rajbandh Unit III steel plant is a steel plant in Banskopa, Rajbandh, East Burdwan, West Bengal, India that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) and blast furnace (BF) technology.

Location

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Location:
Coordinates (WGS 84): 23.487439, 87.369494 (exact)

Background

Jai Balaji group has four units with in West Bengal: Unit I, Unit III, Unit IV and Unit V.

In 2020, the company proposed expansion of steel plant by upgradation of existing blast furnaces and additional installation of electric arc furnaces.^[1] According to the company's Q3 & 9MFY24 Investor Presentation, the company was revamping the blast furnaces (BF) at Unit III. BF#1 was completed in FY24.^[2] BF#2 will be completed by Q4FY26.^[3]^[4]

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Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details


Iron ore source	Coal source
Barbil^[5]	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
Jai Balaji Industries Ltd [100.0%]	4295873993 [100.0%]	E100000130703 [100.0%]	Jai Balaji Industries Ltd [100%]^[6]	4295873993	E100000130703 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products


Steel product category	Steel products	ISO 14001	ISO 50001	Main production equipment
finished rolled^[5]	di pipe^[5]	unknown	unknown	BF; 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)
announced	450^[5]	450^[5]

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	Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating	690^[7]^[6]	690^[7]^[6]

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


Sinter	Pellets
908^[5]^[8]	600^[5]

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


Year	BF production	Total (all routes)
2019	390^[9]	390^[9]
2020	316^[9]	316^[9]
2021	382^[9]	382^[9]
2022	419^[9]	419^[9]
2023	429^[9]	429^[9]
2024	543^[10]	543^[10]

Unit Details

Table 8: Blast Furnace Details


Unit name	Status	Furnace manufacturer and model	Current size	Current capacity (ttpa)	Most recent relining
unknown BF (1)	operating^[6]	Bell-less top furnace^[5]	300.0^[5]	375^[6]	2024^[11]
unknown BF (2)	operating^[6]	Bell-less top furnace^[5]	300.0^[5]	315^[6]^[7]	2026-03^[12]

Table 9: Electric Arc Furnace Details


Unit name	Status	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1)	announced^[5]	450^[5]

Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details


Unit name	Scrap-based	% scrap
unknown EAF (1)	None	unknown

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References

↑ "Proceedings of Public hearing" (PDF). West Bengal Pollution Control Board. 2020. Retrieved 2025-01-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ "JAI BALAJI INDUSTRIES LTD. (JBIL) Q3 & 9MFY24 Investor Presentation" (PDF). jaibalajigroup.com. 2024-01. Retrieved 2025-01-20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ "Investor Presentation Q2 FY25" (PDF). BSE India. Retrieved 2025-10-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ "Investor Presentation Q4 & FY25" (PDF). 2025-05-13. Retrieved 2025-10-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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Resources

Company website

[1] "Proceedings of Public hearing" (PDF). West Bengal Pollution Control Board. 2020. Retrieved 2025-01-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] "JAI BALAJI INDUSTRIES LTD. (JBIL) Q3 & 9MFY24 Investor Presentation" (PDF). jaibalajigroup.com. 2024-01. Retrieved 2025-01-20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] "Investor Presentation Q2 FY25" (PDF). BSE India. Retrieved 2025-10-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] "Investor Presentation Q4 & FY25" (PDF). 2025-05-13. Retrieved 2025-10-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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