Rashmi Metaliks Kharagpur Steel Plant
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Rashmi Metaliks Kharagpur Steel plant, also known as RML Kharagpur, is a 500 thousand tonnes per annum (TTPA) blast furnace (BF), direct reduced iron (DRI) and induction furnace (IF) steel plant operating in Kharagpur, West Bengal, India.
Location
The map below shows the location of the steel plant in Kharagpur, West Bengal, India.
- Location: Village Gokulpur, P.O. Shyamraipur, P.S. Kharagpur (Local), District West Medinipur, West Bengal, India[1]
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 22.360664, 87.295932 (exact)
Background
The Rashmi Metaliks Kharagpur steel plant began operating in 2004.[2] In 2013, an accident at the plant with machinery resulted in fatal injuries for two employees.[3]
In 2013, the Rashmi Group announced its intention to expand its capacity, totaling an investment worth Rs 1,000 crore in the next few years.[4] A pre-feasibility report was submitted in 2016.[5]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Plant status | Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|
| operating[6] | 2014[6] | 4101[6] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Owner | Owner company PermID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novostal-M OOO [100%][6] | 5046391773 [100%] | Abinski Elektrometallurgicheski Zavod OOO[6] | 5039667129 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished; finished rolled[6] | billet; wire rod; rebar; square bar; hexagonal bar; wire; round bar[6] | 2019[6] | electric arc furnace (EAF)[6] | 1 EAF (130-tonne)[6] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum):
| Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|
| 1500 TTPA[6] | 1500 TTPA |
Table 5: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum):
| Year | BOF Production | EAF Production | OHF Production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | – | 1400 TTPA[6] | – | 1400 TTPA[6] |
| 2021 | – | 1600 TTPA[6] | – | 1600 TTPA |
Blast Furnace Details
Table 6: Blast Furnace Details:
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Current size | Current capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | operating[6] | 2000[6] | 2580 m³[6] | 2000 TTPA[6] |
| B | operating[6] | 2003[6] | 2580 m³[6] | 2190 TTPA[6] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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Resources
Wikipedia also has an article on Rashmi Metaliks Kharagpur Steel Plant. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.
References
- ↑ "Executive Summary" (PDF). WB PCB. Retrieved 04 January, 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Steel manufacturing (metal) company kolkata". Archived from the original on May 15, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ↑ "Monojit Chattopadhyay: Two workers die in factory accident". The Times of India. 2013-01-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ India, Press Trust of (2011-12-16). "Rashmi Group announces Rs 1,000-cr expansion plans". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- ↑ "Pre-feasibility Report" (PDF). Environmental Clearance NIC. 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
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