Rashmi Metaliks Kharagpur steel plant , also known as RML Kharagpur, is a steel plant in Kharagpur, Shyamraipur, West Medinipur, West Bengal, India that operates blast furnace (BF) and induction furnace (IF) technology.
Location The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Kharagpur, Shyamraipur, West Medinipur, West Bengal, India:
Location: Village Gokulpur, P.O. Shyamraipur, P.S. Kharagpur (Local), District West Medinipur, West Bengal, IndiaCoordinates (WGS 84 ): 22.360664, 87.295932 (exact)Background The plant operates a mini blast furnace and steel melting shop comprising of induction furnaces.[ 1] [ 2]
As of October 2025, there has been no update on the expansion of the plant.
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
Power source
Iron ore source
Coal source
2004[ 3]
One captive power plant (25 MW)[ 4]
Barbil-Joda, Odisha[ 5]
BCCL, Dhanbad or imported[ 5]
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
Parent company
Parent company PermID
Parent GEM entity ID
Owner
Owner company PermID
Owner GEM entity ID
Rashmi Metaliks Ltd [100.0%]
4298375168 [100.0%]
E100000130890 [100.0%]
Rashmi Metaliks Ltd [100%][ 3]
4298375168
E100000130890 [100%]
Table 3: Process and ProductsTable 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
1 Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1
Induction furnace steelmaking capacity
Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
announced
332[ 5]
332[ 5]
operating
498[ 8]
498[ 8]
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
1 Please 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
500[ 9]
500[ 9]
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
Ferronickel
Sinter
Pellets
>0[ 3]
600[ 8]
2100[ 3]
Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
Year
BF production
2019
unknown
2020
unknown
2021
unknown
2022
unknown
2023
unknown
Unit Details Table 8: Blast Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Start date
Current size
Current capacity (ttpa)
Decarbonization technology
unknown BF (1)
operating[ 4] [ 3]
2007[ 4]
450.0 m3[ 5]
500[ 9]
unknown
Table 9: Induction Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Announced date
Current capacity (ttpa)
Current size
unknown IF (1)
operating[ 8]
–
34[ 8]
8.0 tonnes[ 8] [ 3]
unknown IF (10)
announced[ 9]
2024[ 5]
83[ 5]
25.0 tonnes[ 5]
unknown IF (11)
announced[ 9]
2024[ 5]
83[ 5]
25.0 tonnes[ 5]
unknown IF (2)
operating[ 8]
–
34[ 8]
8.0 tonnes[ 8] [ 3]
unknown IF (3)
operating[ 8]
–
86[ 8]
20.0 tonnes[ 8] [ 3]
unknown IF (4)
operating[ 8]
–
86[ 8]
20.0 tonnes[ 8] [ 3]
unknown IF (5)
operating[ 8]
–
86[ 8]
20.0 tonnes[ 8] [ 3]
unknown IF (6)
operating[ 8]
–
86[ 8]
20.0 tonnes[ 8] [ 3]
unknown IF (7)
operating[ 8]
–
86[ 8]
20.0 tonnes[ 8] [ 3]
unknown IF (8)
announced[ 9]
2024[ 5]
83[ 5]
25.0 tonnes[ 5]
unknown IF (9)
announced[ 9]
2024[ 5]
83[ 5]
25.0 tonnes[ 5]
Table 10: Induction Furnace Feedstock Details
Unit name
Scrap-based
% scrap
% DRI
% basic/merchant pig iron
unknown IF (1)
yes[ 5]
6.02[ 5]
90.82[ 5]
3.15[ 5]
unknown IF (10)
None
unknown
–
–
unknown IF (11)
None
unknown
–
–
unknown IF (2)
yes[ 5]
6.02[ 5]
90.82[ 5]
3.15[ 5]
unknown IF (3)
yes[ 5]
6.02[ 5]
90.82[ 5]
3.15[ 5]
unknown IF (4)
yes[ 5]
6.02[ 5]
90.82[ 5]
3.15[ 5]
unknown IF (5)
yes[ 5]
6.02[ 5]
90.82[ 5]
3.15[ 5]
unknown IF (6)
yes[ 5]
6.02[ 5]
90.82[ 5]
3.15[ 5]
unknown IF (7)
yes[ 5]
6.02[ 5]
90.82[ 5]
3.15[ 5]
unknown IF (8)
None
unknown
–
–
unknown IF (9)
unknown
unknown
–
–
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