Shyam Steel Mejia steel plant

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Shyam Steel Mejia steel plant, also known as Sova Ispat Ltd (formerly), is a steel plant in Meija, Bankura, West Bengal, India that operates direct reduced iron (DRI), electric arc furnace (EAF), and induction furnace (IF) technology.

Location

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Location: J.L.No. 11, Jemua Mouza, Mejia Block, Bankura District, West Bengal-722143, India
Coordinates (WGS 84): 23.564157, 87.089552 (exact)

Background

The Meija plant received environmental clearance in August 2008. The plant is undergoing expansion from 396 ttpa to 894 ttpa at an investment of around INR 1,410 crore.^[1]

As of October 2025, there hasn't been any updates on the expansion of the plant.

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Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details


Announced date	Power source	Iron ore source	Coal source
2008^[2]	10 MW WHRB; 7 MW FBC^[2]	Rungta Mines, Essel Mines & Other mines in Barbil & Jharkand^[2]	ECL, West Bengal / MCL Odisha ; Indonesia / South Africa / Australia^[2]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information


Parent company	Parent company PermID	Parent GEM entity ID	Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner GEM entity ID
Shyam Steel Industries Ltd	4298177772	E100000130859	Shyam Steel Manufacturing Ltd [100%]^[2]	5039665197	E100002005402 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products


Steel product category	Steel products	Steel sector end users	ISO 14001	ISO 50001	Main production equipment
semi-finished^[2]	rod, bar^[2]	building and infrastructure^[2]	unknown	unknown	DRI; IF; 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	Induction furnace steelmaking capacity	Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
announced	198^[2]	292^[2]	490^[2]
operating	–	126^[3]^[2]	126^[3]^[2]

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	Sponge iron/DRI capacity	Nominal iron capacity (total)
announced	560^[2]	560^[2]
operating	227^[3]^[2]	227^[3]^[2]

Table 6: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)


Year	DRI production
2021	unknown
2022	unknown
2023	unknown
2024	unknown

Unit Details

Table 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details


Unit name	Status	Announced date	Furnace type	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1)	operating^[2]	2008^[2]	not found	113^[2]
unknown DRI (2)	operating^[3]^[2]	2008^[2]	not found	38^[2]
unknown DRI (3)	operating^[2]	2008^[2]	not found	38^[3]^[2]
unknown DRI (4)	operating^[2]	2008^[2]	not found	38^[3]^[2]
unknown DRI (5)	announced^[2]	2019^[2]	rotary kiln^[2]	140^[2]
unknown DRI (6)	announced^[2]	2019^[2]	rotary kiln^[2]	140^[2]
unknown DRI (7)	announced^[2]	2019^[2]	rotary kiln^[2]	140^[2]
unknown DRI (8)	announced^[2]	2019^[2]	rotary kiln^[2]	140^[2]

Table 8: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details


Unit name	Current or initial reductant	Hydrogen reductant status
unknown DRI (1)	coal (solid)^[2]	unknown
unknown DRI (2)	coal (solid)^[2]	unknown
unknown DRI (3)	coal (solid)^[2]	unknown
unknown DRI (4)	coal (solid)^[2]	unknown
unknown DRI (5)	coal (solid)^[2]	unknown
unknown DRI (6)	coal (solid)^[2]	unknown
unknown DRI (7)	coal (solid)^[2]	unknown
unknown DRI (8)	coal (solid)^[2]	unknown

Table 9: Electric Arc Furnace Details


Unit name	Status	Announced date	Current capacity (ttpa)	Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1)	announced^[2]	2019^[2]	198^[2]	30.0^[2]

Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details


Unit name	Scrap-based	% scrap	% DRI
unknown EAF (1)	yes^[2]	>0^[2]	>0^[2]

Table 11: Induction Furnace Details


Unit name	Status	Announced date	Current capacity (ttpa)	Current size
unknown IF (1)	operating^[2]	2008^[2]	21^[3]^[2]	11.0 tonnes^[3]^[2]
unknown IF (10)	announced^[2]	2019^[2]	38^[2]	17.0 tonnes^[2]
unknown IF (11)	announced^[2]	2019^[2]	38^[2]	17.0 tonnes^[2]
unknown IF (12)	announced^[2]	2019^[2]	38^[2]	17.0 tonnes^[2]
unknown IF (13)	announced^[2]	2019^[2]	38^[2]	17.0 tonnes^[2]
unknown IF (14)	announced^[2]	2019^[2]	38^[2]	17.0 tonnes^[2]
unknown IF (2)	operating^[2]	2008^[3]	21^[3]^[2]	11.0 tonnes^[3]^[2]
unknown IF (3)	operating^[2]	2008^[3]	21^[3]^[2]	11.0 tonnes^[3]^[2]
unknown IF (4)	operating^[2]	2008^[3]	21^[3]^[2]	11.0 tonnes^[3]^[2]
unknown IF (5)	operating^[2]	2008^[3]	21^[3]^[2]	11.0 tonnes^[3]^[2]
unknown IF (6)	operating^[2]	2008^[3]	21^[2]	11.0 tonnes^[3]^[2]
unknown IF (7)	announced^[2]	–	34^[2]	15.0 tonnes^[2]
unknown IF (8)	announced^[2]	–	34^[2]	15.0 tonnes^[2]
unknown IF (9)	announced^[2]	–	34^[2]	15.0 tonnes^[2]

Table 12: Induction Furnace Feedstock Details


Unit name	Scrap-based	% scrap	% DRI	% basic/merchant pig iron
unknown IF (1)	yes^[2]	8.00^[2]	82.00^[2]	10.00^[2]
unknown IF (10)	yes^[2]	8.00^[4]	82.00^[4]	10.00^[4]
unknown IF (11)	yes^[2]	8.00^[4]	82.00^[4]	10.00^[4]
unknown IF (12)	yes^[2]	8.00^[4]	82.00^[4]	10.00^[4]
unknown IF (13)	yes^[2]	8.00^[4]	82.00^[4]	10.00^[4]
unknown IF (14)	yes^[2]	8.00^[4]	82.00^[4]	10.00^[4]
unknown IF (2)	yes	8.00^[4]	82.00^[4]	10.00^[4]
unknown IF (3)	yes	8.00^[4]	82.00^[4]	10.00^[4]
unknown IF (4)	yes^[2]	8.00^[4]	82.00^[4]	10.00^[4]
unknown IF (5)	yes	8.00^[4]	82.00^[4]	10.00^[4]
unknown IF (6)	yes^[2]	8.00^[4]	82.00^[4]	10.00^[4]
unknown IF (7)	yes^[2]	8.00^[4]	82.00^[4]	10.00^[4]
unknown IF (8)	yes^[2]	8.00^[4]	82.00^[4]	10.00^[4]
unknown IF (9)	yes^[2]	8.00^[4]	82.00^[4]	10.00^[4]

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Additional data

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