Welspun Anjar Steel plant

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Welspun Anjar Steel plant, also known as WSL, is a blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) steel plant operating in Anjar, Gujarat, India.

Location

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  • Location: Survey No.650, P.O - Versamedi, Tal.Anjar, District Kutch, Gujarat 370 110, India
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 23.112781, 70.0866885 (exact)

Background

The Welspun Anjar Steel plant began operating in 2004.

In 2016, the Welspun Group received a Rs 50,000 fine after they placed a pipeline discharging waste into a local river, among other environmental violations. The incident was reported by local fishermen who were unable to fish after the pipeline was moved.[1]

In 2017, the Welspun Group received an environmental compliance approval from the local ministry on environment for its first expansion project of 3100 ttpa, which is expected to cost Rs 14,690 crore.[2][3] The project was expected to get completed in 36 to 48 months.[4] In a 2022 Half Yearly Compliance report, one of the basic oxygen furnace units out of the two proposed 165 tonne units was cancelled.[5]

Another expansion project for 3300 is currently in the pipeline; both expansion projects are expected to be completed in 2030.[6] As of December 2023. there are no updates on this project.

In 2021, JSW Steel bought the Welspun Group's steel plates and coil mills business for Rs 848 crore.[7][8]

On 27 July, 2022, Welspun announced the commissioning of a blast furnace of capacity 500 ttpa at the Anjar plant.[9]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Phase Plant status Announced date Start date Power source Iron ore source Coal source
Main plant Operating[10] – 2004[11] 12 MW captive power plant powered by waste heat recovery boilers[11] – Imported from South Africa and Indonesia
Expansion Announced[12] – 2030[12] – – –
Expansion Operating[13] 2020[14] 2022[13] – – –
Expansion Announced[12] 2015[15] 2030[12] 200 MW Captive power plant[16] Imported from South Africa, Australia, Brazil; Domestic[17] Imported from Australia, South Africa

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Phase Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Main plant Welspun Group [100.0%] 5000835262 [100%] E100000121541 [100%] Welspun Steel Ltd[11] 5000013766 E100000130905

Table 3: Process and Products

Phase Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
Main plant crude; semi-finished[11] TMT rebars; ingots; billets; DRI; DI pipes[11] building and infrastructure[11] Yes[18] DRI, other[11][19][20] DRI plant (4x100TPD; coal-based rotary kiln); 2 IF (45t each)[11][19][21][20][16]
Expansion crude; semi-finished[11] TMT rebars; ingots; billets; DRI[11] building and infrastructure[11] – BOF[12] BOF[12]
Expansion crude; semi-finished[11] TMT rebars; ingots; billets; DRI; DI pipes[11] building and infrastructure[11] – BF[13] BF; sinter plant; coke ovens[13]
Expansion crude; semi-finished[11] TMT rebars; ingots; billets; DRI[11] building and infrastructure[11] – BF, BOF[22] BF (4300 m3); 1 BOF (165 ton)[12][17][23]

Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Phase Capacity operating status* Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
Main plant operating – 288 TTPA
Expansion announced 3300 TTPA[12] 3300 TTPA[12]
Expansion operating – –
Expansion announced 3100 TTPA[12] 3100 TTPA[12]

Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Phase Capacity operating status* Blast furnace capacity Sponge iron/DRI capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
Main plant operating – 144 TTPA[11][24] 144 TTPA[11][24]
Expansion announced – – –
Expansion operating 500 TTPA[13][25] – 500 TTPA[13][25]
Expansion announced 3340 TTPA[17] – 3340 TTPA[17]

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

Phase Sinter Coke
Main plant – –
Expansion – –
Expansion >0 TTPA[13] 210 TTPA[13][26]
Expansion 5280 TTPA[17] 1370 TTPA[17]

Blast Furnace Details

Table 7: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
1 operating[13] 2020[14] unknown 2022-10-04[13][25] Saint-Gobain (parts)[27] 5 meters (hearth diameter)[28] 500[13][25] unknown unknown
unknown announced[17] 2016[17] unknown 2030[12] – 4300 m³[17] 3340[17] unknown unknown

Articles and Resources

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References

  1. ↑ "Green norms violation: NGT imposes fine of Rs 50K each on Gujarat govt, Centre, Welspun". The Indian Express. 2016-12-14. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  2. ↑ "Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Letter" (PDF). Welspun. 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2022-02-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "Welspun Steel gets green nod for Rs 14,690-crore Gujarat project". Economic Times. 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2022-02-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ PTI (2017-03-12). "Welspun Steel gets green nod for Rs14,690-crore Gujarat project". mint. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  5. ↑ "EC Compliance Report" (PDF). Welspun Corp. 30 November, 2022. Retrieved 15 December, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ "Latest Developments in Steelmaking Capacity" (PDF). OECD. 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ "JSW Steel acquires Welspun's steel biz for ₹848 cr". Business Line. 2021-04-01. Retrieved 2022-02-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ "JSW Steel completes purchase of Welspun unit". VCCircle. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  9. ↑ "Welspun Corp announces the commissioning of a Blast furnace in Gujarat". Manufacturing today India. 27 July, 2022. Retrieved 12 October, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  11. ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 11.14 11.15 11.16 11.17 11.18 https://web.archive.org/web/20211230231705/http://welspunsteel.com/. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  13. ↑ 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 https://web.archive.org/web/20220727165133/https://www.manufacturingtodayindia.com/sectors/welspun-corp-announces-the-commissioning-of-a-blast-furnace-in-gujarat. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  15. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240110024620/https://environmentclearance.nic.in/DownloadPfdFile.aspx?FileName=%2FT00MqEKHUzeSoOqLpjswHdnWyx7jNfAHUyRlhFe8QbF962DtJ9BgjzCsaxZ%2FDlp3x6e6iPLtg8s9nlE92b9SP2EjSebnnx+xHyXCtvvLJe0iqRdN%2FbQdWFv7bAvkCQJbufeY+JfU1LD6LvM4yrNaHGikspoXRVT4jrX%2Fdtn1NvvYjPW9UW1e0EIot9X1FWa&FilePath=93ZZBm8LWEXfg+HAlQix2fE2t8z%2FpgnoBhDlYdZCxzXmG8GlihX6H9UP1HygCn3pCkAF2zPFXFQNqA4krKa1Aw==. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.8 17.9 https://environmentclearance.nic.in/DownloadPfdFile.aspx?FileName=G4W3qgkX6Ivtp6uvibel0ThQGLNSW4SULIzw5SzEKmvpqJjo0Xn4V1xeqHfgTzEVinX9yTV4TGNhWh5Fi6G0tOOfFfXhDuwbagbvqbzT3MjBcpPqxDIWgW/bYZknMDaN&FilePath=93ZZBm8LWEXfg+HAlQix2fE2t8z/pgnoBhDlYdZCxzUeqEISsDpNmaozay3MPM7v. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ↑ https://www.welspuncorp.com/products-and-services.php#carbon-steel-line-pipes. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125061127/https://www.welspun.com/404.php. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 https://spongeiron.in/welspun.php. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  21. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220326060904/http://spongeironindia.com/members.php. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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