Tata Metaliks is planning to increase the
capacity of its mini blast furnace route pig iron plant at Kharagpur in West
Bengal. The company plans to undertake the expansion either by introducing an
oxygen enrichment plant or installing a second-hand blast furnace.
The unit has a capacity of around 1.3 lakh tonnes of
foundry grade pig iron.
The company will be taking a final decision in this
regard during the year 2001, depending on the market demand.
Tata Metaliks is an associate company of
Tata Steel.