Upgradation and modernisation of Steel Authority of India (SAIL's) IISCO steel plant in Burnpur, West Bengal, will be completed by end FY14.

The project involves a total investment of Rs 16,440 crore. Post-modernisation, the plant's capacity will reach upto 2.9 million tonne of hot metal from the existing 0.4 million tonne.

The major facilities include a new seven mtr tall coke oven battery, two sinter machines, a new blast furnace of 4,060 m3 volume with top pressure recovery turbine, three 150 tonne basic oxygen furnace converters, two 6-strand billet casters and one 4-strand beam blank / bloom caster.

The new coke oven battery has commenced trial operation and providing coke support to sinter steel plants. Besides the coke oven and sinter plant, the wire rod mill has also begun trial production. Having an annual production capacity of 0.5 million tpa, the mill will produce cold headed steel for fasteners, critical wire rope applications, and special quality electrodes.

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