Tata Steel has outlined a long-term plan of
attaining steel making capacity of 33-34 million tpa by 2015. The capital outlay
has been estimated at Rs.1 trillion, at current prices.
The company has estimated global steel demand to
grow by 3-4 per cent over the next 25 years, then reaching 1 billion tonnes per
year.
The envisaged capacity would include worldwide
facilities under the Tata Steel fold, including overseas acquisitions.
Here is an outline of Tata Steel's expansion
plans:
| Location |
Type of Project |
Capacity
(million tpa) |
| Jamshedpur, Jharkhand |
Existing |
5 |
| NatSteel, Singapore |
Acquired in 2004 |
2* |
| Jamshedpur, Jharkhand |
Expansion |
5 |
| Jharkhand |
New Unit |
12 |
| Chhattisgarh |
New Unit |
5 |
| Orissa |
New Unit |
6 |
| South-East Asia
(Undecided) |
Acquisition |
2 |
| Total (Primary
Steel) |
|
35 |
| *Capacity
of secondary products |
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