New Delhi, ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India), a joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel, on Thursday announced the commissioning of a second 6 million tonne per annum (MTPA) pellet plant at the port city of Paradeep in Odisha.
The plant doubles production capacity at AM/NS India’s Paradeep complex to 12 million tonnes, making it the largest single-location pelletization complex in India and taking AM/NS India’s national pelletization capacity to 20 MTPA, the company said.
“The commissioning of our second pellet plant at Paradeep is an important milestone for AM/NS India, allowing us to contribute meaningfully to India’s aim of achieving domestic steel production capacity of 300 MT in the coming decade," Dilip Oommen, CEO, ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India.
AM/NS India’s national pellet production operations comprise 12 MTPA at Paradeep and 8 MTPA at Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
“Paradeep’s pellet plant II coming on stream significantly advances our capacity to produce superior quality direct reduced iron grade pellets for domestic steel production," company COO Wim Van Gerven said.