SAIL Bhilai steel plant

operating

Bhilai, Asia Pacific, India

ISO 14001ISO 50001

GEM wiki

Process Route

BFBOF

Timeline

Operating since 1959

Emissions

2025

11.1 Mt CO₂e

1.90 t CO₂e per tonne of steel

Typical BF-BOF route: 1.8–2.0 t/t

Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology

Capacity (ttpa)

Crude Steel

6,999

BOF

6,999

Blast Furnace

6,933

Sinter

9,235

Coking

3,940

Production

Crude steelproduction, GEM-compiled (Global Iron & Steel Tracker). Dashed line shows nominal capacity.

Iron Units

BF 1operating pre-retirement

568 ttpa1033 m³ · relined 2018The Soviet Unionwiki

BF 4operating

946 ttpa1719 m³ · relined 2021The Soviet Unionwiki

BF 5operating

946 ttpa1719 m³ · relined 2020The Soviet Unionwiki

BF 6operating

946 ttpa1719 m³ · relined 2024Heavy Engineering Corporation; the Soviet Unionwiki

BF 7operating

1,295 ttpa2355 m³ · relined 2022MECON (Govt. of India); Danieli Coruswiki

BF 8operating

2,800 ttpa4060 m³Paul Wurth; Larsen & Toubro; MECON (Govt. of India); Saint-Gobain (parts)wiki

Steel Units

BOF

unknown BOF (1)operating

1,000 ttpawiki

BOF

unknown BOF (2)operating

1,000 ttpawiki

BOF

unknown BOF (3)operating

1,000 ttpawiki

BOF

unknown BOF (4)operating

1,333 ttpawiki

BOF

unknown BOF (5)operating

1,333 ttpawiki

BOF

unknown BOF (6)operating

1,333 ttpawiki

BOF

unknown BOF (7)announced

7,000 ttpawiki

Inputs & Energy

Power Bhilai Steel power station; 15 MW floating solar power plant (upcoming)

Iron ore SAIL Dalli Mine (P100000128475); SAIL Jharan Dalli Mine (P100000128918); SAIL Mahamaya-Dulki Mine (P100000128532); SAIL Rajhara Mine (P100000128495); SAIL Rowghat Mine (P100000128533)

Steel Products

wire rod, rail, plate, bar

Ownership

Owner Steel Authority of India Ltd

Parent Steel Authority of India Ltd [100.0%]

Workforce 16,407 employees

State ownership Partial

Country Context

India crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.

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Location

Bhilai

Asia Pacific

India

21.1852°, 81.3942°