SAIL Durgapur steel plant

operating

Durgapur, Asia Pacific, India

ISO 14001ISO 50001

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Process Route

BFBOF

Timeline

Operating since 1959

Emissions

2025

3.12 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

2,499

BOF

2,499

Blast Furnace

2,005

Sinter

3,300

Coking

1,700

Production

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

Iron Units

BF 2operating pre-retirement

695 ttpa1207 m³ · relined 1993M/s Head Wrightsonwiki

BF 3operating

1,060 ttpa1204 m³ · relined 2025M/s Head Wrightsonwiki

BF 4operating

945 ttpa1539 m³ · relined 1996M/s Head Wrightsonwiki

BF 5announced

2,360 ttpa3000 m³wiki

Steel Units

BOF

unknown BOF (1)operating

833 ttpawiki

BOF

unknown BOF (2)operating

833 ttpawiki

BOF

unknown BOF (3)operating

833 ttpawiki

BOF

unknown BOF (4)announced

743 ttpaSMSwiki

BOF

unknown BOF (5)announced

743 ttpaSMSwiki

BOF

unknown BOF (6)announced

743 ttpaSMSwiki

Inputs & Energy

Power NSPCL, DVC and Emergency power from Captive Power

Iron ore SAIL Gua (Duarguiburu) Mine (P100000128471); SAIL Kiriburu Mine (P100000128455); SAIL Meghahatuburu Mine (P100000128530); SAIL Barsua Mine (P100000128517); SAIL Taldih Mine (P100000128525); SAIL Kalta Mine (P100000128480); SAIL Bolani Mine (P100000128461)

Met coal Imported / BCCL Chasnala / CCL

Steel Products

rail, beam, bar

Ownership

Owner Steel Authority of India Ltd

Parent Steel Authority of India Ltd [100.0%]

Workforce 7,855 employees

State ownership Partial

Country Context

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

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Location

Durgapur

Asia Pacific

India

23.5484°, 87.2452°