Jai Balaji Durgapur Unit IV produces direct reduced iron by direct reduction — solid metallic iron made by reducing ore below its melting point — a feedstock for electric steelmaking. The plant has a crude steel capacity of 295 thousand tonnes per year. Its main products are bar, pipe, billet, rounds, pig iron, dri.
Process Route
Timeline
Emissions
2025
0.44 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
295
Blast Furnace
80
DRI
120
Coking
350
Production
Crude steelproduction, GEM-compiled (Global Iron & Steel Tracker). Dashed line shows nominal capacity.
Iron Units
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Power 70 MW CPP
Steel Products
bar, pipe, billet, rounds, pig iron, DRI
Ownership
Owner Jai Balaji Industries Ltd
Parent Jai Balaji Industries Ltd [100.0%]
Country Context
India crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Durgapur
Asia Pacific
India
23.4831°, 87.3522°
At a Glance
- Route
- BF–BOF Integrated
- Crude steel capacity
- 295 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 2009
- Products
- Crude, semi-finished, finished rolled