Jai Balaji Jyoti Steels Sundargarh 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 92 thousand tonnes per year. Its main products are billet, wire rod, dri, bar.
Process Route
Timeline
Operating since 2003
Emissions
2025
0.15 Mt CO₂e
1.90 t CO₂e per tonne of steel
Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
92
DRI
120
Pelletising
1,600
Production
Crude steelproduction, GEM-compiled (Global Iron & Steel Tracker). Dashed line shows nominal capacity.
Iron Units
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Power 18 MW (State grid); 110 MW CPP (proposed)
Iron ore OMC mines / private mines in Barbil-Joda
Met coal Mahanadi Coalfields, & other coal fields
Steel Products
billet, wire rod, DRI, bar
Ownership
Owner Jai Balaji Jyoti Steels Ltd
Parent Jai Balaji Industries Ltd
Workforce 650 employees
Country Context
India crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Tainser
Asia Pacific
India
22.0853°, 84.8618°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 92 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 2003
- Products
- Crude, semi-finished, finished rolled