Orissa Metaliks Kharagpur 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 900 thousand tonnes per year. Its main products are cold rolled, dri, pellets, bar.
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How blast furnace works
The process behind this plant, explained from first principles.
Process Route
Timeline
Emissions
2025
1.49 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
900
Blast Furnace
450
DRI
779
Coking
60
Pelletising
2,200
Production
Crude steelproduction, GEM-compiled (Global Iron & Steel Tracker). Dashed line shows nominal capacity.
Iron Units
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Power 83 MW Captive Power Plant (at Unit I)
Steel Products
cold rolled, DRI, pellets, bar
Ownership
Owner Orissa Metaliks Pvt Ltd
Parent small shareholder(s) [28.7%]; Cimmco Vinimay Pvt Ltd [16.6%]; Rashmi Iron Industries Pvt Ltd [9.1%]; Newera Commotrade Pvt Ltd [6.6%]; Rashmi Infrastructure Pvt Ltd [6.0%]; Bholebaba Consultants LLP [5.8%]; Rashmi Cement Ltd [5.7%]; Daffodil Plaza Pvt Ltd [5.7%]; Optimist Commosale Pvt Ltd [5.5%]; Rashidhan Sales Pvt Ltd [5.2%]; Rashmi Metaliks Ltd [5.0%]; natural person(s) [0.1%]
Country Context
India crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Other small shareholder(s); Cimmco Vinimay Pvt Ltd; Rashmi Iron Industries Pvt Ltd; Newera Commotrade Pvt Ltd; Rashmi Infrastructure Pvt Ltd; Bholebaba Consultants LLP; Rashmi Cement Ltd; Daffodil Plaza Pvt Ltd; Optimist Commosale Pvt Ltd; Rashidhan Sales Pvt Ltd; Rashmi Metaliks Ltd; natural person(s) plants
All small shareholder(s); Cimmco Vinimay Pvt Ltd; Rashmi Iron Industries Pvt Ltd; Newera Commotrade Pvt Ltd; Rashmi Infrastructure Pvt Ltd; Bholebaba Consultants LLP; Rashmi Cement Ltd; Daffodil Plaza Pvt Ltd; Optimist Commosale Pvt Ltd; Rashidhan Sales Pvt Ltd; Rashmi Metaliks Ltd; natural person(s) plants →Explore
Location
Kharagpur
Asia Pacific
India
22.3784°, 87.2818°
At a Glance
- Route
- BF–BOF Integrated
- Crude steel capacity
- 900 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 2017
- Products
- Semi-finished