Orissa Sponge 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 101 thousand tonnes per year. Its main products are billet, dri.
Process Route
Timeline
Operating since 1995
Emissions
2025
0.17 Mt CO₂e
1.90 t CO₂e per tonne of steel
Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
101
DRI
250
Production
Ironproduction, GEM-compiled (Global Iron & Steel Tracker).
Iron Units
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Power 12+24 MW CPP
Iron ore Captive mines
Met coal MCL, SECL
Steel Products
billet, DRI
Ownership
Owner Orissa Sponge Iron and Steel Ltd
Parent Orissa Sponge Iron and Steel Ltd [100.0%]
Workforce 186 employees
State ownership Partial
Country Context
India crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Palaspanga
Asia Pacific
India
21.8020°, 85.5675°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 101 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 1995
- Products
- Crude, semi-finished
- Certifications
- 1 recorded