Rungta Mines Chaliyama 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 696 thousand tonnes per year. Its main products are flat, round bar, rolled wire rod, billet, slab, bloom.
Process Route
Timeline
Announced 2008
Emissions
2025
1.15 Mt CO₂e
1.90 t CO₂e per tonne of steel
Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
696
DRI
618
Iron Units
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Power 1252 MW CPP (proposed)
Iron ore Captive mines in Odisha and Jharkhand
Met coal Imported from South Africa
Steel Products
flat, round bar, rolled wire rod, billet, slab, bloom
Ownership
Owner Rungta Mines Ltd
Parent Rungta Mines Ltd [100.0%]
Workforce 1,830 employees
Country Context
India crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Chaliyama
Asia Pacific
India
22.5884°, 85.9057°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 696 ttpa
- Products
- Semi-finished, finished rolled