Rungta Mines Dhenkanal 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 206 thousand tonnes per year. Its main products are wire rod, bar.
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How direct reduction works
The process behind this plant, explained from first principles.
Process Route
Timeline
Emissions
2025
0.34 Mt CO₂e
1.90 t CO₂e per tonne of steel
Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
206
DRI
261
Sinter
2,827
Coking
1,070
Pelletising
28,750
Iron Units
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Power 695 MW Captive power plant
Steel Products
wire rod, bar
Ownership
Owner Rungta Mines Ltd
Parent Rungta Mines Ltd [100.0%]
Country Context
India crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Jhadabandh
Asia Pacific
India
20.7645°, 85.2993°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 206 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 2021
- Products
- Finished rolled