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SAIL Ranchi

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Steel Authority of India Ltd · DRI–EAF route · Ranchi, Asia Pacific, India

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SAIL Ranchi produces direct reduced iron by direct reduction — solid metallic iron made by reducing ore below its melting point — a feedstock for electric steelmaking. Its main products are dri.

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How direct reduction works

The process behind this plant, explained from first principles.

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Process Route

DRI

Timeline

Announced2024
Operating2027

Capacity (ttpa)

DRI

1,168

Iron Units

DRI
unknown DRI (1)announced
1,168 ttpahydrogen · in-usewiki

Steel Products

DRI

Ownership

Owner Steel Authority of India Ltd

Parent Steel Authority of India Ltd [100.0%]

State ownership Partial

Country Context

India crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.

Learn the processes this plant uses

Ironmaking

Direct Reduction (DRI / HBI)

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Plant data sourced from the Global Iron & Steel Tracker (March 2026), Global Energy Monitor. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Production data: USGS Minerals Yearbook — Raw Steel: World Production by Country or Locality (2019 edition; 2022 and 2023 early release tables). U.S. Geological Survey, public domain. EAF/BOF splits: USGS Minerals Yearbook (2023 estimates).