India’s JSW Limited reiterates commitment to build 13.5 million mt steel mill in Odisha

Tuesday, 25 August 2020 13:39:36 (GMT+3)   |   Kolkata

India’s JSW Limited has reiterated its commitment to constructing a 13.5 million mt per year steel mill in the eastern state of Odisha, JSW Group managing director Sajjan Jindal assured Odisha chief minister Navin Patnaik via a video conference on Tuesday, August 25.

The proposed steel mill will be constructed at the port town of Paradip at the site earlier allocated to the aborted steel mill project conceived by South Korean steelmaker POSCO.

JSW Limited said that construction of the steel mill will commence soon.

JSW Group also committed investments to the tune of $15 billion over the next ten years in the steel mill and allied projects in the state.

AjoyDas
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I graduated from the University of Kolkata with a degree in economics and have three decades of experience in reporting for leading print media publications, covering key manufacturing industries like iron and steel, energy (fossil and renewable), chemicals and petrochemicals and mining sectors (coal, bauxite, iron ore and copper). I work as a correspondent for SteelOrbis reporting on the Indian steel industry covering pricing and trade trends across the value chain, capacity creations and utilizations, corporate developments, government policy frameworks and industry related news.

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