India’s KIOCL commences construction of coke oven plant

Monday, 21 February 2022 12:09:11 (GMT+3)   |   Kolkata

Indian state-run KIOCL Limited (formerly Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited) has commenced construction of a coke oven plant at Mangalore in southern India, a ministry of steel statement said on Monday, February 21.

The ministry said that construction of the 180,000 mt per year capacity coke oven plant marked the start of the forward integration proposed project for a 200,000 mt per year ductile spun iron pipe plant.

The total investment in these plants is around $111 million and is expected to be completed within 24 months.

AjoyDas
Ajoy Das
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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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