India’s Sesa Goa increases pig iron output capacity

Indian iron ore producer Sesa Goa, a subsidiary of India-based Vedanta Group, has announced that it has commissioned its third blast furnace of 450 m3 capacity with pig iron production commencing on August 17, 2012.
 
With the new blast furnace, Sesa Goa's pig iron capacity has increased from 250,000 mt per year to 650,000 mt per year.
 
Sesa Goa has also completed the expansion of its metallurgical coke capacity from 280,000 per year to 560,000 mt per year. The commissioning of the associated sinter plant with a capacity of 800,000 mt per year is also progressing as planned, scheduled to be commissioned in the current quarter.