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Tata Steel commissions electric arc furnace in Punjab
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Tata Steel commissioned a 0.75 million tonne per annum scrap-based Electric Arc Furnace at Hi‑Tech Valley, Ludhiana, built with nearly Rs 3,200 crore of investment.
Why it matters
Tata Steel brought a 0.75 mtpa scrap-based Electric Arc Furnace online at Hi‑Tech Valley, Ludhiana. The facility is designed to use scrap as the primary feedstock and to achieve CO2 emissions below 0.3 tonnes per tonne of steel. The project involved an investment of nearly Rs 3,200 crore. Company leaders and government officials attended the inauguration.
Implications
- · Adds 0.75 mtpa of scrap-fed steelmaking capacity in Ludhiana's industrial footprint.
- · Creates an operational low‑carbon production route with design emissions under 0.3 tonnes CO2 per tonne of steel.
- · Represents deployment of nearly Rs 3,200 crore in new steelmaking capital in the region.
Who is affected
- · Steel producers and mill operations teams
- · Tata Steel operations, asset management, and sustainability teams
- · Punjab industrial and regulatory authorities
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