Jai Balaji group
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Jai Balaji Group is a Primary Steel Plant with Captive Power Generation and plants in nine locations. It also has plans to set up a Mega Steel, Cement and Power Project at Raghunathpur
.
and Liluah
in West Bengal
; Rourkela
in Orissa
; Durg
in Chhattisgarh
and Saraikela
in Jharkhand
. A tenth unit of the Group is also underway in Raghunathpur
, West Bengal
, where investments of around $ 3.5 billion has been undertaken.
The flagship Company of the Group, Jai Balaji Industries Limited, formerly known as Jai Balaji Sponge Limited, was incorporated on 1 July 1999. Other companies in the Group are Chandi Steel Industries Limited, Jai Balaji Jyoti Steels Limited and Nilachal Iron and Power Limited.
. The Mangalpur Industrial Estate complex also has a mild steel ingot
manufacturing unit with an installed capacity of 16,600 tonnes per annum.
At Durgapur, West Bengal, it has a mild steel ingot manufacturing unit having an installed capacity of 78,720 tonnes per annum with four furnaces of a capacity of 6 tonnes each, and the re-rolling mill uses the Thermex technology from Germany for manufacturing of TMT bars. The group has set up two mini blast furnace
s with an installed capacity of 80,500 tonnes per annum.
The group has a presence at Raniganj, Liluah and Rourkela
.
Jai Balaji Industries has acquired sponge iron manufacturer Nilachal Iron & Power Ltd (NIPL), with a sponge iron plant located at Saraikela
in Jharkhand
,
Raghunathpur, Purulia
Raghunathpur is a subdivisional town in Purulia district of West Bengal, India. It is on the Purulia – Barakar road.-Geography:Raghunathpur is located at . It has an average elevation of . The area forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with...
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The Group
The Group has been promoted by Kolkata based businessmen and includes nine Iron and Steel making plants in Durgapur, RaniganjRaniganj
Raniganj is a city and a municipality in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Raniganj is located at . It has an average elevation of 91 metres ....
and Liluah
Liluah
Liluah is a neighbourhood of Bally municipality in Howrah district, West Bengal, India. It has a railway junction, which is the first station after Howrah on the Eastern Railway .-Location:...
in West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
; Rourkela
Rourkela
Rourkela is located in the northwestern tip of the Indian state of Orissa at the heart of a rich mineral belt. It is situated about north of state capital Bhubaneswar.It is surrounded by a range of hills and encircled by rivers. One of the largest steel plants of the Steel Authority of India...
in Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
; Durg
Durg
Durg is a city located in Chhattisgarh state, Central India. It is located just east of the Seonath River and is part of the Durg-Bhilai urban agglomeration. The city is an agricultural market and is heavily engaged in milling rice and pigeon peas. Durg gained importance as an industrial centre...
in Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh is a state in Central India, formed when the 16 Chhattisgarhi-speaking South-Eastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained separate statehood on 1 November 2000....
and Saraikela
Saraikela
Saraikela, also spelled Seraikella, is the administrative headquarters of Saraikela Kharsawan District of Jharkhand. Earlier it was a municipality in Pashchimi Singhbhum districtin the Indian state of Jharkhand....
in Jharkhand
Jharkhand
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...
. A tenth unit of the Group is also underway in Raghunathpur
Raghunathpur
Raghunathpur is a census town in Buxar District in the Indian state of Bihar.-Geography:Raghunathpur is located at . It has an average elevation of 58 metres .-Demographics:...
, West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, where investments of around $ 3.5 billion has been undertaken.
The flagship Company of the Group, Jai Balaji Industries Limited, formerly known as Jai Balaji Sponge Limited, was incorporated on 1 July 1999. Other companies in the Group are Chandi Steel Industries Limited, Jai Balaji Jyoti Steels Limited and Nilachal Iron and Power Limited.
Plants
It has a sponge iron manufacturing unit with a capacity of 1,05,000 tonnes per annum at Mangalpur Industrial Estate, near RaniganjRaniganj
Raniganj is a city and a municipality in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Raniganj is located at . It has an average elevation of 91 metres ....
. The Mangalpur Industrial Estate complex also has a mild steel ingot
Ingot
An ingot is a material, usually metal, that is cast into a shape suitable for further processing. Non-metallic and semiconductor materials prepared in bulk form may also be referred to as ingots, particularly when cast by mold based methods.-Uses:...
manufacturing unit with an installed capacity of 16,600 tonnes per annum.
At Durgapur, West Bengal, it has a mild steel ingot manufacturing unit having an installed capacity of 78,720 tonnes per annum with four furnaces of a capacity of 6 tonnes each, and the re-rolling mill uses the Thermex technology from Germany for manufacturing of TMT bars. The group has set up two mini blast furnace
Blast furnace
A blast furnace is a type of metallurgical furnace used for smelting to produce industrial metals, generally iron.In a blast furnace, fuel and ore and flux are continuously supplied through the top of the furnace, while air is blown into the bottom of the chamber, so that the chemical reactions...
s with an installed capacity of 80,500 tonnes per annum.
The group has a presence at Raniganj, Liluah and Rourkela
Rourkela
Rourkela is located in the northwestern tip of the Indian state of Orissa at the heart of a rich mineral belt. It is situated about north of state capital Bhubaneswar.It is surrounded by a range of hills and encircled by rivers. One of the largest steel plants of the Steel Authority of India...
.
Jai Balaji Industries has acquired sponge iron manufacturer Nilachal Iron & Power Ltd (NIPL), with a sponge iron plant located at Saraikela
Saraikela
Saraikela, also spelled Seraikella, is the administrative headquarters of Saraikela Kharsawan District of Jharkhand. Earlier it was a municipality in Pashchimi Singhbhum districtin the Indian state of Jharkhand....
in Jharkhand
Jharkhand
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...
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