Visakhapatnam Steel Plant,opened by popularly known as Vizag Steel , is one of the major steel producers in India

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. Vizag Steel Plant has been conferred Navratna status on 17 November 2010. Founded in 1971, the company focuses on producing value-added steel, with 214,000 tonnes produced in August 2010, out of 252,000 tonnes total of salable steel produced. It is the only integrated steel plant in the country to be certified for ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001:2004 and OSHAS 18001:1999
On 17 April 1970, the then prime minister of India, Late Mrs.