Operations

MISL currently operates an iron ore mine and a pig iron plant in Odisha. The plant is spread across 586 acres of land with sufficient space for the expansion. The strength of the expansion plan lies in the competitive advantages of the company. Its location provides close proximity to port, rail and road linkages. Captive source of iron ore from the mine in Roida and future potential of coking coal from its allocation of a coal block in Chindwara provides self sufficiency in key raw materials. Company has been allotted limestone and dolomite mines in Madhya Pradesh. Not to forget the fact there is a ready infrastructure in place due to a fully operational pig iron unit which precludes any issues related to land acquisition. The company is revamping its second blast furnace and raw material handling plant. These are to be completed in the first quarter of the current calendar year. A railway siding with wagon tipplers and carrying capacity of 6.2 million tonnes per annum has already been commissioned. This will be augmented to about 10 million tonnes. There is assured water supply from the Brahamani River to the plant. Most importantly Mesco group has earned the trust of local community over the years through community service in the areas of healthcare, education and infrastructural development.

In Phase 1

one new steel melt shop (SMS-1) has been envisaged with AC EAF, utilizing available hot metal from the operating blast furnaces. The facilities envisaged are

  • One, 120 ton AC EAF with 85 MVA transformer
  • One, 120 ton ladle refining furnace
  • One, 6-strand billet caster

In Phase 2

another new steel melt shop (SMS-2) will be set up. The facilities envisaged are

  • Three, 120 cum BOFs
  • Two, ladle refining furnaces
  • Two, 6-strand billet casters
  • One, single strand slab caster