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Electrification and automation major ABB on Wednesday said it will roll out an electric powertrain system for ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel's new steel mill in Hazira. "ABB is partnering with SMS group to supply all the medium-voltage (MV) motors and MV drives for a new hot strip mill at Hazira, in Gujarat," an ABB statement said. ABB is working in partnership with SMS group -- a specialist in plant construction, mechanical and electric & automation engineering for the metals industry -- to provide all the MV motors and MV drives for ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel's new hot strip mill in India, it explained. The scope also includes a large number of low-voltage (LV) drives. The project at Hazira, an industrial hub in Gujarat, is part of a major expansion of the site, which is already India's fifth-largest producer of crude steel. When it becomes operational in 2025, the new mill will increase Hazira's production capacity by around 5.5 million tonne per year, the statement said. The hot .
Presence of more companies in the market will lead to more innovation, quality and R&D activities, said domestic steel players on Thursday while reacting to the entry of global steel giant ArcelorMittal in India. "We don't see ArcelorMittal as a challenge," JSW Steel Chairman Sajjan Jindal told PTI on the sidelines of the ISA Steel Conclave here. More the number of players, more the research & development (R&D) activities, innovations, quality in the market, he added reacting to a question how will the ArcelorMittal's entry benefit the consumers. Jindal Steel and Power Chairman Naveen Jindal said, "We see its (ArcelorMittal's) entry as a positive step." Tata Steel Chief Financial Officer Koushik Chatterjee also said there should be competition in the market. Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) Chairman A K Chaudhary said, "ArcelorMittal's entry will promote healthy competition in market." The industry looks forward to work with them in future, he added. Last week, the ...