JSPL gets green light to enter European rail market

JSPL has been supplying rails for dedicated freight corridors, Delhi Metro and other major projects

Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL), India's leading private sector steel maker, has cleared the standard test to supply rails to  European countries.

The company has received certification from Luxembourg-based TUV NORD that its rails produced in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh facility match the standards of rails used in Europe. “The agency team inspected the Raigarh plant and certified two grades of rail based on European rail standards,” JSPL spokesperson said.

The development would help JSPL bag orders for supplying rails to European countries and strengthen its export portfolio.

According to company officials, JSPL has been supplying rails