Odisha plans steel downstream park at Kalinganagar, Tatas keen to invest

State to set aside 300-400 acres land for project, hire consultant shortly; aims to convert 50% of hot metal into value added steel products by 2030

Aiming to tap downstream industries in crude and stainless steel, Odisha plans to set aside 300-400 acres land at Kalinganagar, home to a cluster of steel units, for a dedicated downstream park.

Ancillary and downstream industries in metals such as steel and aluminium, is listed as one of the six focus sectors by the state government in its Industrial Policy Resolution (IPR), 2015. Despite accounting for around 20 per cent of the country’s crude steel output and leading others in stainless steel production, there is scarcely any downstream steel activity in the state. Odisha is home to leading steel