Tata Steel seeks bigger share in auto sector, pins strategy on Odisha plant

Two crucial processing systems at Kalinganagar facility to be commissioned in the next few quarters

Tata Steel is strengthening its new cold rolling milling (CRM) complex in Kalinganagar, Odisha, to serve domestic and world markets and maintain its leadership position in automotive steel, said a senior executive.

A large part of the steel from the complex, which has an annual capacity of 2.2 million tonne (mt) and was commissioned in FY23, is meant for the automotive segment.

Work on continuous annealing and galvanising lines – crucial processing systems for automotive grades of steel – is underway. The systems are expected to be commissioned in the next few quarters.

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