Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), the largest public-sector steel producer in India, has awarded contracts to Danieli to supply advanced technologies for the expansion of the IISCO Steel Plant in Burnpur, West Bengal.
The announcement was made during the Italy-India Business Forum in Mumbai, in the presence of H.E. Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry of India, and H.E. Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy. This investment marks a significant milestone in the long-standing partnership between the Italian and Indian industrial sectors.
The project, one of the most important in the Indian steel market, includes the construction of a new blast furnace with a volume of 5,557 m³, three slab continuous casting machines (Slab Casters), and a state-of-the-art hot-strip mill specifically designed for coil production serving the automotive and durable goods sectors. The slab casters will produce high-quality slabs up to 250 mm thick and 2,100 mm wide to feed the new hot-strip mill, which ranks among the three largest hot-strip mills in India, delivering premium coils ranging from 1.2 to 25.4 mm in thickness.
The investment is expected to add 4 million tons per year of steelmaking capacity, transforming the IISCO integrated complex into one of India’s most advanced and sustainable steelworks. The expansion will support a broader product portfolio using cutting-edge technologies that ensure market competitiveness and the highest safety standards.
The project underscores SAIL’s commitment to reducing its carbon footprint and achieving technological excellence, in line with India’s growing steel demand and national sustainability goals.
