Durgapur Steel Plant

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Durgapur Steel Plant
IndustryIron & Steel
Founded1959
HeadquartersDurgapur, West Bengal India
Key people
B P Singh, Director in Charge, Burnpur & Durgapur Steel Plants
ProductsMerchant products, structural, skelp, wheels and axles, semis
after tax: Rs. 552.66 crore (2013–14),
Rs. 415.60 crore (2014–15)

Durgapur Steel Plant is one of the integrated steel plants of Steel Authority of India Limited, located in Durgapur, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. It was set up with the help of United Kingdom.

Product mix Tonnes/annum[edit]

Merchant Products 280,000
Structural 207,000
Skelp 180,000
Wheels & Axles 58,000
Semis 861,000
Total Salable steel 1,586,000

Forged wheels are especially made here; in October 2010, DSP licensed technology from the Ukrainian manufacturer Interpipe which would allow it to make 955mm monobloc wheels.[1]

Location[edit]

DSP is situated about 158 km from Kolkata, its geographical location is defined as 23° 27' North and 88° 29' East. It is situated on the banks of the Damodar River in the Paschim Bardhaman district in the growing industrial city of Durgapur. The Grand Trunk Road and the main Kolkata-Delhi railway line pass through Durgapur.

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References[edit]

  1. "Railway Gazette: Wheel production in Durgapur". Retrieved 16 October 2010.

External links[edit]

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