Tata Steel has commissioned its first scrap-based electric arc furnace plant in Ludhiana, Punjab.
The company opened the new facility at Hi-Tech Valley today. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann took part in the event along with Tata Steel Chairman N Chandrasekaran and CEO and Managing Director T V Narendran.
The plant came up at a cost of Rs 3,200 crore. It has a production capacity of 0.75 million tonnes per year. The unit makes construction-grade steel rebar for the company’s Tata Tiscon brand.
Workers at the plant use 100 percent steel scrap as raw material. Nearly 50 percent of the energy comes from renewable sources. About 40 percent of the scrap comes from Tata Steel’s recycling plant in Rohtak, Haryana.
The facility keeps carbon dioxide emissions below 0.3 tonnes for every tonne of steel it produces.
T V Narendran, CEO and Managing Director of Tata Steel, said the plant marks a key step toward the company’s net zero goal by 2045. “It shows how Tata Steel invests in the circular economy by choosing technologies that use fewer resources while staying competitive,” he added.
Chairman N Chandrasekaran noted that sustainability has become essential for India. “Tata Steel’s Ludhiana plant reflects the Tata Group’s long-term promise to build a greener and stronger industrial future,” he said.
This unit forms part of Tata Steel’s push for low-carbon steelmaking. The plant supports the use of recycled materials and cuts the need for new raw inputs.
Tata Steel is one of India’s largest steel producers. The company has set a target to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2045. This plant in Punjab is the first of its kind for the firm in India and fits into wider efforts across the steel sector to lower emissions while meeting demand for construction and other uses.
