Tata Steel Aims To Raise Production To 4 Million Tonne By FY19-End

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Tata Steel had earlier said there was a lot of synergies in taking over Bhushan Steel.After acquiring debt-laden Bhushan Steel through the
insolvency and bankruptcy process, Tata Steel is now aiming to raise its production to 4 million tonne (MT) by the end of the current
fiscal, an official said
Bhushan Steel's Odisha plant is presently operating at 3.5 MT against a capacity of 5 MT, the official said
a level of 4 MT a year by March 2019 as demand remains robust," the official, who is part of the new team installed by Tata Steel in the
company, told PTI
Kalinganagar plant expansion is on track despite Bhushan's takeover at Rs 36,000 crore
"Safety and environment aspects need to be strengthened in Bhushan Steel as they are not up to our (TataSteel's) internal standards," he
said
The new plant will follow Tata Steel's strategy of not just being a steel producer but a service company with extensive use of technology
Though Bhushan Steel will continue to be operated as a standalone outfit for the time being, a change of name is imminent to make it
resemble a Tata company
The new management will be leveraging and complementing marketing strengths of Tata Steel, the official said
Tata Steel had earlier said there was a lot of synergies in taking over Bhushan Steel
Tata Steel took almost a decade to build 3 MT plant at Kalinganagar while the takeover of Bhushan Steel offered the steel major a readily
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