Essar Steel Processing and Distribution enhances capacity at Pune, Bahadurgarh

The Essar Steel Processing & Distribution Facility (ESPD) at Bahdurgarh (NCR) and Pune recently added a world class slitting line for thicker HR steel coils. These slitters have the capacity to process 100,000 tonnes of HR Coil per annum. Targeted at meeting the needs of the fast-growing auto and construction sector in the region, the HR Slitter facility will be complimented by Narrow Cut-to-length lines, which will provide high speed, high quality blanking of HR coils in the customers’ desired sizes.

With the commissioning of these facilities, Essar Steel will enhance its steel processing capacity at each of these centres to 400,000 tonnes per annum.

The newly installed HR Slitter will process coils up to 12 mm thick and 2,000-mm wide into strips of desired widths down to 50 mm, which clearly is a benchmark in the country.

The processing range of this Slitter is unmatched as HR Steel with Tensile strength of 750 MPa and thickness of 12 mm can be processed at a speed of 40 meters per minute, while 1.2 mm thick coils can be processed at as high speed as 120 meters per minute.

Speaking on the expansion plans of the Essar Steel Processing & Distribution Facility, Mr. Vikram Amin, Executive Director (Sales & Marketing) Essar Steel said: “The capacity expansion is in line with the emerging customer requirement. The auto segment is a very important market for us and this new line at our facility will give us a strong competitive advantage over others in the rapidly expanding auto segment of these regions.”

About Essar Steel
Essar Steel, global producer of steel, is a fully integrated flat carbon steel manufacturer - with presence in Canada, USA, India, UK, UAE and Indonesia. It is the most versatile flat steel producer with integrated facilities from extra wide plates, hot rolling, cold rolling, galvanizing and color coating, pipes with a full distribution business with Service Centre and Steel Hypermarts.

Essar Steel has a global steel production capacity of 14 million tonnes per annum (MTPA). It operates seven Service Centres in India and Indonesia with an aggregate capacity of over 4 million tonnes. Essar has the largest network distribution channel of Essar Hypermarts with 592 retail distribution centers. Its products find wide acceptance in highly discerning consumer sectors such as automotive, white goods, construction, engineering and shipbuilding.

About Essar Group
The Essar Group is a multinational conglomerate and a leading player in the sectors of Steel, Oil & Gas, Power, Communications, Shipping Ports & Logistics, Projects and Minerals. With operations in more than 25 countries across five continents, the Group employs 70,000 people, with revenues of USD 15 billion.