JSW Steel re-commissions Vijayanagar, Salem blast furnaces

JSW Steel today said that two of its blast furnaces which were shut down in August and November at Vijayanagar and Salem respectively for relining and modification have been re-commissioned.

The company had announced planned shut downs for these furnaces last year at a time when the domestic market was continuously being flooded with cheap imports from China, Russia and Japan.

Meanwhile, re-commissioning work of the blast furnace at Dolvi unit in Maharashtra is in an advanced stage and is expected to be operational shortly, said the company in its release today.

JSW Steel is the leading integrated steel company in the country with an installed steel-making capacity of 14.3 million tonne.