Tata Steel, JSW Steel subsidiaries ramp up capacity in tinplate

Subsidiaries of the country’s top two private sector steel producers — Tata Steel and JSW Steel — are ramping up capacity in tinplate with an increase in out-of-home consumption and implementation of quality control measures.

JSW Coated and JSW Vallabh Tinplate, the wholly owned subsidiaries of JSW Steel, are increasing capacity from 350,000 tonnes to 620,000 tonnes.

The Tinplate Company of India, a subsidiary of Tata Steel, will put up an additional capacity of 300,000 tonnes at an estimated capital expenditure of Rs 1,800 crore. At present, Tinplate Company has a capacity of 379,000 tonnes.

However, JSW’s additional capacity will go onstream by