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SAIL, Indonesia's Krakatau Steel eye up to 1 MT stainless steel project

SAIL and Indonesia-based PT Krakatau Steel, which have signed an MoU to set up a joint venture, are exploring a stainless steel project with a capacity of 500,000 tonnes to 1 million tonnes under the proposed JV, a source with direct knowledge of the plans said. Earlier this week, the steel PSU and the Indonesian entity signed a memorandum of understanding to explore a joint venture to manufacture stainless steel slabs to meet the commodity's increasing demand in India. "SAIL and PT Krakatau Steel would explore setting up a stainless steel project. It can be of 0.5 million tonnes (MT) capacity, or it can also be of 1 MT. But that will be discussed after the formation of a joint venture," the source said. If the JV is formed, the slabs will be produced in Indonesia and supplied to SAIL's Salem Steel Plant (SSP) in Andhra Pradesh, which specialises in the production of austenitic, ferritic, martensitic and low-nickel stainless steels, catering to diverse sectors including nuclear, ...

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