Tata Steel on Friday commissioned a 10.8-MW capacity floating solar power project on the upper cooling pond of its Jamshedpur plant in Jharkhand. A total of 20.34 MW of solar projects have been commissioned in various facilities at Tata Steel in Jamshedpur, the company said in a statement. The floating solar project was commissioned by Tata Power under an agreement with the steel major for the installation of a total of 41MW with a combination of rooftop, floating and ground-mounted solar panels across its locations. Earlier, rooftop solar projects at the central warehouse, cold rolling mill, wire rod and hot strip mills, totalling 7.65 MW and a 2 MW ground-mounted solar project at Sonari Airport have already been commissioned.
Tata Steel on Thursday said it has signed an agreement with Indian Oil Corporation Limited and its business associate to further reduce carbon footprint at its Ferro Alloys plant. The agreement encompasses LPG supply, installation of LPG facilities, and the operation and maintenance of the same at the company's Ferro Alloys Plants in Gopalpur of Ganjam and Athagarh of Cuttack districts in Odisha, the steel major said in a statement. Tata Steel has decided to transition from Furnace Oil and High-Speed Diesel to a more sustainable fuel option - Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) in response to the pressing environmental concerns and the global imperative to reduce carbon emissions. This eco-friendly move is expected to bring about a considerable reduction in carbon emissions, it said. Tata Steel's Ferro Alloys and Minerals Division Executive-In-Charge Pankaj Satija said, "The agreement, which is a part of our sustainability initiatives, will help us in reducing the carbon footprint at our
The availability of green hydrogen as a fuel will help reduce India's dependence on coal for steel making, Tata Steel CEO and MD TV Narendran said on Tuesday. Narendran made the remark at the National Management Convention session of All India Management Association (AIMA) here. "The way steel is made is changing and will continue to change further, as the industry is putting up new plants... Availability of hydrogen as a fuel and reductive is the key to reducing dependence on coal," he said, adding that scrap will replace ore as the main input. In January 2023, the Union Cabinet approved the National Green Hydrogen Mission with an outlay of Rs 19,744 crore with an aim to make India a global hub for manufacturing this clean source of energy. Tata Steel plans to scale up the usage of hydrogen in the steel-making process after the successful completion of the pilot project at its Jamshedpur plant in Jharkhand, Narendran told PTI recently. In April 2023, Tata Steel commenced the firs
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The upgrade reflects our expectation of the continued strength in Tata Steel's credit profile due to the company's solid market position in India," the ratings agency said
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The UK government's 500 million pound financial package to Tata Steel UK is expected to narrow the steel maker's losses on the back of lowered production and environmental compliance costs, according to CreditSights. Tata Steel's credit profile could remain resilient even amid lacklustre steel price dynamics, aided by strong captive iron ore resources, expectations of moderating coking coal input costs, and positive signs of a gradual turnaround of its loss-making European business, the Fitch Group company said in a statement on Wednesday. The UK government has announced it will pay up to 500 million pounds to facilitate the green transition of steel maker's Port Talbot plant in South Wales, UK. This will entail replacing Port Talbot's blast furnaces with environmentally friendlier electric arc furnaces (EAF) for a total cost of 1.25 billion pounds. "We see the deal as a mild credit positive for Tata, and we believe losses at Tata Steel UK could narrow on the back of lowered ...
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Tata Steel currently employs more than 8,000 people, raising the prospect that there will be as many as 3,000 redundancies as the lower-carbon electric furnaces are less labour intensive
Tata Steel on Monday inaugurated a fully automated construction service centre in Uttar Pradesh to manufacture reinforced products. The centre in Ghaziabad, which is the company's second such unit after Cuttack in Odisha, will also provide solutions to the construction industry, Ashish Anupam, Chairperson, Marketing & Sales, Long Products, Tata Steel, said while addressing the media here. "The company has partnered with channel partner Vikrant Ispat Udyog to launch its first such service centre in western UP to offer customised reinforcement products and solutions to the construction industry," he said. This facility will produce customised "cut and bend Tata Tiscon TMT rebars, along with coupler threading". The unit provides downstream solutions like welded wire mesh and bore pile cages to the construction industry. The fully automatic downstream manufacturing facility has a production capacity of 3,500 TPM (tonnes per month), and the company plans to set up another 10 such ...
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AVAADA Group on Thursday said it has signed an agreement with Tata Steel Special Economic Zone Ltd (TSSEZL) to set up a green hydrogen and ammonia manufacturing unit in Odisha. The unit will be set up at Gopalpur Industrial Park in Ganjam district in Odisha. In a statement, AVAADA Group announced "an initiative to establish a cutting-edge green hydrogen and ammonia manufacturing unit in Odisha. This significant move comes in the wake of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) inked with Tata Steel Special Economic Zone Limited (TSSEZL)". The company did not disclose financial details related to the proposed project. The project is expected to generate around 1,600 direct and 4,000 indirect employment opportunities and aims to curtail nearly 2 million tonne of Co2 emissions annually. AVAADA Group Chairman Vineet Mittal said, "The collaboration is geared towards fast-tracking the shift to green energy and bolstering India's ambition to emerge as a global green hydrogen manufacturing hub
Automation company ABB India and Tata Steel have partnered to jointly work on technologies for reducing the carbon footprint of steel production. The steelmaker has a medium-term target to reduce carbon emissions to less than two tonnes of Co2 per tonne of crude steel in its Indian operations by 2025, ABB India said in a statement. "Tata Steel Ltd and ABB India have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a project and will work together to co-create innovative models and technologies to help reduce the carbon footprint of steel production," the statement said. Under the MoU, the two companies will focus on system-level assessments of Tata Steel's manufacturing plants and production facilities for evaluation and co-development of short and long-term options for energy efficiency, decarbonization and circularity. ABB and Tata Steel will explore energy optimization via hydrogen as an alternative fuel for upstream processes and energy reduction as well as substitution through ful
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Tata Steel is in advanced talks with the UK government to agree around GBP 500 million in state-backed funding to secure the future of its Port Talbot plant in South Wales, according to UK media reports this weekend. The Indian steel major has been in long-drawn discussions related to the critical green transition of the UK's largest steelworks, involving thousands of jobs in the country's steel industry. According to a Sky News' report on Saturday, both sides are now close to agreeing a deal that would commit millions to the future of the Port Talbot steelworks. "Tata Steel is continuing to discuss with the UK government a framework for continuity and decarbonisation of steel making in the UK amidst very challenging underlying business conditions given that several of its heavy end assets are approaching end of life, a Tata Steel spokesperson told PTI, when asked about the development. "Given the financially constrained position of our UK business, any significant change is only .
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Tata Steel on Wednesday signed an MoU with IIT (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad for a flagship MTech internship programme, the company said in a statement. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between IIT (ISM) Dhanbad Officiating Director Professor J K Pattanayak and Tata Steel Vice President (HRM) Atrayee Sanyal in the presence of senior officials. The objective of the MoU is to offer 6-12 month-long internship to top talents from IIT (ISM) Dhanbad at Tata Steel. The programme will enable Tata Steel to nurture new talent and give them long-term opportunities in the company, the statement said. "We are excited to launch this flagship MTech internship programme for the students of IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. This programme is an excellent opportunity for MTech students to gain valuable experience in R&D and technology while also providing Tata Steel with access to top talent," Sanyal said.