India's Tata Steel has invested 270 billion rupees ($3.23 billion) to expand crude steel capacity at its facility in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, the company said on Friday. ($1 = 83.5200 Indian rupees) (This story has been corrected to fix an error in the headline and paragraph 1,

Tata Steel boosts Kalinganagar plant capacity to 8mtpa with India's largest blast furnace, investing Rs ₹27,000 crore for expansion.

BHUBANESWAR: Tata Steel successfully commissioned India’s largest blast furnace at Kalinganagar in Jajpur district on Friday. With a total investment of Rs 27,000 crore, the phase-II expansion at Kalinganagar will take the total capacity from 3 MTPA to 8 MTPA.

The new blast furnace, with a volume of 5,870 m3, is equipped with state-of-the-art features for long campaign life and an eco-friendly design to optimise the steelmaking process. The blast furnace will also have a zero-process water discharge plan with rainwater harvesting.

Tata Steel has announced a significant expansion of its Kalinganagar plant in Odisha, increasing its crude steel capacity from 3 MTPA to 8 MTPA with an investment of Rs 27,000 crore. This expansion will enhance production capabilities for various industries and incorporate advanced,