By Our Correspondent
NEW DELHI/BHUBANESWAR: Union PNG-Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday visited the steel-making facilities at ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India, Hazira. Arcellor-Mittal Nippon Steel is an integrated steel manufacturer, creating smarter and sustainable steels for a wide spectrum of steel-consuming industries in India.
“ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India is also operating a 6 MTPA capacity iron ore pelletization facility in Paradip. They are planning additional capacity addition of 6 MTPA for the pelletization plant and are also actively engaging to come up with a 12 MTPA steel plant in Odisha.
The clarion call for an Aatmanirbhar Bharat has paved the way for bold decisions and investments. Happy that AMNS India has evinced interest for expanding its investment footprints to the tune of ₹50,000 crore in Odisha, especially in the areas of value-added & special steels,” Pradhan said.
“Our government led by PM Narendra Modi ji is committed to make Odisha the nerve centre of Purvodaya in steel. Eastern India, especially Odisha will play a pivotal role in driving national economic growth making India a $5 trillion economy & achieving the vision of a self-reliant India,” he said.
Earlier, Pradhan flagged-off indigenously manufactured critical components from L&T’s Hazira manufacturing facility to Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.’s MEG (mono-ethylene glycol) plant coming up at the refinery-cum-petrochemical complex at Paradip.
Delivery of the 3 super critical equipment—Ethylene Oxide Reactor, Wash Tower & De-ethylenizer will be a significant stride in the commissioning of the MEG project at Paradip refinery. It will help reduce MEG imports and also enhance the competitiveness of the refinery.
The MEG project being setup with an investment of ₹5,654 crore is expected to be commissioned in October, 2021. It will boost large-scale employment generation and industrial development in Odisha, in line with the vision of #Purvodaya for ushering in an #AatmanirbharBharat.
