Tata Steel eyes 7 MT capacity expansion

TATA STEEL HAS lined up a 7-7.5 million tonne (MT) capacity expansion pipeline across its Indian operations, with projects advancing through planning, engineering and approval stages, the steelmaker's management said during the earnings call for second quarter of FY26.

- URVI MALVANIA

The company said the brownfield nature of this pipeline allows faster execution once clearances are secured and board approvals are obtained.

The ramp-up at Kalinganagar remains central to the growth plan. “Kalinganagar is currently running at 7 million (tonne per annum) and it can go up to 8 million (tonne per annum),” TV Narendran, MD and CEO, Tata Steel, said.

At its Neelachal facility, the company is awaiting final environment and forest clearances. Engineering and planning work is advanced, and management reiterated that post board approval execution would take three to four years.