ArcelorMittal plans $6.9 billion steel plant in India's Odisha State
2021-03-05 12:03:54 [Print]
Billionaire Lakshmi Mittal is revisiting a plan to set up a steel plant in the mineral-rich eastern Indian state of Odisha with an investment of $6.9 billion, after abandoning an earlier attempt to build a mill in the province.
ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India Ltd. has signed an accord to build a steel plant in the state with an investment of 500 billion rupees ($6.9 billion), Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's office said. The planned unit will have an annual production capacity of 12 million tons.
ArcelorMittal had previously attempted to build a similar capacity plant in the state more than a decade ago but ditched the plan in 2013 due to its failure to get suitable land and necessary permits to mine iron ore, a key raw material. This time around, Arcelor already has a foothold in India after tussling for more than a year to buy Essar Steel India Ltd.'s assets under the bankruptcy process in 2019.
Mittal's move to expand in India comes at a time when the government is planning to boost investment in sectors such as housing, roads, ports and railways. On the other hand, the company is focusing on consolidating operations globally, selling its North American operations to Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. and shuttering an unprofitable furnace in Poland.
ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India Ltd. has signed an accord to build a steel plant in the state with an investment of 500 billion rupees ($6.9 billion), Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's office said. The planned unit will have an annual production capacity of 12 million tons.
ArcelorMittal had previously attempted to build a similar capacity plant in the state more than a decade ago but ditched the plan in 2013 due to its failure to get suitable land and necessary permits to mine iron ore, a key raw material. This time around, Arcelor already has a foothold in India after tussling for more than a year to buy Essar Steel India Ltd.'s assets under the bankruptcy process in 2019.
Mittal's move to expand in India comes at a time when the government is planning to boost investment in sectors such as housing, roads, ports and railways. On the other hand, the company is focusing on consolidating operations globally, selling its North American operations to Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. and shuttering an unprofitable furnace in Poland.
