Durgapur Steel Plant Explained

Durgapur Steel Plant
Foundation:1959
Location:Durgapur, West Bengal, India
Key People:B P Singh, Director in Charge, Burnpur & Durgapur Steel Plants
Industry:Iron and steel
Products:Merchant products, structural steel, wheels, axles
Revenue:$9.7 billion (2023)

Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP) is one of the integrated steel plants of Steel Authority of India Limited, located in Durgapur, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. It was set up with the help of the United Kingdom.

Product mix tonnes/annum

Merchant products 280,000

Structural 500,000

Wheels & axles 58,000

Semis 861,000

Total saleable steel 2,262,000

Forged wheels are especially made here; in October 2010, DSP licensed technology from the Ukrainian manufacturer Interpipe which would allow it to make 955mm monobloc wheels.[1]

Location

Durgapur Steel Plant is situated about 158 km from Kolkata, its geographical location is defined as 23° 27' North and 88° 29' East. It is situated on the banks of the Damodar River in the Paschim Bardhaman district in the growing industrial city of Durgapur. The Grand Trunk Road and the main Kolkata-Delhi railway line pass through Durgapur.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Railway Gazette: Wheel production in Durgapur. 2010-10-16. 19 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110119002831/http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/wheel-production-in-durgapur.html. dead.