Speaking on the momentous occasion, Cyrus P Mistry, Chairman, Tata Sons, said: "The Kalinganagar Steel plant is yet another journey of growth and development for Odisha, Tata Group and Tata Steel. It is indeed a great pleasure to dedicate this plant to the State of Odisha today. This plant is our key commitment towards nation building and an effort to ensure sustainable growth. I am confident that the plant will achieve global benchmarks in steel production, and at the same time will remain committed to growth and development of the State of Odisha."
In his address, T V Narendran, Managing Director, Tata Steel India & SEA, said: "It is a moment of pride for us. The Kalinganagar project is symbolic of the commitment made by us to our stakeholders, business partners and to the society at large. I thank the entire Tata Steel fraternity, past and present, whose relentless dedication and hard work has made this dream come alive. We are grateful to both the State and central government for their support and commitment in making the largest single location Greenfield steel plant in India a success."
He further added, "Though the steel sector is going through a tumultuous period, Tata Steel aims to hold a strong ground in tough times. Kalinganagar will not only make a major contribution to develop India's steel sector, but will also stand out as a quintessential sustainable business project, which involves social inclusion and environment preservation, besides ensuring best quality steel making."
Built at an investment of over Rs 22,000 crore in the 1st phase, the Kalinganagar Plant boasts of India's largest blast furnace at 4330 cubic meter with production capacity of 3.2 MnTPA.
The plant will witness the seamless movement of raw material with its twin wagon tippler, the first installation in India having unloading capacity of 20 MnTPA. The steel plant will also boast of the most advanced carbon hearth technology along with on-site power generation (202MW) through gases discharged by coke oven and blast furnace.
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