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SME Times News Bureau | 27 Jun, 2019
Anil Agarwal controlled Vedanta, which acquired Electrosteel Steels
(ESL) last year through National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), is looking
to expand its steel production capacity to 10 million tonnes per annum
(mtpa) from the current 1.5 mtpa in the next 5-6 years, an official said
on Wednesday.
The group had acquired bankrupt ESL under the
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) and ESL's steel plant in
Jharkhand's Bokaro has a production capacity of 1.5 mtpa.
"Vedanta
is planning to have a total steel production capacity at around 10 mtpa
in the next 5-6 years. For that, we are planning to increase the
capacity at Bokaro to 6 mtpa. And, rest 4 million tonnes could be from
greenfield or acquisitions," ESL Deputy CEO Pankaj Malhan said.
"In
the next two years the capacity will be doubled to 3 mtpa with a capex
(capital expenditure) of Rs 4,000-5,000 crore," he told reporters here
at the launching its rebranded steel portfolio -- TMT bars, wire rods,
ductile iron pipes, billets and pig irons.
The diversified natural resources major is also intending to be among top three steel producers in India.
The group is also planning to rename the company in next 3-6 months with Vedanta tag.
Malhan
said the group would look to make the brownfield expansion in the
existing location in Bokaro and a possible greenfield project in a new
location that could include West Bengal as well as south India.
"We shall appoint a consultant for the greenfield project," he added.
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