IISCO Steel Plant (ISP) expects to commission at least five packages, which are part of its ongoing Rs 16,000-crore modernisation and expansion project, between January and March 2013. Instead of waiting for the completion of the entire project, the firm plans to commission all the packages which are ready. It is learnt that the above five pack
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Bhushan Steel about to complete expansion project
Bhushan Steel is reportedly nearing completion of its 3 million tonne (mn t) capacity expansion project at its Odisha plant and the firm expects to begin hot metal production from the new blast furnace by March. Presently, the firm has a production capacity of 2.5 mn tpa (million tonne per annum) and it produces secondary steel products like cold-rolled coils, galvanised coils
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JSW Steel to benefit from merger of JSW Ispat
JSW Steel Chairman Sajjan Jindal expects a lot of synergy in operation and economies of scale from the merger of JSW Ispat with itself. The company could implement brown-field expansion at Vijayanagar in Karnataka and Dolvi in Maharashtra, Jindal said
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BPCL set to begin work on refinery project
Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) is set to begin work on the Rs 14,000-crore integrated refinery expansion project at its Kochi facility. BPCL roped in LG Chemicals of South Korea as its joint venture partner for the petrochemicals complex, whic
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IOC to upgrade refining capacity
State-run oil refiner Indian Oil Corporation (IndianOil) plans to upgrade itself to process heavier crude. In the first phase of its expansion plan, the company invested substantially to process high sulphur crude. In the second phase, it is looking at upgrading itself to pro
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Shipping ministry expects to award all 42 projects by March
By March 2013, union shipping ministry expects to award all the 42 port projects targeted during 2012-13, Minister for Shipping GK Vasan informed reporters. Speaking to media persons, Vasan said most of these projects are for capacity addition, deepening of chan
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Gangavaram Port works on expansion plan
Gangavaram Port in Andhra Pradesh is working on its expansion plan to raise its cargo handling capacity from the current 15 million tonne to 45 mn t. The project involves addition of three multi-purpose berths and a coal handling terminal. The port has a
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Shipping ministry expects to award all 42 projects by March
By March 2013, union shipping ministry expects to award all the 42 port projects targeted during 2012-13, Minister for Shipping GK Vasan informed reporters. Speaking to media persons, Vasan said most of these projects are for capacity addition, deepening of chan
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Vizag Steel works on captive power plant project
In order to ensure assured power supply for its future requirement, the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant is working on a 240 mw captive power plant project in two phases. In the first phase, the firm would be setting up a 120 mw blast furnace gas-based captive plant with an investment of Rs 677 crore. AP Choudhary, Chairman and Managing Director of the firm, laun
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Jharkhand seeks Rs 25 cr from Centre for airport work
To promote tourism in its hilly Pithoragarh district, the Uttarakhand government is seeking a special plan assistance (SPA) of Rs 25 crore from the Centre for the expansion and modernisation of Naini-Saini airport in the district.