Durgapur Steel Plant

Steel plant of India

Durgapur Steel Plant
IndustryIron and steel
Founded1959
HeadquartersDurgapur, West Bengal India
Key people
B P Singh, Director in Charge, Burnpur & Durgapur Steel Plants
ProductsMerchant products, structural steel, wheels, axles

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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Railway Gazette: Wheel production in Durgapur". Archived from the original on 19 January 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2010.

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