# Tata Steel Commissions ₹9,067 Crore Kalinganagar Facilities and Starts NINL Expansion

> Tata Steel commissioned ₹9,067 crore of Kalinganagar facilities, including two galvanising lines and a continuous annealing line, and began NINL expansion.

- Published: 2026-10-16T13:55:51+00:00
- Section: Expansion
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-16/tata-steel-kalinganagar-facilities-commissioned
- Source: [Business Standard](https://www.business-standard.com/industry/news/tata-steel-commissions-9-067-crore-facilities-at-kalinganagar-plant-126101601179_1.html)

## Key takeaways

- Tata Steel commissioned two continuous galvanising lines with a combined capacity of one million tonnes per annum and a 0.9 mtpa continuous annealing line at Kalinganagar.
- The cumulative investment covers a 7 mtpa slurry pipeline and a Linde India air separation unit producing 3,600 tonnes of oxygen per day.
- Tata Steel's board approved ₹33,873 crore to add 4.8 mtpa of crude steelmaking capacity at Neelachal Ispat Nigam, taking it to 6.2 mtpa.

[Tata Steel](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000c5i/tata-steel) commissioned advanced manufacturing facilities at its Kalinganagar plant in Odisha and began the expansion of Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited, with a cumulative investment of around ₹9,067 crore, [Business Standard](https://www.business-standard.com/industry/news/tata-steel-commissions-9-067-crore-facilities-at-kalinganagar-plant-126101601179_1.html) reported. The company said the facilities include two continuous galvanising lines, a continuous annealing line, Phase I of a slurry pipeline and an air separation unit.

## What Tata Steel Built at Kalinganagar

The two continuous galvanising lines have a combined capacity of one million tonnes per annum, and the continuous annealing line adds 0.9 mtpa. The company said the galvanising lines will let it make advanced automotive steel, including coated advanced high-strength steels, for automobile and appliance manufacturers. The continuous annealing line, the company said, is one of the top three benchmark automotive lines globally. Phase I of the 7 mtpa slurry pipeline will carry iron ore fines from Tata Steel's Kalamang mines to Kalinganagar, and [Linde India](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/005np47/linde-india-limited)'s air separation unit will produce 3,600 tonnes of oxygen, 1,940 tonnes of nitrogen and 120 tonnes of argon per day. Uttam Singh, vice-president, operations, Tata Steel Kalinganagar, said: "The new facilities will strengthen Tata Steel's manufacturing capabilities in Odisha." Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the facilities and laid the foundation for the expansion projects, which the company said will generate an additional 10,500 direct and indirect employment opportunities. [Neelachal Ispat Nigam](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0006moe/neelachal-ispat-nigam) now operates as a wholly owned Tata Steel subsidiary, and its expansion will include a blast furnace fume extraction system and zero effluent discharge measures.

## Tata Steel's Recorded Moves and Scale

Tata Steel is one of the world's ten largest steel producers, with more than 35 million tonnes per annum of integrated capacity across India, Europe and South East Asia, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). The same records list a record 22.53 million tonnes of India steel sales in FY26 and 23.48 million tonnes of domestic crude steel production, with India operations generating ₹34,272 crore of EBITDA at a 24% margin. The records also list a ₹3,200 crore scrap-based electric arc furnace commissioned at Ludhiana in March 2026.

## Earlier Tata Steel Expansion Steps

Tata Steel CEO TV Narendran said in October 2026 that the company is expanding Neelachal Ispat Nigam's capacity to about 5 million tonnes per annum, a long-products project with a ₹40,000 crore investment, The Times of India reported. Fortune India reported in July 2026 that Tata Steel's board approved a ₹33,873 crore investment to add 4.8 MTPA of steelmaking capacity at NINL, taking the plant to 6.2 MTPA. In October 2026, Tata Steel's Meramandali plant in Odisha was undergoing maintenance expected to cut hot-rolled coil supply by about 15% for distributors, Shanghai Metals Market reported.

## NINL Expansion Phases Ahead

The NINL expansion will add 4.8 mtpa of crude steelmaking capacity in two phases, taking the plant's total capacity to 6.2 mtpa.

## Companies in this story

- [Tata Steel company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000c5i/tata-steel) · website: http://www.tatasteel.com
- [Neelachal Ispat Nigam company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0006moe/neelachal-ispat-nigam) · website: https://ninl.in
- [Linde India Limited company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/005np47/linde-india-limited) · website: https://lindeindia.in

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