Ispat Steel

Ispat Steel Ltd (ISL) was an Indian company with operations in iron, steel, mining, energy and infrastructure. In 2012, it was acquired by JSW Steel.

The company had two integrated steel plants, at Dolvi and Kalameshwar in the state of Maharashtra. The 1,200 acres (4.9 km²) Dolvi complex housed the 30 lakh tonne per annum hot rolled coils plant, which used the Conarc process for steel making as well as the compact strip process. The Dolvi complex has a captive port located close to it on the Amba River, which opens into the Arabian Sea, that can handle barges and mini-bulk carriers up to 4,000 Dead Weight Tonnage (DWT). Moreover, a jetty adjoining the complex is capable of handling cargo of up to 1 crore (10 million) tonnes per annum. It has a direct reduced iron – sponge iron plant, blast furnace, and compact strip production. The integrated steel plant at Kalmeshwar produced galvanised sheets and products and cold rolled coils. The Kalmeshwar complex houses a total of three advanced plants – a 3.25 lakh tonnes galvanised plain/galvanised corrugated plant, a 3.3 lakh tonne Cold rolled coils plant and a 60,000 tonne colour coated sheets plant. It had a cold rolling mill, galvanization line, and a colour coating line.

Ispat was the only steel maker in India and among a few in the world to have total flexibility in the choice of the steel making route - either via blast furnace or by electric arc furnace.

Ispat means steel in Hindi and the Bengali language.