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JSW Steel Hits 7.27 MT Crude Steel Output in Q2
8 Oct
Summary
- JSW Steel's Q2 crude steel production grew 5% to 7.27 million tonnes.
- Capacity utilization at Indian operations reached 88% in Q2 FY27.
- Company aims to increase total capacity to 54.8 MTPA in four years.
JSW Steel reported a 5% year-on-year increase in consolidated crude steel production for the second quarter of the current financial year, reaching 7.27 million tonnes.
Production at its Indian operations climbed to 7.07 million tonnes during the July-September quarter, with capacity utilization at 88%. This figure improved to approximately 90% in September 2026 due to the ramp-up of Blast Furnace 3 at the Vijayanagar plant after its upgradation.
For the first half of the fiscal year, JSW Steel's consolidated output rose by 4% to 13.86 million tonnes. The company, a flagship of the JSW Group, plans to expand its combined crude steel capacity from the current 37.9 MTPA to 54.8 MTPA within the next four years.
The Vijayanagar plant in Karnataka, India's largest single-location steel facility with a capacity of 19.5 MTPA, is slated for expansion to 25 MTPA by FY30.
