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Jindal Steel Ltd

NSE: JINDALSTEL BSE: 532286

₹1196.80

(-2.15%)

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Company History

1998

  • Changed name from Orbit Strips Ltd. to Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. on June 12.

1999

  • Appointed O.P. Jindal, Ratan Jindal, and M.L. Gupta as additional directors.
  • Appointed M.L. Gupta as whole-time director effective May 1 for five years.
  • Joined depository system for dematerialisation of securities.
  • Raigarh and Raipur divisions hived off from Jindal Strips Limited per High Court approved scheme.
  • Issued Rs. 60 crore through 14% cumulative redeemable preference shares on private placement.
  • Recommissioned Steel Melting Shop in October after shutdown in May 1998 due to explosion.

2000

  • Raised Rs. 10 crore through 10.5% redeemable cumulative non-convertible preference shares.
  • Issued Rs. 20 crore through 14% cumulative redeemable non-convertible preference shares.
  • Commissioned Round Caster Unit in Raigarh in May.
  • Entered agreement with Maharashtra Seamless Ltd. for 50,000 MT rounds annually for five years.
  • Launched fixed deposit schemes in February.
  • Launched Infovergix Technologies Ltd. for IT services.

2001

  • Setting up 2.5 million MT capacity coal washery.
  • Introduced alloy steel rounds.
  • Signed MOU with Chhattisgarh government to invest Rs. 6,400 crore over seven years.

2002

  • Appointed M L Gupta as whole-time director effective December 23, replacing S N Singh who resigned November 15.

2003

  • Converted Rs. 200 crore debt to foreign currency loan.
  • Posted net profit of Rs. 144.9 million.
  • Received approval for delisting from Delhi Stock Exchange and Stock Exchange Ahmedabad.

2004

  • Appointed Sushil K Maroo as whole-time director from May 20.

2005

  • Signed MOU with Government of Chhattisgarh on January 7.
  • Signed MoU with Jharkhand Government on July 5.
  • Inked agreement with South African and German companies for coal gasification at proposed 6 MTPA steel plant in Orissa.

2006

  • Bolivia inked JV deal with Jindal for El Mutun development.
  • Appointed Suresh Baid as additional independent director.

2007

  • Appointed A K Purwar as independent director.
  • Appointed Ram Vinay Shahi as additional independent director and audit committee member.
  • Appointed Arun Kumar Mukherji as additional director and whole-time director effective April 1, 2008.

2008

  • Split face value from Rs 5 to Rs 1.
  • Subsidiary Jindal Power Ltd. commissioned fourth 250 MW unit, completing 1000 MW project.

2009

  • Appointed Ashok K Mohapatra, Haigreve Khaitan, Hardip Singh Wirk, and Rahul Mehra as independent directors.
  • Appointed Arun Kumar as additional independent director.
  • Issued bonus shares in 5:1 ratio.

2010

  • Agreed to acquire Shadeed Iron & Steel Co. LLC through 100% subsidiary Jindal Steel & Power (Mauritius) Ltd.
  • Ranked highest corporate taxpayer in northwest region.
  • Started Unit II of 135 MW power generation at Dongamahua.
  • Power unit received in-principle green nod.
  • Ranked 25th in Super 100 companies in India.

2011

  • Ranked 3rd in metals category of Businessworld's most respected companies survey.
  • Launched on-market cash offer to acquire Rocklands Richfield.
  • Ranked 37th in BW REAL 500 top companies.
  • Jindal Steel Bolivia commenced dispatch of iron ore from El Mutun mines.

2012

  • Commenced commercial operation of 4th 135 MW power unit at Dongamahua, Raigarh.
  • Started commercial production of 5.0 meter wide plate mill at Angul.
  • Acquired CIC Energy Corp. Canada with 6 billion tonne coal resources in Botswana.
  • Ravi Uppal joined as MD & CEO.
  • Ranked among India's Top 40 Fastest Growing Companies.

2013

  • Acquired over 30% stake in Gujarat NRE Coking Coal.
  • Jindal Power Limited awarded Best Leadership Development Program by World HRD Congress.
  • Acquired majority stake in Gujarat NRE.

2014

  • Jindal Shadeed commissioned 2 MTPA integrated steel plant in Oman.
  • Won again on Bolivia project.
  • Launched new creative identity 'Lohe se bana, Loha sa bana'.
  • Vindicated on Bolivia project by international tribunal.

2015

  • Received International Safety Award from British Safety Council, UK.
  • Steel division powered construction of India's fastest 33-storied building in 99 days.
  • JSPL Foundation partnered with Habitat for Humanity India for J&K disaster relief.
  • Launched new creative identity 'Lohe se bana, Loha sa bana'.

2016

  • Won prestigious CSR award.

2017

  • Completed 250-ton BOF at Angul steel plant.

2018

  • Bagged 1 lakh tonne rail order from Indian Railways in first-ever global tender.

2019

  • Won rail contracts worth Rs. 665 crore from RVNL.
  • Bagged order from Railways for additional 30,000 tonne rails.

2020

  • Began transportation of iron ore from Odisha mines.
  • Became first company to supply head hardened rails to Metro Rail projects in India.
  • Produced rails approved by Indian Railways for main track usage.

2021

  • Upgraded rails inspection technology at Raigarh plant.

2022

  • Won national CSR award.

2023

  • Extended support to RINL in historic collaboration.
  • Gare Palma IV/6 Coal Mine started production to fuel proposed 6 MTPA Chhattisgarh Steel Plant expansion.
  • Announced setup of new 1.2 MTPA Rail Mill at Angul, Odisha.

2024

  • Signed MOU with Indian Coast Guard for supply of indigenous marine grade steel.
  • Diversified coking coal sources to mitigate risks and reduce costs.
  • Achieved milestone with state-of-the-art hot strip mill commissioning and first rake dispatch.

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