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JSW Steel Ltd

NSE: JSWSTEEL BSE: 500228

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jsw steel ltd History

1994

  • Incorporated on March 15; received Certificate of Commencement of Business on July 8.
  • Promoted by Jindal Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. and Karnataka State Industrial Investment and Development Corporation Ltd.
  • Planned integrated steel plant of 1.25 million TPA hot rolled coils at Toranagallu, Bellary, Karnataka.
  • Entered MOU with KSIIDC for grid support and approvals.
  • Entered technical arrangement with Voest Alpine Industrieanlagenbau.
  • Appointed MECON as principal consultants.
  • Formed JV Jindal Tractebel Power Company Ltd for 2x130 MW power.
  • Formed JV Jindal Praxair Oxygen Co. Pvt Ltd for oxygen; installed 2,500 KVA standby generators.
  • Planned 2x11.5 MW diesel power plant.

1995

  • Proposed pellet plant of 3 million TPA capacity and balancing facilities.
  • Proposed marginal investments for 25% capacity enhancement.
  • Invested in equity of JVs with Praxair Inc. and Tractebel.
  • Issued 317.5 million 14% secured redeemable partly convertible debentures of Rs 40 each aggregating Rs 1,090 crore.
  • Part A of debentures converted to equity shares on April 15.
  • Issued 53.47 million equity shares and 635 million on PCD conversion.
  • Praxair entered JV for world's largest cryogenic air separation plants.

1996

  • First Corex unit slated for commissioning by October 1997.
  • Signed contract for second Corex unit with VAI for commissioning by April-May 1998.

1997

  • Planned commissioning of BOF and CCP units by September/October.
  • Formed JV Jindal Mysore Minerals Mining Company Pvt Ltd with Mysore Minerals Ltd.
  • Signed MoU on January 17 with Mysore Minerals Ltd for iron ore mining.
  • Commissioned first phase of roughing mill of hot strip mill in March.

1998

  • Signed contract for second Corex unit with VAI.
  • Corex Plant commissioned on October 5, first in world to use technology.
  • Commissioned first Corex module of 800,000 tonne capacity.
  • Formed JV Vijayanagar Minerals Ltd with Mysore Minerals Ltd.
  • Entered JV with British Steel for organic coated steel products.
  • Government allotted mine belt in Sironi, Andhra Pradesh.
  • First integrated steel plant set up after liberalisation.

1999

  • Entered agreement with Steel Authority of India for slab procurement.
  • In advanced negotiations with L&T for grinding unit.
  • Discussed with cement manufacturers for by-product utilisation.
  • Acquired 60% stake in Chemicon.
  • Entered agreement with Saint-Gobain Glass India for air separation plant.
  • Jindal Praxair entered take-or-pay agreement for gas supply.

2000

  • Implemented total integrated resource planning solution, first steel company in India.
  • Signed MoU with Indo German International Pvt. Ltd. for securitising HR coil steel.
  • Signed tripartite agreement with CDSL and Karvy Consultants Ltd.
  • Signed MoU with miners for iron ore fines supply to pelletisation plant.
  • Deferred $125 million GDR issue.
  • Appointed Andersen Consulting for financial restructuring.
  • Entered liquefied petroleum gas sheets segment.

2002

  • Krishna Deshika appointed as Company Secretary.
  • B S Patil resigned as Director; KK Misra appointed Additional Director.

2003

  • S David Chandrasekaran nominated to board by LIC of India.
  • Approved consultants for consolidation of steel business with Jindal Iron & Steel Company Ltd.
  • Prepaid Rs 3,834.40 million to unsecured foreign lenders.
  • Appointed Dr. B N Singh as Additional Director, Jt. Managing Director & CEO.
  • U Mahesh Rao resigned as Director.
  • Delisted equity shares from Cochin Stock Exchange Ltd and Mangalore Stock Exchange.

2005

  • Approved merger of Euro Ikon Iron & Steel Pvt Ltd, Euro Coke & Energy Pvt Ltd, and JSW Power Ltd.
  • Signed contract with Siemens VAI for India's largest Blast Furnace.
  • Won India Manufacturing Excellence Platinum Award in metals category.
  • Won Rockwell Jury Award for Excellence.
  • Won CII-EXIM Bank Commendation Certificate for business excellence.
  • Won Prime Minister National Award for Excellence in Urban Planning & Design for Township.
  • Changed name from Jindal Vijayanagar Steel Ltd to JSW Steel Ltd.

2006

  • Appointed new CEO.
  • Signed supply contract with BOC.
  • Won CIO 100 - Giant 100 Honouree 2006.
  • Won Gold Award for environment management.
  • Won India Manufacturing Excellence Corporate Gold Award in metals category.

2007

  • Planned to buy Jindal Saw's US plant.
  • Won CII-Exim Bank Award commendation for business excellence.
  • Won ERI Corporate Social Responsibility Award.

2008

  • Launched Galvalume.
  • Signed JV for development of iron ore mines.
  • Acquired mining concessions in Chile.
  • Inaugurated branded showroom in Ahmedabad.

2009

  • Entered collaboration agreement with JFE Steel Corporation.
  • Planned huge investments in India projects.
  • Set to become India's largest steelmaker.
  • Commissioned India's largest Blast Furnace at Vijayanagar.

2010

  • Toshiba JSW held cornerstone laying ceremony for production facilities in Chennai.
  • Planned to buy US mine.
  • Planned takeover of Brahmani Steels.
  • Won additional carbon credits.

2011

  • Inked 50:50 JV with Marubeni Itochu Steel Inc. for steel processing center in North India.
  • Achieved crude steel production of 600,000 tons.

2012

  • Announced merger catapulting JSW Steel to top league in Indian steel sector.
  • Inked agreement with JFE Steel.
  • Forayed into electrical steel.
  • JFE signed agreement for CRNGO electrical sheets technology.

2013

  • Won Platts Global Metals Award.
  • Set up Steel Processing Center with Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc.
  • Launched retail format JSW Explore.
  • Acquired Heidelberg Cement India's grinding facility at Raigad, Maharashtra.
  • Shifted registered office to JSW Centre, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai.

2014

  • Inaugurated India's most modern Cold Rolling Mill.
  • Won Prime Minister's Trophy for Excellence in performance.
  • Acquired Raigad unit of Heidelberg Cement.
  • Acquired sponge iron maker Welspun Maxsteel Ltd for over Rs 1,000 crore.

2016

  • Acquired 100% stake in JSW Praxair Oxygen Private Limited.

2017

  • Launched JSW Everglow super-premium steel product in Kerala market.

2018

  • Won Grow Care India Award 2018.

2019

  • Crude steel production exceeded 16 million tonnes.

2020

  • Launched website to help MSMEs.

2021

  • Began hot-rolled plates production at Dolvi Works plant.

2022

  • Signed MoU with Smartex.
  • Shri Ram Chandra Prasad Singh laid foundation stone for 5 MTPA project at Vijayanagar Works.

2023

  • Acquired Neotrex Steel, an under-construction project for Low Relaxation Pre-Stressed Concrete production.
  • Vijayanagar Works became first manufacturer to achieve GreenPro Ecolabel for Automotive Steel products.

2024

  • Acquired 100% equity interest in thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel India Private Limited.
  • Won Verdantix EHS Innovation Excellence Awards EMEA 2024.
  • Announced 50:50 JV with JFE Steel Corporation for production of Grain Oriented Electrical Steel in India.

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