

AMNS India targets 25 mtpa by 2030 amid input cost pressures
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India Ltd (AMNS India) has set an ambitious expansion roadmap for the rest of the decade, targeting 25-26 million tonnes of steelmaking capacity by 2030, its chief executive Dilip Oommen said in an interview. “By 2030, we will have at least 25-26 million tonnes.
It could be a little more or less. It’s simple math: Hazira plus Rajayepeta," he said. The 60:40 joint venture between Lakshmi Mittal-led ArcelorMittal and Japan’s Nippon Steel, which has a capacity of about 9 million tonnes per annum (mtpa), will ramp up capacity at its Hazira plant near Surat, Gujarat, to 15 mtpa by next year and 18 mtpa thereafter.
It is also investing in an 8.2 mtpa greenfield plant at Rajayyapeta in Anakapalli district, Andhra Pradesh. It can commission these additional capacities at the earliest by 2030, Oommen said. Its long-term target is to reach a capacity of 40 mtpa in the country, with likely investments of ₹55,000-60,000 crore between 2025-26 and 2027-28, according to credit rating agency Crisil.
The steelmaker is strengthening its raw material and infrastructure base. It is expanding pellet-making capacity to around 12 million tonnes each in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, with slurry pipelines already in place at both locations. The company is also investing in ports, mining assets to secure raw materials, and renewable energy, targeting about 7 gigawatts (GW) of green power by 2032.
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