Salem Steel Plant underutilised despite capacity of 1.8 lakh tonnes steel melting
The question asked by Shri T R Baalu to the Ministry of Steel regarding the modernisation and capacity augmentation of Salem Steel Plant, including investment details and export promotion initiatives for stainless steel.
Shri T R Baalu (asked), Ministry of Steel (answered)
- Salem Steel Plant (SSP) has a steel melting capacity of 1.8 lakh tonnes and a rolling capacity of 3.6 lakh tonnes per annum
- Existing capacity is underutilised in SSP
- SAIL has undertaken measures to improve operational efficiency, long-term sustainability, capacity utilization, operational efficiency, raw material and power consumption optimization, and product mix rationalization with emphasis on value-added stainless-steel products
- SAIL is streamlining marketing strategy to promote domestic and international sales of stainless steel
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Parliamentary Q&A
21.07.2026
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Document details
| Official title | Modernisation of Salem Steel Plant |
| Source body | Parliament of India — Questions & Answers (Lok Sabha, starred) |
| Reference number | LS Q32 (Session 8) |
| Status | closed (question) |
| Year | 21.0 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 1 |