Danieli strengthens its presence in India with major project for SAIL

Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), India’s largest public steelmaker, has awarded Danieli the contracts to supply key technologies for the IISCO Steel Plant expansion in Burnpur, West Bengal.

The announcement was officially made during the Italy-India Business Forum in Mumbai, in the presence of H.E. Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce & Industry of India, and H.E. Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy. This investment marks a significant milestone in the long-standing partnership between Italian and Indian industry.

The project, one of the most important in the Indian steel market, will include a new blast furnace with a volume of 5,557 m³, three slab continuous casting machines, and a state-of-the-art hot-strip mill designed primarily for coil production serving the automotive and durable goods sectors. The slab casters will produce high-quality slabs up to 250 mm thick and 2,100 mm wide, feeding the new hot-strip mill—among the three largest in India—which will deliver premium coils ranging from 1.2 to 25.4 mm in thickness.

This investment will add 4 million tons per year of steelmaking capacity, transforming the IISCO integrated steel complex into one of India’s most advanced and sustainable steelworks. The expanded product portfolio will be supported by cutting-edge technologies that ensure market competitiveness and the highest safety standards.

The initiative underscores SAIL’s commitment to reduce carbon footprint and technological excellence, aligning with India’s growing steel demand and national sustainability goals.