| Steel Sector Overview | India's steel sector is thriving in 2024, led by companies such as Tata Steel, JSW Steel, SAIL, Essar Steel, JSPL, and AM/NS India. These companies emphasize innovation, sustainability, and quality, driving infrastructure development and economic growth. |
| First Steel Company in India | Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO), established on August 26, 1907, in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, by Jamsetji Tata and Dorabji Tata. It is India's first steel manufacturing plant. |
| Largest Steel Company | Tata Steel Ltd., founded in 1907, headquartered in Mumbai, with a crude steel capacity exceeding 30 million tonnes annually. It operates globally across 50 countries. |
| Second Largest Steel Company | Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), established in 1954, headquartered in New Delhi. A Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise, it mined 32.40 million tonnes of iron ore, fluxes, and coal in FY20. |
| Third Largest Steel Company | Visa Steel Ltd., founded in 1994, headquartered in Kolkata, with a production capacity exceeding a million metric tonnes. Known for its Ferro Chrome Plant in Kalinganagar, Odisha. |
| Top 10 Steel Companies in India | 1. Tata Steel Ltd. (1907, Mumbai) 2. SAIL (1954, New Delhi) 3. Visa Steel Ltd. (1994, Kolkata) 4. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) (1962, Visakhapatnam) 5. JSW Steel (1982, Mumbai) 6. Essar Steel (1998, Mumbai) 7. Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. (1979, New Delhi) 8. Electro Steel Castings Ltd. (1955, Kolkata) 9. Mideast Integrated Steel Limited (MISL) (1992, Odisha) 10. Godawari Power and Ispat Ltd. (1999) |