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Durgapur Steel Plant

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Steel plant of India

Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP) is one of the integrated steel plants of Steel Authority of India Limited, located in Durgapur, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1955Founded1
দূর্গাপুর ইস্পাত কারখানা - Durgapur Steel Plant-1
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Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP) is one of the integrated steel plants of Steel Authority of India Limited, located in Durgapur, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal.2

Products and brands

Location

Durgapur Steel Plant is situated about 158 km from Kolkata, its geographical location is defined as 23° 27' North and 88° 29' East. It is situated on the banks of the Damodar River in the Paschim Bardhaman district in the growing industrial city of Durgapur. The Grand Trunk Road and the main Kolkata-Delhi railway line pass through Durgapur.

Infrastructure and Facilities

DSP is a fully integrated steel production setup, encompassing: (1) Raw Material Handling; (2) Ironmaking with advanced blast furnaces;(3) Steelmaking with basic oxygen furnaces and continuous casters; (4) Rolling Mills: Including medium structural mills, wire rod mills, and merchant mills, shaping steel into various forms;(5) Wheel & Axle Plant: Specialized facility for manufacturing forged railway wheels and axles.

Product mix tonnes/annum

Merchant products 280,000

Structural 500,000

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Wheels & axles 58,000

Semis 861,000

Total saleable steel 2,262,000

Forged wheels specifically are made here; in October 2010, DSP licensed technology from Ukrainian manufacturer Interpipe which would allow it to make 955mm monobloc wheels.

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Timeline

  1. 1955Founded Founded1