STRENGTH OF
DOWNSTREAM
INTEGRATION IN INDIA

The Company’s downstream operations continue to excel in their respective categories, meeting consumer demand for high-grade steel products. Here is an overview.
Tata BlueScope Steel Ltd

Tata BlueScope Steel (TBSL) is a 50:50 joint venture between Tata Steel and BlueScope Steel of Australia. TBSL’s coated steel division has a manufacturing facility at Bara, Jamshedpur with a capacity to produce 250,000 tonnes per annum in Zinc-Aluminium (Zn-Al) coated coils.

TBSL’s core focus is the manufacture of high-quality coated steel roofing solutions using Zn-Al alloy coated substrate. Its main product divisions are the Building Products and Distribution Division and the Building Solutions Division. A new state-of-the art facility at Bara is expected to boost production and expand the Company’s product range. The flagship brands of the Company are COLORBOND® and ZINCALUME®.

A representation of Restello.

RESTELLO
Restello is a radical, steel apartment project in Kolkata, India, designed by UK architect Piercy Conner, winner of the Living Steel International Architecture Competition in 2006. Steel is the main building material in the construction of 12 luxury apartments that have been designed using elements of Indian architecture and innovative sustainable practices. The steel used in the construction is manufactured by Tata BlueScope Steel and Tata Steel and meets high-quality international standards.
 
Tata Steel Processing and Distribution Ltd

Tata Steel Processing and Distribution Limited (TSPDL) acts as the ‘last mile connect’ between Tata Steel and its customers by processing steel coil and rebar to meet customer needs on a Just-in-Time basis. It also works with Tata Steel to meet the processed steel requirements of major Auto OEMs by distributing processed steel to them. TSPDL acts as the value-adding outlet for 1.25 million tonnes of Tata Steel products.

The processing and distribution of hot and cold rolled steel coil and rebar, fabrication of plates and the manufacture of auto components form the Company’s core business. It has a steel processing capacity of around 2 mtpa and processing centres at Jamshedpur, Pune, Faridabad, Tada and Pantnagar. TSPDL is the largest and most preferred steel service centre company in the country, serving about 1,200 customers.
 
The Tinplate Company of India Ltd

The Tinplate Company of India Limited (TCIL) is now a subsidiary of Tata Steel. TCIL’s core activity is the manufacture of tin mill products – Electrolytic Tinplate (ETP) and Tin Free Steel – value-added steel products, considered tailor-made for packaging processed edibles. Tinplate is the most extensively and easily recycled form of packaging. TCIL’s products are being increasingly used for packaging of processed foods and beverages.

TCIL and Tata Steel Packaging Europe (TSPE), who jointly enjoy almost a 10% share of the global tinplate market, are working towards improving not only product and process capabilities through sharing of good operating practices but also increasing their market reach through a collaborative approach. The R&D and application engineering capabilities of TSPE is also expected to help TCIL in its market penetration efforts to market its growing volumes.

TCIL is currently working on more than doubling its capacity from 180,000 to 380,000 tonnes per annum. While a new 200,000 tonnes per annum capacity Electrolytic Tinning Line (ETL 2) has already been commissioned, a second Cold Rolling Mill to provide the feedstock for this line is in the final stages of erection and commissioning. TCIL expects to ramp up to its full enhanced capacity by 2012.