About IISCO Steel Plant
The Indian Iron & Steel Company (IISCO), a SAIL subsidiary, was amalgamated with SAIL on 16th February 2006 and renamed IISCO Steel Plant (ISP). This full-fledged integrated steel plant is one of India’s oldest. Established as an industrial enterprise in 1918, IISCO produced iron from an open-top blast furnace at Hirapur (later to be called Burnpur) in West Bengal for the first time in 1922. The plant was progressively upgraded to a capacity for production of 4.26 lakh tonnes of saleable steel and 2.54 lakh tonnes of pig iron annually. The plant manufactures a range of products, over some of which it holds exclusive market dominance. Iron & steel produced by it has been acknowledged as being of the finest quality. After undergoing a modernisation-cum-expansion programme, the crude steel capacity of the plant has been raised to 2.5 million tons per year.
IISCO Steel Plant is certified with ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) in three functions- Works, Personnel & Administration and Town Services Department; ISO 14001:2015 Environment Management System (EMS) and ISO 45001: 2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OH&SMS). Over the years, these systems have become important pillars in the progress path of ISP.
Location
Situated at a distance of about 200 km from Kolkata in Burnpur on the banks of the perennial Damodar River in West Bengal, ISP is well connected by both South Eastern and Eastern Railways and National Highway-2. Its proximity to Kolkata and Haldia ports is an additional strength to cater to market needs.
History
IISCO held the proud distinction of being the owner of India’s “oldest unit producing pig iron by modern methods” at Kulti on the banks of river Barakar near Hirapur. An open-top blast furnace set up in 1870 by a company known as Bengal Iron Works Co. (BIW) founded by James Erskine pioneered production of iron in India in 1875. The same unit at Kulti also pioneered steel production in India through small open-hearth furnaces in 1904-06. BIW was absorbed by IISCO in 1936 and steel making started as a regular measure in 1939. Another company named Steel Corporation of Bengal (SCOB), incorporated in 1937, was also amalgamated with IISCO in 1952. SCOB’s Napuria Works and IISCO’s Hirapur Works in unison came to be known as the Burnpur Works of IISCO. The Burnpur Works underwent two overlapping expansion in 1953 and 1955, increasing its production capacity to 1 million tonnes of ingot steel and 0.8 million tonnes of saleable steel.
As the flagship business enterprise of Martin Burn House, IISCO had acquired iron ore mines at Gua and Chiria in what is today’s Jharkhand state and collieries in Chasnalla and Jitpur (also in Jharkhand) and Ramnagore (in Bengal). These captive sources of high quality raw materials gave IISCO a major competitive edge and enabled it to establish a prestigious reputation in domestic and foreign markets. It also became the first Indian blue chip company to have its shares traded at the London Stock Exchange. The Burnpur Works of IISCO reached its pinnacle of performance during the 1960s and produced more than a million tons of ingot steel.
Contact Us:
Plant Postal Address:
IISCO Steel Plant
Burnpur - 713325
District - Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal
Postal Address of PR Dept:
Mr. Ajeet Kumar Singh
DGM (PR) & CoC
Public Relations Dept.
7 The Ridge, CEO Office Complex
IISCO Steel Plant, Burnpur - 713325
District - Paschim Barddhaman, West Bengal
Email:prispburnpur[at]gmail[dot]com
