1. The Tata Iron and Steel Company (Jamshedpur)
TISCO Plant is located at the confluence of Subemrekha and Kharkai rivers about 240 km northwest of Kolkata in the Singhbhum District ofjharkhand. It was established in 1907; the production of pig iron started here in 1908 and that of steel in 1911.
The Jamshedpur Steel Plant has an ideal location at which the transportation cost is the least (Fig. 11.9). It obtains the supply of iron ore from Badam-Pahar (Mayurbhanj Odisha), Noamundi (Singhbhum District ofjharkhand); coking coal fromjharia and Bokaro, manganese from Keonjhar (Odisha); limestone and fire-clay from Sundargarh District (Jharkhand), and fresh water from the Subernrekha and Kharkai rivers. Being situated in the tribal belt, cheap labour is also available and the finished products can be exported through the port of Kolkata.
TISCO produces pig iron, high grade steel, acid steel for making railway wheels, axles, bars, bolts, corrugated-sheets, nails, nuts, rods, sheets, steel-casting, tinplates, tyres, and wires. Special alloy steel produced by the plant is used for making bullet-proof armour plates and for armour-piercing bullets.
Fig. 11.8 Iron and Steel Industry
