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14. Pasco Steel, Paradwip


The Pohang Steel Company of South Korea has agreed with the Odisha Government to establish an iron and steel plant at Paradwip. The project is likely to be commissioned in 2016. It is one of the biggest foreign direct investment (FDI) in India. When complete, it will require over 600 million tonnes of iron-ore for the production of iron and steel.