Jindal (India) Limited commissioned its upgraded continuous galvanizing line (CGL-5) at the Ranihati plant in West Bengal after completing a Rs 50 crore investment.

Completed in 59 days, 11 days ahead of schedule, the project increased furnace capacity from 22 to 45 tons per hour and raised line speed from 150 to 200 meters per minute. Daily production capacity rose by 51% from 590 to 889 tons.

The upgrade expanded Jindal (India)'s coated sheet capacity to approximately 1.2 million tons per annum (MTPA). Combined with 0.5 MTPA in pipe manufacturing, the company's total downstream steel production capacity reached around 1.6 MTPA across its Ranihati and Jangalpur manufacturing facilities.