Jindal United Steel Limited (JUSL), a part of Jindal Stainless, has signed a contract with Primetals Technologies for the comprehensive upgrade of its hot-strip mill at the Jajpur facility in Odisha.
Apr 10, 2025
Jindal United Steel Limited (JUSL), a part of Jindal Stainless, has given a contract to Primetals Technologies for the comprehensive upgrade of its hot-strip mill, which produces both plates and coils, at the Jajpur facility in Odisha.
Scheduled for completion by December 2026, this strip mill upgrade will enhance the production capacity and product quality of plate manufacturing.
As part of the modernization, Primetals Technologies will upgrade the cooling bed No. 1 by installing a new heavy plate shear with a hydraulic pump station, and add cooling bed No. 2. to extend the mill’s heavy plate processing area.
The upgrade includes the installation of a new coil box, refurbishment of the work roll cooling system across all seven finishing mill stands, and the implementation of a new automation system for the cooling beds. Additionally, a human-machine interface (HMI) system will be introduced to enhance heavy plate handling operations.
A key focus of the modernization is to enhance strip quality. The upgraded work roll cooling system will enable improved distribution of cooling water while maintaining current consumption levels. This enhancement is expected to significantly improve the surface quality of the rolled materials following the upgrade.
