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Tata Steel commissions coke oven battery #11

April 29: Tata Steel Ltd, on April 28, commissioned its new coke oven battery #11 that will stabilise the operations at Jamshedpur works and make the plant self-sufficient in coke requirement.

With 88 coke ovens using stamp charge technology and rated capacity of 0.7 million tons per annum, the coke oven battery #11 is the largest coke oven complex at the Jamshedpur works, Tata Steel said in a release.

The inauguration of the state-of-the-art facility, that meets all environmental norms and consists of various features to take care of the plant and human safety, was done by Tata Group Chairman Cyrus P Mistry, the release said.

"The commissioning of the coke oven battery #11, also the last milestone project in the completion of the 3-mtpa expansion at the Jamshedpur steel works, is indeed a proud moment for all of us. The project will bring about commercially significant difference to the operations at the company," Mistry said while speaking at the inauguration ceremony.

T V Narendran, Managing Director of Tata Steel, India and South East Asia, said, "It was a challenging project and we are committed to delivering the best to our customers. The commissioning of the coke oven battery #11, along with our efforts at the Kalinganagar plant, will reinforce our leadership position in the space."