Low-ash Metallurgical Coke (LAMC) Plants
At Gujarat NRE Coke, we take pride in our large-scale, dispersed customer-centric facilities. In a business where scale and size are critical to capitalize on the scope, we have a capacity of 1.25 Million MTPA LAMC production, which makes us the largest independent producer of low ash metallurgical coke (Met Coke) in India. We have embarked upon an expansion plan to increase our met coke production to 4 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) in next 4 years. Scale provides the company with operating economies, which not only help in amortising overhead costs across a large production volume, but also help in maximizing profitability during industry peaks. Apart from feeding the huge Indian demand we have been able to cater to the international market and have exported met coke to Brazil and Japan in the first quarter of 2010-11.
Khambhalia Unit
The Company’s first manufacturing facility, located at Khambhalia, Jamnagar, in Gujarat, started production of LAM Coke in 1994-95 with 3 chimneys and an installed capacity of 0.1 Million Metric Tonne per annum (MMTPA). The company undertook a steady plan for capacity expansion from 1999-2000, thereby adding more chimneys and ovens to the existing facility. The plant is now in operation with 11 chimneys with 260 ovens having an installed capacity of 0.358 Million MTPA.
Bhachau Unit
In the first quarter of 2004, Gujarat NRE Coke set up a green-field project for manufacture of LAM Coke at Bhachau, in Gujarat having an installed capacity of 0.324 Million MTPA. The plant is located near the port of Kandla and facilitates access of the company’s product to the starving North Indian market because of its excellent rail/road connectivity. It uses non-recovery technology of coke manufacture and with the coal from Australia, manufactures coke of the finest quality, known for their low ash content and high calorific value. The new unit consists of 9 chimneys with 260 ovens. The plant started production in March 2004 and reached complete capacity by March 2005.
Dharwad Unit
The company had promoted Bharat NRE Coke Limited, which had set up a green-field coke oven battery project at Dharwad, Karnataka. The plant has 8 chimneys and an installed capacity of 0.324 Million MTPA. The site is situated within a radius of 300 kms from the units consuming coke. Since June 2008, the said plant is being operated and managed by Gujarat NRE Coke Ltd.
In addition to the existing unit, GNCL has commissioned another green-field coke oven battery project at Dharwad, Karnataka, with an installed capacity of 0.248 Million MTPA. |
| Coal Washery
Coking coal imported from Australia is washed and screened at the coal washeries adjacent to the company’s existing coke plants in Gujarat. Two coal washeries with installed capacity of 0.75 Million MTPA each are fully operational in Khambhalia as well as in Bhachau in Gujarat. The coal washery is an excellent value adder to the manufacturing process – instead of being located in the pit head in Australia, where both the capital and revenue cost would have been much higher, locating them closer to the coke manufacturing facilities ensures the use of in house raw material, thereby reducing cost.
We have also invested in constructing a coal washery close to our coke plant in Dharwad, work of which is currently nearing completion having an installed capacity of 0.90 Million MTPA. |
| Steel Plant
Gujarat NRE operates a state of the art steel plant of rolled and alloy steel products of installed capacity of 0.311 MMTPA at Bhachau in Gujarat. Gujarat NRE TMT bars are manufactured with high quality Herbert Rothe Technology from Germany, and the rolling mill is fully automatic with PLC and computer controlled systems. NRE TMT bars are of high strength, excellent bend property, corrosion resistant, weldable, earthquake resistant with excellent bond strength and no tendency of embrittlement during use. The company has also installed a state of the art laboratory to ensure quality of highest standard. |
| Power Projects
As a responsible corporate citizen, Gujarat NRE has always made conscious efforts to employ environment friendly practices and energy conservation measures. In pursuance of the above agenda, Gujarat NRE has set up wind power projects of installed capacity of 87.5 MW. The green energy from the wind turbines are being used for captive consumption. |
In addition to the wind power project, the company is in the process of commissioning power plants with a projected capacity of 240 MW through waste heat recovery at all existing coke making facilities.
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Cole Washery Unit, Gujarat |
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