Gujarat NRE Coke Limited, the largest independent manufacturer of Low Ash Metallurgical Coke in India, has been a profit making organization since its inception in 1986. The company became a public limited company on 5th July, 1993. From the year 1998, under the able leadership of Mr Arun Kumar Jagatramka, the  company has  witnessed growth@speed of thought.

Manufacturing
The Company started coke manufacturing in its first facility located at Khambhalia, Jamnagar, with 3 chimneys and a production capacity of 0.1 million tonnes per annum (TPA) in 1994-95. Since then, the company has grown in leaps and bounds. At present, three existing coke plants in Bhachau and Khambhalia in Gujarat and Dharwad in Karnataka produce Met Coke – a commodity of critical importance to keep India’s steel dream burning. At present GNCL has an total installed capacity of 1.43 MTPA of Low Ash Metallurgical Coke (Met Coke). Gujarat NRE operates a state of the art steel plant of rolled and alloy steel products of 0.311 MMTPA at Bhachau in Gujarat. The company also has two coal washeries with installed capacity of 0.75 MMTPA each, fully operational in Khambhalia as well as in Bhachau in Gujarat. These coal washeries located adjacent to the coke plants in Gujarat, wash and sort coal imported from Australia. In addition, it has invested in wind farms with total power generation plan through waste heat 240 MW close to its plant site to get low cost power and save precious natural resources. Moreover, all plants have captive power plants (under commission) to generate electricity from the waste heat emanating from the coke making process. The company has always strived to maintain the highest quality standards and has the distinction of being the first Indian company to have exported Met Coke from India to Europe and South America. In 2004, the company exported the first ever coke consignment from India to Brazil and subsequently to South Africa. It further strengthened its presence in international market by exporting coke to Italy in June 2005. Through repeat orders and adhering to the best of standards, the company has consolidated its export market in South America, China, Brazil and South Africa.

Mining
The Company owns and operates 2 coal mines, NRE No.1 Colliery and NRE Wongawilli colliery (Avondale and Elouera collieries consolidated to NRE Wongawilli Colliery) having about 652 million tonnes insitu resources of finest grade metallurgical coal with excellent coking properties. 

NRE No. 1 Colliery (formerly know as South Bulli Colliery), spreading over 6421hectares with  resources of over 315 million tonnes of coking coal and located in the Southern Coalfields of New South Wales, Australia.

NRE Wongawilli colliery (Avondale and Elouera colliery) has  estimated coal resource of about 337 million tonnes. The company is working to emerge as one of the largest coking coal producers in Australia.

Mining facility is being refurbished  at a steady pace, and production is being progressively increased to 6 million tonnes per annum by 2015.

Performance – Figures speak

Listing
Gujarat NRE Coke is the first company to be listed in this sector, and today stands peerless, widely held and way ahead of its competitors. The stocks of the company are traded on the Bombay and National Stock Exchanges of India and have seen constant appreciation of capital.