Private | |
Traded as | : , : BHUSANSTL, ISIN: INE824B01021 BSE SENSEX Constituent |
Industry | Steel |
Founded | 1987 |
Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
Key people
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Brij Bhushan Singal (chairman) Neeraj Singal (vice chairman and managing director) |
Products | Cold rolled, galvanised, Bhushan Galume, colour coated tiles, drawn tubes, strips, wire rods, alloy billets, sponge iron |
Revenue | US$1.7 billion |
Website | Official website |
Bhushan Steel Limited is the largest manufacturer of auto-grade steel in India Bhushan Steel, with a large amount of debt in proportion to its equity (3.5 times more), is a highly leveraged company. The company's consolidated debt stands at ₹31,839 crore, having risen 18 per cent from a year ago. The Company is spending Rs. 260 billion to expand its capacity to 12 million tonnes annually, from the present installed capacity of around one million tonnes.
Gross sales of Bhushan Steel grew from Rs.5 billion in 2001 to Rs.40 billion in 2007. It earned net profits of Rs.3.13 billion in 2007 and exported goods worth Rs.12.57 billion. Its exports include steel for both the automotive and white goods industry and the list of countries to which it exports includes several developed countries.
Brij Bhushan Singal is chairman of the board of directors of Bhushan Steel. Neeraj Singal is the managing director of Bhushan Steel Limited.
The Khopoli plant in Maharashtra was commissioned in 2004 and has been producing colour-coated sheets, high-tensile steel strappings, hardened and tempered steel strips for the first time in India, along with CRCA steel to cater to the needs of the automobile industry.
At its Sahibabad plant in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, it has a 1700 mm mill, which produces the widest sheets in India for the automotive industry. It has highly automated systems.
At its Meramandali, Dhenkanal plant in Orissa, Bhusan Steel produces hot rolled coils and has mills for hot rolling. Construction of the first phase is being carried out.
Bhushan Power and Steel Limited has seven plants at four locations – Chandigarh, Derabassi in Punjab, Bangihatti, near Dankuni in West Bengal, and Thelkoloi in Odisha.
Bhushan Steel Ltd announced that its board of directors in a meeting held on 22 January 2007 approved the following projects – (1) Setting up of an integrated steel plant in West Bengal with facilities including slab plant, coke ovens and captive power plant. (2) Setting up of a 6 million tonne per annum integrated steel plant as an expansion of its existing plant being set up at Meramandali (Distt Dhenkanal) in Odisha.