# JFE Steel and JSW to expand electrical steel capacity in India with ¥120 billion investment

JFE Steel and JSW Steel will invest approximately ¥120 billion to expand grain-oriented electrical steel sheet (GOES) manufacturing capacity at J2ES Vijayanagar and J2ES Nashik in India. Total capacity will increase to 350,000 tonnes per year.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-08-01
- Where: Vijayanagar, Karnataka; Nashik, Maharashtra, India
- Value: $820.0M (120.0B JPY)
- Starts operating: 2027
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 350,000 tonnes per year
- Products: grain-oriented electrical steel sheet (GOES)
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [JSW JFE Electrical Steel Private Limited](https://endata.com/companies/71811.md)
- [JFE Steel Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/19688.md) (partner)
- [JSW Steel](https://endata.com/companies/22727.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [jfe-steel.co.jp](https://www.jfe-steel.co.jp/en/release/2025/08/250804.html), 2025-08-01: "JFE Steel Corporation and JSW Steel Limited have decided to significantly expand the manufacturing capacity of JSW JFE Electrical Steel Private Limited"

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