# AM/NS India decides to invest in upstream and hot-rolling facilities at Hazira steel mill

ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) decided to invest in new construction and capacity expansion of upstream and hot-rolling facilities at the Hazira steel mill in India, increasing crude steel production capacity by approximately 6 million tons/year to about 15 million tons/year. Phase I operation starts in second half of 2025, Phase II in first half of 2026.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-09-28
- Where: Hazira, Gujarat, India
- Value: $7.30B (600.0B INR)
- Jobs: 60,000
- Starts operating: Q3 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 6 million tons/year crude steel (expansion); total 15 million tons/year
- Products: crude steel, hot-rolled steel
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India](https://endata.com/companies/52901.md)
- [ArcelorMittal](https://endata.com/companies/292.md) (investor)
- [Nippon Steel](https://endata.com/companies/7455.md) (investor)
- [Essar Group](https://endata.com/companies/64954.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [nipponsteel.com](https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/news/20220928_200.html), 2022-09-28: "AM/NS India is currently the fifth largest producer of crude steel in India but will expand its production capacity by investing in new construction and capacity expansion of upstream and hot-rolling facilities through utilization of the unused land in the existing Hazira steel mill, with the aim of"
- [asiatimes.com](https://asiatimes.com/2022/10/nippon-steel-pouring-big-money-into-india-and-thailand/), 2022-10-16: "The ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India joint venture (AM/NS India) has announced two new initiatives to expand operations in India: New construction and capacity expansion of upstream and hot-rolling facilities at the Hazira integrated steel mill in Gujarat."
- [business-standard.com](https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/am-ns-india-kicks-off-a-rs-60-000-crore-expansion-project-in-gujarat-122102801160_1.html), 2022-10-28: "We are going to make products in India that have never been made in the country."
- [english.bharatmirror.com](https://english.bharatmirror.com/arcelormittal-nippon-steel-india-commences-rs-60000-crore-expansion-project-in-gujarat/), 2022-10-29: "ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India today conducted a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the commencement of a Rs 60,000-crore investment programme."

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