Write an account on the major iron and steel industries of India. – InterviewSolution

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Write an account on the major iron and steel industries of India.

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Iron and Steel industry is the basic industry. The raw materials are obtained both from Metallic and Non Metallic minerals.

Iron and Steel industries are located in close proximity to the coal fields or Iron ore mines.

Name of Industry	Place	Establish- ment year	Product
Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO)	Jamshedpur, Jharkhand	1911	Pig Iron
Indian Iron and Steel Company (IISCO)	Burnpur, Hirapur, Kulti, West Bengal	1972	Pig Iron and Crude Steel
Visweshwaraya Iron Steel Ltd (VISL)	Bhadravati, Karnataka	1923	Alloy and Sponge Steel
Hisdustan steel Ltd (HSL) Collaborated With Russia	Bhilai, Chattigarh	1957	Railway Equipments and Ship Building
Hisdustan steel Ltd (HSL) Collaborated With Germany	Rourkela, Odisha	1965	Hot and cold rolled sheets, Galvanized sheets and electrical plants.
Hisdustan steel Ltd (HSL) Collaborated With United Kingdom	Durgapur, West Bangal	1959	Alloy Steel, Construction materials and railway equipment
Hisdustan steel Ltd (HSL) Collaborated With Russia	Bokaro, Jharkhand	1972	Sludge and Slog
Salem Steel Ltd	Salem, Tamil Nadu	1982	Stainless Steel
Vijayanagar Steel Plant	Tornagal, Karnataka	1994	Flat Steel and Long Steel
Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP)	Visakhapatnam, Andhra pradesh	1981	Hot Metal

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