India’s Tata Steel is targeting up to 15 million tonnes/year of steel production through the recycling route within the next 10-15 years, as part of its wider decarbonisation roadmap, ceo T V Narendran confirmed in a recent press interaction, notes Kallanish.
The steel major, which produced 30.9mt in FY25 across its global operations, plans to scale up capacity in India to 40mt/y by 2030.
A significant share of this growth will increasingly rely on low-carbon technologies, particularly scrap-based electric arc furnaces.
“We’ve already set up a recycling plant near Delhi and a 0.75mt Ludhiana facility is on track for commissioning by end-FY26,” Narendran noted. “Our long-term goal is to shift a sizable portion of our production to circular and greener steelmaking.”
In Europe, Tata Steel has accelerated its transition away from the blast furnace route. At Port Talbot plant in the UK, the company is replacing blast furnaces with EAFs, a major step toward net-zero.
“We have shut the blast furnaces in the UK and are building an electric arc furnace. In the Netherlands, we are in talks with the government to do the same,” Narendran said.
The IJmuiden works in the Netherlands, which produced 6.75mt of liquid steel in FY25, will also eventually transition to greener technologies. Tata expects all European blast furnaces to be phased out by 2035.
With 26mt capacity in India and 1.7mt in Thailand, Tata Steel’s global push reflects a growing shift in the industry toward circularity, scrap utilisation, and lower emissions.
Aditi Tiwari India
