ESSAR - Let's Begin !

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The Essar Group is a multinational conglomerate and a leading player in
Steel,
Oil & Gas,
Power,
Communications,
Shipping Ports & Logistics,
Construction and Minerals.

With operations in more than 20 countries across five continents, the group employs
60,000 people, with revenues of about USD 15 billion.

STEEL



• A global steel producer with 14 million tonnes per annum of current capacity, with an aim to achieve a global capacity of 20-25 million tonnes
• Presence in key markets in Asia and North America
• Fully integrated from mining to retail: Essar owns a global portfolio of coal and iron ore mines and has access to all key raw materials, ensuring steady supply to its plants
• Strong downstream capability with service centres and customer care centres, as well as a global network of retail outlets branded Essar Hypermart
• Specialised plants for value-added steel products, like pipes and plates
• Leadership position in the cold rolling, galvanizing and pre-coated segments

CURRENT OPERATIONS
• Hazira, Gujarat, India: 10-million tonne steel plant at Hazira, largest in Western India.
The plant is supported by a complete infrastructure setup,_including a captive port, power
plant, lime plant and oxygen plant.
o Downstream facilities
o Cold Rolling plant: 1.4 million tonnes
o Galvanizing plant: 0.5 million tonnes
o A 1.5-million tonne extra wide plate mill
o A 600,000-tonne pipe mill
• Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India: 8-million tonne pellet plant
• Bailadila, Chattisgarh, India: 8-million tonne iron ore beneficiation plant
• Pune, Maharashtra, India:
o 600,000-tonne cold rolling plant
o 500,000-tonne galvanising plant
o 400,000-tonne colour coating plant
o 650,000-tonne pickling line
• Algoma, Ontario, Canada: 4-million tonne steel plant
• West Java, Jakarta, Indonesia:
o 400,000-tonne cold rolling mill and 150,000-tonne galvanising line
o Steel Service Center: 200,000 tonnes
o Essar Hypermart
• Retailing (across India): Over 230 steel retail outlets branded Essar Hypermart
• Services (across India): Largest Steel Service Center facilities in India with an annual
capacity of 2.5 million tonnes located in Pune (Maharashtra), Hazira (Gujarat),
Bahadurgarh (National Capital Region), and Chennai (Tamil Nadu).
UNDER EXECUTION
• Paradip, Orissa, India: A 12-million tonne pellet plant at Paradip close to the port
• Jodha-Barbil area, Orissa, India: A 12-million tonne iron ore beneficiation plant
• Bhuj, Gujarat, India: Steel Service Centre
• Minnesota, USA: A 6-million tonne pellet plant, a concentration plant and a directreduced
iron plant

OIL & GAS




• A fully integrated oil & gas company of international scale with strong presence across the hydrocarbon value chain from exploration & production to oil retail
• Global portfolio of onshore and offshore oil & gas blocks, with about 70,000 sq km available for exploration
• Over 300,000 bpd (barrels per day) of crude refining capacity that is being expanded to 750,000 bpd, with a goal to reach a global refining capacity of 1 million bpd
• Fifty percent stake in Kenya Petroleum Refineries Ltd, which operates a refinery in Mombasa, Kenya, with a capacity of 80,000 bpd
• Over 1,300 Essar-branded oil retail outlets in various parts of India, with plans to open over 2,500 outlets countrywide


POWER

• Current generation capacity of 1,220 MW that is being expanded to 6,100 MW by 2012, with a target to reach 11,470 MW in the near future
• Growing portfolio of gas, coal and liquid fuel-based power plants
• One of the lowest cost power producers
• Exploring new opportunities in conventional and renewable power generation globally
• Expanding in the transmission and distribution sectors; first private power company to get a transmission license
• Complete fuel linkages secured for all projects under execution
• Invested over USD 4 billion in projects under execution


COMMUNICATIONS

• A global player in the communications sector with presence in telecom services, telecom tower infrastructure, telecom retail and business process outsourcing services
• Telecom services in India and Africa
• Partnership with Vodafone PLC, with 33 percent stake in Vodafone Essar Ltd
• Majority stake in the telecom assets of the Dhabi Group in Uganda and the Republic of Congo
• 14 percent stake in Indus Towers
• India’s largest telecom retail network