Tata iron and steel company

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Tata Steel Limited (formerly known Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited (TISCO) is an Indian multinational steel-making company . It was the 12th largest steel producing company in the world, and the second largest private-sector steel company in India.

Tata Steel has manufacturing operations in 26 countries, including Australia, China, India, the Netherlands, Singapore, Thailand and the United Kingdom, and employs around 80,500 people. Its largest plant is located in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.

It was ranked 471st in the 2013 Fortune Global 500 ranking of the world's biggest corporations. It was the seventh most valuable Indian brand of 2013. On February 12, 2012 Tata Steel completed 100 years of steel making in India.

Introduction

Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata was born on march 3 1839 in Navsari, Gujarat, India. He was a pioneer in the field of modern history. He is regarded as the ‘Father of Indian modern history’ as he founded the ‘Tata group of companies’.

Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata

The Tata iron and steel company was established by Dorabaji Tata on 26 august 1907 as a part of his father’s Tata group. In 1939 it operated the largest steel plant in British empire. The company launched a major modernization and expansion program in 1951. In 1990 it set up a subsidiary Tat Inc. in New York. In 2005 its name changed from TISCO to TATA STEEL.

History

Location

Jamshedpur’s map

Tata steel is established to set up India’s first iron and steel plant in Jamshedpur. The plant started production in 1912.

Production

With a century of experience in sourcing raw material through scientific research and development and sustainable mining, Tata Steel’s three main areas of raw material operations are iron-ore, chromite, limestone and coal. The company’s long term strategy has been designed to have greater control over raw material resources and achieve its security over global operations.

Raw materials

Chairmen of TATA STEEL