JSW Steel crude steel production rises 15% to 22.93 LT

New Delhi: Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Steel on Tuesday said its crude steel production rose by 15 per cent to 22.93 lakh tonnes (LT) in May, driven by full operations of the Dolvi unit and fully ramped-up JVML operations.

The company's crude steel output was 19.96 LT in May 2025.

JSW Vijayanagar Metallics Ltd (JVML) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JSW Steel.


"Production was higher in May 2026 mainly due to full operations of the Dolvi unit (one of the blast furnaces was under planned maintenance shutdown in May 2025) and JVML operations fully ramped up," JSW Steel said in a regulatory filing.

Blast furnace 3 at Vijayanagar is under shutdown for upgradation of capacity, and is expected to restart in the second fortnight of June 2026.

The capacity utilisation for Indian operations for the month, excluding BF3 capacity, was at 98 per cent and including BF3 capacity was at 87 per cent.

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Indian operations registered output of 21.98 lakh tonnes, up 15 per cent from 19.17 lakh tonnes in May last fiscal.

JSW Steel USA-Ohio produced 0.95 lakh tonnes, registering a 20 per cent rise compared to 0.79 lakh tonnes in the same period of the last financial year.

The steel business undertaking of Bhushan Power and Steel Limited (BPSL), a subsidiary of the company, was transferred on a slump-sale basis to JSW-JFE Steel Ltd (JV company) in March 2026.

The production figures relating to the transferred undertaking have been reduced from the previous year's numbers for comparison, the filing said.

JSW Steel is the flagship business of the diversified, USD 23 billion JSW Group. The JSW Group has interests in energy, infrastructure, cement, paints, realty, e-platforms, mobility, defence, sports, and venture capital.