The cold rolling mill complex of JSW Steel, Vijayanagar works was inaugurated minutes ago by J J Irani, director Tata Sons and former managing director, Tata Steel. The 1 million tonne CRM complex will cater to the booming automobile and auto component industry and act as a catalyst for attracting further investments in this sector in southern India.
Built in a record time of 22 months, the CRM facility is a forward integration of the existing facilities where hot rolled coils are cold rolled to produce high end cold rolled sheets which cater to the upper segment of the steel market.