Introduction

Established in 1907, Tata Steel is the world's 6th largest steel company with an existing annual crude steel capacity of 28 million tonnes. Asia's first integrated steel plant and India's largest integrated private sector steel company is now the world's second most geographically diversified steel producer, with operations in 24 countries and commercial presence in over 50 countries.

Tata Steel completed 100 glorious years of existence on August 26, 2007 following the ideals and philosophy laid down by its Founder, Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata. The first private sector steel plant which started with a production capacity of 1,00,000 tonnes has transformed into a global giant .

Tata Steel plans to grow and globalise through organic and inorganic routes. Its 5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) Jamshedpur Works plans to double its capacity by 2010. The Company also has three greenfield steel projects in the states of Jharkhand, Orissa and Chhattisgarh and proposed steel making facilities in Vietnam and Bangladesh.

Through investments in Corus, Millennium Steel (renamed Tata Steel Thailand) and NatSteel Asia, Singapore, the Tata Steel has created a manufacturing and marketing network in Europe, South East Asia and the Pacific-rim countries. Corus, which manufactured 18.3 MT of steel in 2006, has operations in the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Norway and Belgium. Tata Steel (Thailand) is the largest producer of long steel products in Thailand, with a manufacturing capacity of 1.7 MT. NatSteel Asia produces about 2 MT of steel products annually across its regional operations in seven countries.

Tata Steel, through its joint venture with Tata BlueScope Steel Limited, has also entered the steel building and construction applications market.

The iron ore mines and collieries in India give the Company a distinct advantage in raw material sourcing. Tata Steel is also striving towards raw materials security through joint ventures in Thailand, Australia, Mozambique, Ivory Coast (West Africa) and Oman.

Exploration of opportunities in titanium dioxide business in Tamil Nadu, high carbon ferro-chrome plant in South Africa and setting up of a deep-sea port in coastal Orissa are integral to the Growth and Globalisation objective of Tata Steel.

Tata Steel's vision is to be the global steel industry benchmark for Value Creation and Corporate Citizenship.

Tata Steel is one of the few steel companies in the world that is Economic Value Added (EVA) positive. It was ranked the "World's Best Steel Maker", for the third time by World Steel Dynamics in its annual listing in February, 2006. Tata Steel has been conferred the Prime Minister of India's Trophy for the Best Integrated Steel Plant five times.

Future Plans

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Tata Steel is a global player with a balanced presence in developed European and fast growing Asian markets and with a strong position in the construction, automotive and packaging markets. Its Jamshedpur steel works produces hot and cold rolled coils and sheets, galvanised sheets, tubes, wire rods, construction rebars, rings and bearings. In an attempt to 'decommoditise' steel, the Company has introduced several branded steel products, including Tata Steelium (the world's first branded Cold Rolled Steel), Tata Shaktee (Galvanised Corrugated Sheets), Tata Tiscon (rebars), Tata Pipes, Tata Bearings, Tata Structura, Tata Agrico (hand tools and implements) and Tata Wiron (galvanised wire products). In the financial year 2006-07 revenue from the sale of these branded steel products was 26% of the company's sales revenues.

Corus' main operating divisions comprise Strip Products, Long Products and Distribution & Building Systems Division. Combining international expertise with local customer service, the company supplies a range of long and strip products to demanding customers worldwide in markets including the construction, automotive, packaging and engineering sectors. The NatSteel group produces construction grade steel such as rebars, cut-and-bend, mesh, precage bore pile, PC wires and PC strand. Tata Steel Thailand produces round bars and deformed bars for the construction industry.

Corporate Sustainability

Regarded globally as a benchmark in corporate social responsibility, Tata Steel's commitment to the community remains the bedrock of its hundred years of sustainability. Its mammoth social outreach programme covers the company-managed city of Jamshedpur and over 800 villages in and around its manufacturing and raw materials operations through uplift initiatives in the areas of income generation, health and medical care, education, sports, and relief.

The Company, fully conscious of its responsibilities to the future generations, has always taken pro-active measures to ensure optimum utilization of natural resources. This is reflected in the ISO-14001 certification that all its operations have achieved for environment management. The SA 8000 certification for work conditions and improvements in the workplace at the steel works in Jamshedpur, along with its Ferro Alloys and Minerals Division, is a reiteration of its commitment towards the Company's employees. Tata Steel has pioneered numerous employee welfare measures such as the 8 hours working day and the three tier joint consultation system of management which have been the platform for nearly 80 years of industrial harmony in its Steel Works in Jamshedpur.

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• Jamshedpur city has been chosen to participate in the UN Global Compact Cities Pilot Programme.

Awards and Recognition

• World Steel Dynamics has ranked Tata Steel as the world's best steel maker (for two consecutive years) in its annual listing in February 2006.

• Tata Steel has been conferred the Prime Minister of India's Trophy for the Best Integrated Steel Plant five times.

• It has been awarded Asia's Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise award in 2003, 2004 and 2006.

• Conferred the prestigious Global Business Coalition Award for Business Excellence in the Community in recognition of its pioneering work in the field of HIV/ AIDS awareness.

• Tata Steel works has been conferred the prestigious social accountability (SA) 8000 certification by social. Accountability international (SAI), USA. It is the first steel company in the world to receive this certificate.

• Corporate Sustainability Report of Tata Steel hailed by United Nation's Environment Programme (UNEP) and Standard and poor as strongest, submitted by any corporate house from emerging economies.

• Best governed company Award 2006 for setting high standards in governance practices.

• Tata Steel conferred Mother Teresa Award for Corporate Citizen.

• Tata Steel won "Award for Corporate Social Responsibility in Public health" by US- Indian Business Council (USIBC), Population Services International (PSI) and the center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in 2007.