Mr Ravi Arora receives the MAKE award at the Knowledge Forum, Seoul

Tata Steel's effort to shift the base of growth from physical assets to intellectual capital has made the company a visible leader in excellence in Asia.

The company was selected as the winner of the 2003 Asia's Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise. It is the only Indian enterprise and the only steel company in the world to receive this honour.

Winners are selected by a panel of Asian Fortune 500 senior executives and internationally recognised knowledge management experts. These companies are global leaders in effectively transferring enterprise knowledge into wealth creating ideas, products and solutions." The award was received on behalf of the company by Mr Ravi Arora at the 2003 Asian Make Awards Ceremony at the Knowledge Forum held at Seoul, Korea on October 15, 2003.
 

Mr Arun Jaitley, Hon'ble Minister presents the award to Dr T Mukherjee

The Engineering Exports Promotion Council of India conferred its National Award for outstanding export performance for the year 2000-01 on Tata Steel. The EEPC Award is sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India.

The award was presented to the company by Mr Arun Jaitley, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry at a function held at New Delhi on September 26, and was received on behalf of it by Deputy Managing Director, Steel, Dr T Mukherjee.
During the period Tata Steel exported HR/CR/ Wire Rods/ Billets/ ETP/ FHRC/ Ferro Alloys and Tubes all over the world. It also exported HR/CR and galvanised products to both new markets such as Chile and China as well as to the developed Kenyan market.

Tata Steel's products have since successfully reached a large number of countries and the company has matched international quality standards such as the EURONORM standard for the European market, ASTM (American Society of Testing Material) standard for the US market and other norms for the Middle East, Korea, Japan and the Far East/South East Asia.

During the current year, all samples sent by Tata Steel to PROTON, Malaysia have been approved by the Malaysian auto manufacturer. This is the first time that the company will be supplying material to an overseas car manufacturer.
 

The company has decided to make the transition from active service to retirement smoother for its employees by conducting a special programme to familiarise them with the settlement process, obtaining clearances and investment opportunities. The Chiefs and Heads of the HRI and Accounts departments addressed the participants during the first such programme. This initiative has been greatly appreciated by the retiring officers.