Tata Steel Foundation commissions two state-of-the-art Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Oxygen Plants at Joda and Noamundi

In its efforts to combat COVID-19 and be future ready, Tata Steel Foundation commissioned two state-of-the-art Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Oxygen Plant at Tata Steel Hospital, Joda and Tata Steel Hospital, Noamundi on Thursday.

Mr Chanakya Chaudhary, Vice President (Corporate Services), Tata Steel graced the occasion as Chief Guest in the presence of Mr Sourav Roy, Chief (Corporate Social Responsibility), Dr Sudhir Rai, General Manager, Medical Services, Tata Steel, Dr Rajan Chaudhry, Advisor, Medical Services, Tata Steel, Tata Steel and Mr Atul Bhatnagar, General Manager, OMQ Division, Tata Steel.

Set-up by Tata Steel Foundation, both the PSA Oxygen Plants are spread over 550 sqft each in area and has a capacity of 833 Liters Per Minute. Beside the Oxygen Plant is the Oxygen Manifold and storage area for keeping filled and empty oxygen cylinders. The PSA Oxygen Plants will not only make both the hospitals fully self-sufficient hospital in terms of medical oxygen supply but will also enhance the medical facility by providing continuous oxygen support to all beds inside the hospitals with Medical Gas Pipeline Supply (MPGS).

These plants are a step ahead in the direction of ensuring that there is no shortage of medical oxygen for patients and this has also significantly increased the number of oxygen-supported beds in every hospital.

A similar plant spread over 726 sq ft. in area with a capacity of 833 Liters per minute was inaugurated in West Bokaro in August. Plans are on for commissioning the next plant at Jharia.

Hospitals run by Tata Steel across operational areas have managed a large number of Covid-19 patients during the first and second waves as designated as Covid-19 dedicated centres, and have provided advanced medical care to community members.

About Tata Steel Foundation:

Instituted on August 16, 2016 Tata Steel Foundation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Steel Limited. A Section 8 company with over 600 members, it is spread across 11 units and two states of Jharkhand and Odisha. With a Vision to create an enlightened and equitable society, the Foundation is committed towards playing a larger role in India’s sustainable development by embedding wider economic, social and environmental objectives through its programmes.

About Tata Steel

Tata Steel group is among the top global steel companies with an annual crude steel capacity of 34 million tonnes per annum. It is one of the world's most geographically diversified steel producers, with operations and commercial presence across the world. The group recorded a consolidated turnover of US $21.06 billion in the financial year ending March 31, 2021.

A Great Place to Work-Certified^TM organisation, Tata Steel Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, associates, and joint ventures, is spread across five continents with an employee base of over 65,000.

Tata Steel has been a part of the DJSI Emerging Markets Index since 2012 and has been consistently ranked amongst top 5 steel companies in the DJSI Corporate Sustainability Assessment since 2016. Besides being a member of ResponsibleSteel^TM and worldsteel’s Climate Action Programme, Tata Steel has won several awards and recognitions including the World Economic Forum’s Global Lighthouse recognition for its Jamshedpur, Kalinganagar and IJmuiden Plants, and Prime Minister’s Trophy for the best performing integrated steel plant for 2016-17. The Company, ranked as India’s most valuable Metals & Mining brand by Brand Finance, featured amongst CII Top 25 innovative Indian Companies in 2020, received rating of ‘A-‘ (leadership band) from CDP for its Climate Change disclosure and Supply Chain disclosure, Steel Sustainability Champion 2020 recognition from worldsteel, ‘Most Ethical Company’ award 2021 from Ethisphere Institute, Best Risk Management Framework & Systems Award (2020) from CNBC TV-18, and Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting FY20 from ICAI, among several others.

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