Tata Steel bags R&D 100 Award for the Design and Development of API X65 grade pipes for hydrogen transportation

Mumbai, September 02, 2025

~ First Indian steel company to demonstrate end-to-end capabilities in developing steel pipes for hydrogen transportation ~

Mumbai, September 2, 2025: Tata Steel has bagged the 63rd R&D 100 Award in the Mechanical/Material category for the “Design and Development of API X65 pipe for hydrogen transportation”, a project spearheaded by the Product Development Research Group of the Company’s Research and Development Division. This award reaffirms Tata Steel’s commitment to develop technology-based products that align with India’s clean energy transition.

Often referred to as the "Oscars of Innovation" or the "Nobel Prize of Engineering", the R&D 100 Awards have, since 1963, been regarded as one of the most prestigious innovation awards programmes honouring great R&D pioneers and their revolutionary ideas in science and technology. This esteemed recognition positions Tata Steel at the forefront of cutting-edge research on the global stage.

Subodh Pandey, Vice President - Technology, R&D, NMB and Graphene, Tata Steel, said: “Winning the R&D 100 Award is a testament to Tata Steel’s commitment and proven capabilities in creating innovative products and solutions that are relevant to the ever-evolving domestic and global demand. This award encourages us to continue to invest in research and novel technologies that can enable us to compete effectively in the global marketplace. We thank the R&D World and the eminent jury for recognising Tata Steel’s efforts.”

Tata Steel's Research and Development Division has been extensively engaged in developing innovative and sustainable solutions for hydrogen transportation since the announcement of the National Hydrogen Mission in March 2022.

In January this year, Tata Steel became India’s first steel company to demonstrate end-to-end capabilities in developing pipes for the transportation of hydrogen, marking a significant milestone towards achieving the country’s National Hydrogen Mission. The complete technology development, from the design and development of the hot rolled steel to the pipe manufacturing, was done in-house. The API X65 Electric Resistance Welded (ERW) pipes processed at Tata Steel’s Khopoli plant, using the steel manufactured at the Company’s Kalinganagar plant, successfully met all the critical properties required for hydrogen transportation. The hydrogen qualification tests were carried out at RINA-CSM S.p.A, Italy, a leading approving agency for hydrogen-related testing and characterisation. These hydrogen-compliant API X65 grade pipes can be used for the transportation of 100% pure gaseous hydrogen under high pressure (100 bar).

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Chief Corporate Communications, Tata Steel,
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About Tata Steel

Tata Steel group is among the top global steel companies with an annual crude steel capacity of 35 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 around US$26 billion in the financial year ending March 31, 2025.
A Great Place to Work®-certified organisation, Tata Steel Limited, together with its subsidiaries, associates, and joint ventures, is spread across five continents with an employee base of over 76,000.
Tata Steel has announced its major sustainability objectives including Net Zero by 2045.
The Company has been on a multi-year digital-enabled business transformation journey intending to be the leader in ‘Digital Steel making’. The Company has received the World Economic Forum’s Global Lighthouse recognition for its Jamshedpur, Kalinganagar, and IJmuiden Plants. Tata Steel has also been recognised with the ‘Digital Enterprise of India – Steel’ Award 2024 by Economic Times CIO.
The Company has been recognised with the World Economic Forum’s Global Diversity Equity & Inclusion Lighthouse 2023.
The Company has been a part of the DJSI Emerging Markets Index since 2012 and has been consistently ranked among the top 10 steel companies in the DJSI Corporate Sustainability Assessment since 2016.
Tata Steel’s Jamshedpur Plant is India’s first site to receive ResponsibleSteel^TM Certification. Subsequently, its Kalinganagar and Meramandali plants have also received the certification. In India, Tata Steel now has more than 90% of its steel production from ResponsibleSteel^TM certified sites.
Received Prime Minister’s Trophy for the best performing integrated steel plant for 2016-17, 2025 Steel Sustainability Champion recognition from worldsteel for eight years in a row, CDP 2024 ‘Supplier Engagement Assessment’ Leader, Top performer in Iron and Steel sector in Dun & Bradstreet's India's top 500 companies 2022, Ranked as the 2024 most valuable Mining and Metals brand in India by Brand Finance, ‘Most Ethical Company’ award 2021 from Ethisphere Institute, and ‘Best Corporate for Promotion of Sports’ recognition at the Sportstar Aces Awards 2024.
Received the 2023 Global ERM (Enterprise Risk Management) Award of Distinction at the RIMS ERM Conference 2023, ‘Masters of Risk – Risk Technology’ recognition at The India Risk Management Awards, and ICSI Business Responsibility and Sustainability Award 2023 for its first Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR), Excellence in Financial Reporting FY20 from ICAI, among several others.

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