L&T Secures Mega Order From JSW Steel For Minerals And Metals

08 May 2026 CW Team

The assignment covers comprehensive engineering, procurement and installation of critical process facilities, including Blast Furnaces and Steel Melt Shops, across multiple brownfield and greenfield expansions primarily at Ballari in Karnataka and Paradip in Odisha. JSW Steel is progressing towards expanding its crude steel processing capacity from 35 MTPA to over 50 MTPA by 2031, and the scope aligns with that strategic growth roadmap. The work package encompasses end-to-end delivery responsibilities that are central to plant throughput and operational scale-up.

Senior L&T leadership described the award as a defining milestone for the Minerals and Metals business and framed it as an affirmation of the company’s engineering and execution capabilities as well as the trust placed by a major steel producer. L&T stated that it will focus on setting benchmarks in project delivery, sustainability and technological excellence while partnering with JSW Steel. The head of the Minerals and Metals division highlighted the company’s ability to integrate technology, optimise project timelines and deliver with precision in large, complex metallurgical projects.

Larsen and Toubro is a USD 32 bn Indian multinational engaged in engineering, procurement and construction projects, hi-tech manufacturing, products and services across diverse domains and geographies. With a sustained emphasis on AI and technology and a customer-focused approach, the group said it intends to support India’s ambitions to expand steel production capacity and to continue delivering assets of national significance.

L&T's Minerals and Metals business vertical has secured its largest-ever order in the domestic metals sector from JSW Steel. The two companies have a deep-rooted association built over more than three decades of collaboration in executing complex metallurgical projects and the award reflects continuity of that partnership. The contract has been classified as mega and the company indicates this corresponds to a value band of Rs 100–150 billion (bn). The assignment covers comprehensive engineering, procurement and installation of critical process facilities, including Blast Furnaces and Steel Melt Shops, across multiple brownfield and greenfield expansions primarily at Ballari in Karnataka and Paradip in Odisha. JSW Steel is progressing towards expanding its crude steel processing capacity from 35 MTPA to over 50 MTPA by 2031, and the scope aligns with that strategic growth roadmap. The work package encompasses end-to-end delivery responsibilities that are central to plant throughput and operational scale-up. Senior L&T leadership described the award as a defining milestone for the Minerals and Metals business and framed it as an affirmation of the company’s engineering and execution capabilities as well as the trust placed by a major steel producer. L&T stated that it will focus on setting benchmarks in project delivery, sustainability and technological excellence while partnering with JSW Steel. The head of the Minerals and Metals division highlighted the company’s ability to integrate technology, optimise project timelines and deliver with precision in large, complex metallurgical projects. Larsen and Toubro is a USD 32 bn Indian multinational engaged in engineering, procurement and construction projects, hi-tech manufacturing, products and services across diverse domains and geographies. With a sustained emphasis on AI and technology and a customer-focused approach, the group said it intends to support India’s ambitions to expand steel production capacity and to continue delivering assets of national significance.

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