Uttam Galva Steels Limited

About Us

Uttam Galva Steels Limited is one of the largest manufacturers of cold rolled steel ("CR") and galvanized steel (GP) in Western India.

The Company is into the business of procuring hot rolled steel ("HR") and processing it into CR and further into GP and Colour Coated Coils. In Galvanized coils it specializes in making ultra thin sheets, which could be as low as 0.13mm thickness. The excess capacity of CR which is not used for galvanizing is converted to value added grades in Cold Rolled Closed Annealed ("CRCA") coils, cut to length sheets and also sold as Full Hard CR in the overseas markets.
In the fiscal 2010, it had net sales revenues of Rs.46,738 millions (US $ 1025.41 millions) and net income of 1024.70 millions
(US $ 22.48 millions).

More than 30% of the Company's products are currently exported to 143 countries worldwide and it has a customer base in many advanced markets such as Australia , France , Germany , Greece , UK and the USA to name a few. In the Indian market, the Company has established itself as a major player for the supply of CRCA to manufacturers of automobiles, white goods, general engineering and drums & barrels segment. The Company is also a large supplier of galvanized coils and sheets to the construction industry.

The Company's manufacturing facilities are located at Khopoli, in the state of Maharashtra, India, which are close to Nhava Sheva and Mumbai ports. This provides the company with easy access to imports and exports of raw materials and finished good. A close proximity to the ports gives the Company the advantage of lowering its transportation costs. The Company's domestic sales are also within the radius of 500 km from its manufacturing facilities to domestic companies.

The Company is an ISO 9001: 2008 and TS 16949/2002 accredited Company both for CR and GP/GC, It has also been awarded the highest exporter award by the Engineering Export Promotion Council ("EEPC") of India for the past 14 years in succession.

The Company has expanded and modernized its operations at Khopoli which have increased its cold rolling capacity to 1million MT per annum as of March 2010. The Company has also increased its GP capacity to 750,000 MT per annum as of March 2010. The Company has also added a new colour coated line (Uttam Spectrum) with a capacity of 90,000 MT per annum as of March 2010. Due to its high quality products and brand image in the market, the Company expects that its increased volumes will be easily absorbed into the domestic and export markets.

The Company now has an entire range of cold rolling Reversible mills i.e. 20-Hi, 6-Hi, 4-Hi and newly commissioned twin stand 6-Hi mill. It is now in a position to process HR coils of different grades, thicknesses and widths and is able to meet virtually the entire thickness/width range of CR/GP/GC coils for various end-use sectors. A significant portion of the Company's CR coils and GP/GC, coils/sheets are in the higher value added thin gauge segment.

The Company believes that the above measures will further strengthen its position as one of the leading companies in the CR and GP/GC market. With around 77% of the CR production being transferred to the GP/GC, the level of value addition is significantly enhanced. The Company has always focused on novel and high value-added products. Its new colour coating line caters to a niche set of consumers.

As part of its modernization program, the Company has also invested in improving production and overall quality of its manufacturing processes and finished products and Intends to increase its production of higher value- added products.