A 2.5 MTPA (Useful Volume 3800 cu.m) Blast Furnace was constructed under Rashtriya Ispat Nigam's 3 MTPA expansion plan in technical association with M/s Paul Wurth. Its unique features include New Generation Parallel Hopper Bell Less Top, Flat Twin Cast House Equipment, INBA Slag Granulation system, Annular Gap Scrubber, Pulverized Coal Injection system, Hot Stoves (internal combustion chamber) and state-of-art automation.