Tata Steel India Posts Best-Ever Quarterly Production and Deliveries in October-December

Tata Steel reported record quarterly production and delivery volumes for its India operations in the December quarter, driven by higher output at its key plants and strong domestic demand.

Crude steel production at Tata Steel India rose to a best-ever 6.34 million tonnes in October-December; up 12% both quarter on quarter and year on year. Output benefited from higher utilisation at the Jamshedpur and Kalinganagar facilities. For the first nine months of 2025-26, India production increased 6% year on year to around 17.2 million tonnes.

Improved production translated into record deliveries, with Tata Steel India crossing the 6 million tonne mark for the first time in a quarter. Deliveries stood at 6.04 million tonnes in October-December, up 9% sequentially and 14% year on year. For the nine-month period, India deliveries rose 6% year on year to about 16.3 million tonnes.

Within domestic deliveries, the automotive and special products segment posted its best-ever quarterly volumes of around 0.9 million tonnes, up 20% year on year, aided by faster OEM approvals for high-tensile and specialty steel grades. Branded products and retail deliveries crossed 2 million tonnes for the first time, rising 12% on year, led by brands such as Tata Tiscon, Tata Astrum and Tata Steelium.

The industrial products and projects segment delivered around 1.9 million tonnes during the quarter, supported by value-accretive engineering segments. Engineering volumes touched a record high for the nine-month period, helped by international certifications in oil and gas and shipbuilding segments.

Tata Steel said downstream businesses such as tubes and tinplate recorded double-digit year-on-year growth during the quarter, while wires posted their highest-ever quarterly volumes. Gross merchandise value from its e-commerce platforms, Tata Steel Aashiyana and DigECA, rose 68% year on year to ₹23.8 billion in the December-ended quarter. .

In Europe, Tata Steel Netherlands reported liquid steel production of 1.68 million tonnes and deliveries of 1.40 million tonnes in the quarter, with deliveries affected by seasonal factors and subdued market conditions. Tata Steel UK delivered 0.52 million tonnes through downstream processing of purchased substrate, while enabling works for its electric arc furnace project continued to progress.

Tata Steel Thailand recorded saleable steel production of 0.31 million tonnes and deliveries of 0.29 million tonnes in October-December, with deliveries up 5% year on year, driven mainly by strong domestic rebar demand.