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2.3.1 Brief Overview

Tata Steel Limited is the 10^th largest steel company and second most geographically diversified steel producer in the world. The company in concert with its subsidiaries has made its presence in almost 26 countries of the world, mainly operating in India, Europe and

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South East Asia. It is involved in prospecting, finding, and mining iron ore, coal, ferro alloys and other minerals. It is also involved with projecting and manufacturing plants and equipment for steel, oil and natural gasoline, energy and power, mining, railroads, ports, air power and space industries.

The Tata Steel’s Ferro Alloys and Minerals Division (FAMD) are a market leader for producing chrome alloys and manganese alloys in India. The FAMD has retained the core strengths of Tata Steel to build itself as a strategic business unit, with a domestic market share of 25% and global market share of 5%. It produces and supplies charge chrome, high carbon ferro chrome, high carbon silico manganese, high carbon manganese, chrome concentrate, pyroxenite and dolomite; having the largest chromites mines and reserves of high grade manganese ore in India. This division is comprised of ferrous alloy plants in Bamnipal, Joda and Attagarh, Cuttack (as a wholly owned subsidiary, TS Alloys Ltd.) besides rendering marketing services for Tata Steel Kwa Zulu Natal Pty Ltd. (TSKZN – a subsidiary of TSL in Richards Bay, South Africa). In financial year 2011-12, FAMD achieved year-on-year increase of 17% in Ferro Alloys sales. In future there are plans of augmenting the production of ferrous alloys with 55,000K tonnes of plant in Gopalpur and Silico Manganese plant in Nayagarh by 2014. The association of FAMD with the state of Odisha started in September 1991, when Tata Steel took over the Ferro Alloy Plant in Bamnipal, the then “sick” unit for Rs. 156 crores from erstwhile OMC Alloys. The plant has now surpassed its installed capacity of 50,000 TPA of charge chrome/ferro-chrome. It is considered as first successful disinvestment by the company in the state. Later, its 100 per cent of equity stake in Rawmet Industries Private Limited, which had a ferro alloy plant near Cuttack. On June 16^th, 2008, the company and their wholly owned subsidiary, Rawmet Ferrous Industries Limited entered into an agreement with Jasper Industries Private Limited to set up a coal based power plant of 2X67.5 MW capacity in Odisha. The preliminary work on the 6 mtpa greenfield steel plant at Kalinganagar, Odisha is in progress. This further strengthened the hundred-year relationship between the State and the Company.

Tata Steel Alloys Limited (T S Alloys Ltd.) is a 100% subsidiary of Tata Steel Limited, which was acquired in 2007. It was once known as Rawmet Ferrous Industries, which was a newly built Ferro Chrome company with indigenous technology having its registered office at Kolkata, before Tata Steel took it at an enterprise value of Rs 101 crores. To take this plant

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Tata Steel had signed an agreement with IMR Metallurgical Resources AG who were almost 66.46 percent stakeholder of Rawmet Ferrous Limited, Rawmet Commodities owning a 12.48 percent share and other equity holders based in Bhubaneswar. Rawmet was restructured as a TS Alloys Limited in August 2010, has a 52,000 ton capacity ferro alloy plant at Attagarh, Cuttack has grown in leaps and bounds and is running successfully in a short time since inception. It is strategically located just 31 kms from the rail head of Cuttack and 120 kms from the deep sea port of Paradip. The troupe has created nearly 1000 direct and more than 2000 indirect employment opportunities for the local people of which more than 95% of the company’s workforce comes from the local public. The major customers of the TS Alloys Limited include POSCO, Nippon Yakiokgyo Co. Ltd., JFE, DAIDO, Bhilai Steel Plant, Rathi Steel and Power Ltd., Viraj Profiles Ltd. and others. By upholding the Tata brand, the promise and trust of its customers and stakeholder with high level of ethical values make the TS Alloys Ltd. a preferred unit of business.

2.3.3 Vision, Mission and Core Values of TS Alloys Ltd.

Organisational Vision

“We aspire to be the global steel industry benchmark for value creation and corporate citizenship”.

Organisational Mission

“Consistent with the vision and values of the founder Jamsetji Tata, Tata Steel strives to strengthen India’s industrial base through the effective utilisation of staff and materials. The means envisaged to achieve this are high technology and productivity, consistent with modern management practices. Tata Steel recognises that while honesty and integrity are the essential ingredients of a strong and stable enterprise, the profitability provides the main spark for economic activity. Overall, the Company seeks to scale the heights of excellence in all that it does in an atmosphere free from fear, and thereby reaffirms its faith in democratic values”.

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Core Values

 Trusteeship: Encourage and ensure allocation of resources for the betterment of society.

 Credibility: Fulfilling commitments and consistency in action, compliance with all applicable statutes.

 Excellence: Personal involvement in process and system development and betterment.

 Integrity: Adhering to code of conduct.

 Sustainability: Empowerment and success for everyone.

 Respect for Individual: Open door policy and access to all levels. Value and respect employee’s opinion. Humility in behaviour.

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2.3.4 Organisational Structure

Figure 2.6: Organisational Structure of T S Alloys Ltd.

*Straight Line - Functional and Administrative

* Dotted Line - Administrative Only

Source: TS Alloys Ltd. – Employee Handbook (2011).

GM (Admin and Services)

AGM (Maintenance) Sr. Mgr (Op)

Mechanical

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2.3.5 Product Mix

Ferro Alloy Plant at Cuttack in Orissa, India currently makes Manganese and Chrome Alloys (50,000 tape, 2x16.5 MVA semi-closed furnaces) 300 km from the nearest port, located at the rail head with provision for both full rake and CONCOR (containerised) rake loads and road (truck) transport. Tata Steel’s Ferro Alloys and Minerals Division (FAMD) is the market leader in Ferro Chrome in India and is among the top six chrome alloy producers in the world.

Table 2.11: Product Mix at T S Alloys Ltd.

Alloys Products

Chrome Alloys Ferro Chrome

Charge Chrome

Manganese Alloys Ferro Manganese

Silico Manganese

Source: TS Alloys Ltd. - Employee Handbook (2011).

2.3.6 Special products

 Low Phosphorus HC Ferro Chrome with Phos content ranging from 0.018% max upwards

 Low Manganese Ferro Chrome with Mn levels below 0.35%

 Low Titanium Ferro Chrome, with Ti levels below 0.20% for seamless tubes

 Low Silica Ferro Manganese with Si content below 1.5% and below 1% can be made.

 Low Phos Ferro Manganese with Phos levels below 0.25% and 0.20% can be made

2.3.7 Successful Operations

 March 2007 new management acquires 100% equity stake in Rawmet Ferrous Industries Private Limited

 April 2007, 30MW additional power supplied to the plant

 Chrome ore in the form of briquettes produced

 Ferro chrome plant bottlenecks identified

 Pollution control measures implemented

 Safety measures implemented in all aspects of the plant operations

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 Aug 2010 the name was changed from Rawmet Ferrous Industries Ltd. to T S Alloys Ltd (TSAL)

2.3.8 Future Growth Plans

 TSAL plans to double the production capacity to 1,10,000 mtpa around 2015.

 Construction of the captive power plant to meet future power requirements.

 Fresh recruitment and providing training for newcomers to meet growth plans.

 Railway siding for smooth transportation of raw materials and finished goods, to meet future logistic requirements for bulk movement.

 Implementation of SAP for smooth business operation.

2.3.9 Statutory Compliances and Returns

TSAL has adhered to following statutory compliances and returns for smooth operation and carry through the legal obligations created by the general assembly as illustrated in table 2.12.

Table 2.12: Statutory Compliances and Returns Sl.

No. Name of Statute Nature of Requirement Statutory

Authority Frequency 1

Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977 as amended till date

To submit a return in Form I for water consumption before 5th of every month.

OSPCB Monthly

2

The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977 amended till date

Pay cess as per the demand notice

raised by OSPCB. OSPCB Monthly

3

Air (Prevention and Control Of Pollution) Act 1981 as amended till date And Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974 as amended till date

Submit Environment Monitoring Report as per the condition given in Consent to Operate.

OSPCB Monthly

4 EP Act, 1986 amended till date

Submission of Environment audit report in Form V to SPCB on or before 30th September every year.

OSPCB Yearly

Submission of annual return in Form 4 (generation, handling, storage and disposal) in Form-4 to SPCB on or before 30^th June of each financial year.

OSPCB Yearly

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The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and Hazardous waste (Management, Handling and Transboundary

Movement) Rules 2008 amended till date

Maintain records of hazardous waste generation for verification by SPCB in Form -3

OSPCB Ongoing

7

Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001 as amended up to 2010

Half -yearly return in form No- VIII (For the period April-September and October-March)

OSPCB Half-yearly

8 E- Waste Rule 2011

Maintaining Records in Form-2.

For verification by SPCB Disposal of E- waste through authorised and registered recyclers.

The rule is implemented

from 01-05-2012

Monthly

Source: TS Alloys Ltd. – Adwitiya Prayas (2011).

2.3.10 HR Policies

The main purpose of these policies is to set guidelines for manpower planning, maintenance and accuracy of personnel records, employee occurrence, absence and tardiness.