Ardent Steel Private Limited
Iron ore pellets, manufactured at Keonjhar, Odisha
Ardent Steel Private Limited is the leading Pellet manufacturing company in India, operating a 0.85 MTPA Grate Kiln pelletisation plant and a 1.35 MTPA iron ore beneficiation plant at Phuljhar, Keonjhar, and producing pellets up to 65% Fe for domestic and international markets.
About the company
A merchant pellet plant in one of the most iron-enriched regions of the world
Ardent Steel Private Limited is the leading Pellet manufacturing company in India. The Company was incorporated under the Companies Act on 13th April 2007.
The Company operates a 0.85 MTPA Pelletisation plant in Keonjhar of Odisha state, one of the most iron enriched regions of the world. This plant is the first of its kind (Grate Kiln Technology) in Odisha. The plant uses Hematite ore from the iron ore belt of Barbil, Dist. Keonjhar. We cater to both the domestic as well as the international markets. The current production of Pellets in India is approx. 60 million tons and is mostly being used for captive consumption. We are a Merchant Plant selling 100% of the product in the domestic and international markets.
Beneficiation
From 64% Fe ore to 65% Fe pellets
A 1.35 MTPA iron ore beneficiation plant, commissioned in the second quarter of 2025, upgrades the ore to 64% Fe. This allows the Company to produce 65% Fe pellets, a grade that few merchant pellet plants in the region can offer.
- Beneficiation plant
- 1.35 MTPA
- Upgraded ore
- 64% Fe
- High grade pellet
- 65% Fe
Vision
To capitalize on opportunities to grow exponentially, and optimize our resources to sustain this growth.
Key strengths
We are strategically located very close to raw material resources to avail the best economics in our input cost.
The company at a glance
- Product
- Iron ore pellets up to 65% Fe, export and domestic grades
- Pellet capacity
- 0.85 MTPA Grate Kiln plant, the first of its kind in Odisha
- Beneficiation
- 1.35 MTPA plant, commissioned in the second quarter of 2025
- Location
- Phuljhar, Keonjhar district, Odisha
- Operations since
- 31 July 2010
- Expansion
- DRI, captive power, blast furnace and steel melting shop. Upcoming Projects
Key pages
- ProductsThree pellet specifications: high grade export, export type 2 and domestic
- ManagementBoard of directors
- Upcoming ProjectsBeneficiation plant, and the two-phase expansion into DRI, power and steel
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- CareersApply for a position
- Contact usOffices, works and sales department