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Today, Viraj is India’s largest and world’ssixth largest manufacturer of StainlessSteel LONG products. Also Viraj is thelargest producer of stainless steel flangesin the world. The pillars of the companyare its sound business principles and aforward looking approach to everything thatis stainless steel.The beginningViraj Group was started by Mr. N. R.Kochhar and Mr. Nitan Chhatwal in theyear 1991-92 in Tarapur, situated one hourfrom Mumbai. At the onset, only themelting shop was operational, followed bya rolling mill for long products. In thecoming years, Viraj met with success,thanks to its consistent quality andcontinued to set up additional facilitiesduring the period of industrial slow downin the late nineties.Backward integration and anextensive product rangeOver the years the growth continued withinstallation of the Forging Shop, merchantmill for the production of Angles,Channels, Flats, other long sections anda Fastener Plant. The group went for amajor expansion in 2005-2006 byinstalling a new Steel Melt Shop and aNew Bar Mill has been supplied by VAIPomini of Italy. With the commissioningof new melt shop, the melting capacityhas gone up to 350,000 MTPA of stainlesssteel per annum. Proximity to theport makes the sourcing of scrap materialeasier. Besides this, the company hasan in-house logistics arm that has a fleetof 250 trucks, a container warehouse onViraj : the people of stainlessUnequal anglesthe ports and an in-house clearing agency.AcquisitionsTo spread risks and create value, Virajacquired Bebitz in 2003, a high reputedmanufacturer of flanges based in Germanythat has a century old tradition. Later onin 2004, Viraj acquired Tubinox, a Tubemanufacturer in Romania for makingseamless tubes and pipes.Various Product CategoriesValue additionsApart from stainless steel production inlarge quantities, Viraj is focusing inproviding value additions and more finishedproducts. It has installed large scalemachining shops for the machining offorged flanges, stainless steel fasteners,bright bars and very fine drawn wires.A: Long Products:Bright Bars: Round 2 to 150 mm, Hexagon 4 to 75 mm, Square 4 to 75 mmWires : 0.07 mm-16 mmWire Rods : 5.5-34 mmAngles : 20*20*3 to 150*150*15 mmChannels : 40*35*5*7 to 160*65*7.5*10.5 mmFlats : 20*3 to 150*50 mmI Beams : 76.2*59.2*4.3*6.0 to 152.4*84.6*5.9*9.1 mmRe bars : 5 mm to 12 mm (cold drawn) and 13 mm to 50 mm(hot rolled pickled)B: Forged Flanges and Fittings:All major international SpecsSize : ½” to 36” in Pressure rating 150 to 2500 lbsSize : 10 mm to 900 mm in Pressure Class 75 to 2600 PSIC: Forged Bars: 160 to 350 mmBelow is size range made by Viraj invarious product categories.D: Fasteners : All major international SpecsNuts : M5 to M27Bolts/Screws : M5 to M27Threaded Bars: M6 to M24, up to 4,000 MM lengthFasteners Viraj contd. on page 7>>STAINLESS INDIA / VOL. 13, NO.2/ 6
Viraj contd. from page 6C sectionsAccoladesWith a turnover exceeding USD 1 billion,Viraj is recognized as a leading ExportOriented Unit (EOU) by the Governmentof India, with exports to over 90 countries.It has won several awards by the ExportPromotional council for achieving highexport volumes.Following are the downstream valueaddition projects.Capacity Enhancement- Forged & Machined Rounds to45,000 TPA- Bright Bars from 33,000 TPA to48,000 TPA.- Wires from 12,000 TPA to 24,000 TPANew production facilities for industrialfasteners of 36,000 TPAThe major upstream projects includesetting up a Ferro Nickel and FerroChrome Plant with a capacity of 25,000TPA Nickel and 90,000 TPA Ferro Chrome.A Flat Products plant with a capacity of850,000 TPA is also in the pipeline. Forensuring a regular supply of power at afixed cost, the group has partnered withKSK Energy for setting up a 270 MWpower plant in Maharashtra.With all its actions oriented towardscustomer focus and strong value addition,Viraj group continues to be in theforefront of Stainless Steel Long Productsmarket.Its network of agents is spread across theworld, providing stockists and contractorsquality stainless steel products. Themanufacturing facilities have beencertified and approved by Shell, Aramco,Samsung, Sabic and several othercertifications. This ISO 9001:2000company is gaining reputation as aquality manufacturer of stainless steelproducts the world over.Planning for the futureThe group has ambitious expansion plansfor downstream as well as upstreamprojects.Wire coilsContact: M/s Viraj Group, 10 Imperial Chambers, 1 st Floor, Wilson RoadBallard Estate, Mumbai – 400 038, Tel: +91-22-2261 3056, 2261 4284Fax: +91-22-2261 2980, 2265 9713, Email: viraj@viraj.com, Web: www.viraj.comWould you like tofeature your stainlesssteel products /services inSTAINLESS INDIA?Send us your write-upalong with attractivecolour imagesDISCLAIMERDrawings / photographs of equipment, machinery, products and services in STAINLESSINDIA are for illustrative purposes only and their inclusion does not constitute or imply anyendorsement, of the items or the companies that manufacture or distribute them, by ISSDAand its staff.Utmost effort is put into ensuring that there is no infringement of copyright or IPR. In spite ofour best efforts, sometimes incorrect information creeps in, mainly because we have faith inthose who contribute articles/images for us. Any such error, if at all, is deeply regretted. Ifpointed out, we have no qualms in admitting our error and publish an apology in an effort toappease the aggrieved party.STAINLESS INDIA / VOL. 13, NO.2/ 7
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