- Business
- Electrosteel Castings Limited manufactures ductile iron pipes, fittings, flange pipes, restrained joint pipes and cast iron pipes for water supply, sewerage and irrigation applications; it also produces steel castings and ferro alloys. The company, founded in 1955 and headquartered in Kolkata, India, operates manufacturing facilities across India including Khardah, Elavur and Haldia, with exports to over 130 countries in Europe, North and South America, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa. As India's largest producer of ductile iron pipes with a capacity of 700,000 tonnes per annum, Electrosteel pioneered ductile iron spun pipe production in the country in 1994 and ranks as the world's third-largest producer. In May 2025, the company acquired 100% of T.I.S. Services S.p.A., an Italian valve manufacturer, for up to Euro 15 million to expand its water infrastructure offerings and integrate valves into its pipeline solutions; it is evaluating a new manufacturing site in Odisha to boost ductile iron pipe capacity by 0.5 million tonnes. Electrosteel continues to benefit from government initiatives like Jal Jeevan Mission and river linking projects, while enhancing its capacity to 900,000 tonnes.