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- Kalyani Steels Limited (KSL.NS), established in 1973 and headquartered in Pune, India, manufactures forging and engineering quality carbon and alloy steels using the blast furnace route at its integrated facility in Ginigera, Karnataka; the company produces rolled bars for automotive applications such as crankshafts, camshafts, connecting rods, gears, transmission shafts, axle beams and steering knuckles used in commercial vehicles, passenger cars and construction equipment; rolled bars for engineering applications; rounds for the seamless tube industry including boiler grade and creep resistant grades like SA213-T11 and SA213-T22 conforming to specifications such as SAE, BS, DIN, JIS and API; and machined bars with low electrical resistivity for the primary aluminium smelting industry. KSL operates primarily in India, serving the automotive sector which accounts for around 80% of sales, along with oil & gas, energy, bearings, seamless pipes, engineering and railways; it functions as a backward integration unit for the Kalyani Group, with group companies like Bharat Forge Limited and Kalyani Technoforge Limited representing 55-60% of net sales, while maintaining approved vendor status and repeat orders from external OEMs. In recent developments, KSL acquired assets of Kamineni Steel & Power India Private Limited for approximately ₹505 crore in February 2024, funded through internal accruals; signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Odisha on February 23, 2024, for a ₹11,750 crore investment in a 0.7 MTPA integrated advanced specialty steel and titanium metal/alloy manufacturing complex at Gajamara in Dhenkanal district; and commissioned a coke oven plant in March 2023, enhancing operational efficiency and contributing to PBILDT margins of 18-20% in FY24 and H1FY25.