Tata Steel Limited has achieved record annual production in India due to capacity expansion, helping it become one of the world’s most geographically diverse producers in the changing global landscape for industrial metals.
The Tata group company produced 23.48 million tonnes of crude steel in India in FY26, up 8% from the previous year, according to an exchange filing on Tuesday (April 7, 2026). Production was mainly boosted by the ramp-up of the Kalinganagar plant in Odisha, which helped offset the temporary closure of the blast furnace at its Jamshedpur facility.
The results underline Tata Steel’s keen focus on the Indian market as it grapples with more volatile conditions in Europe. Domestic deliveries crossed the 20 million tonne mark for the first time – a milestone which the company attributed to its strong position in high-end industrial sectors.
“Deliveries in India have increased in line with production,” the company said in a stock exchange filing, noting that quarterly deliveries in the last three months of the fiscal year were the best in its history.
The performance was led by several key verticals:
- Motor vehicles: Record annual volume achieved of ~3.4 million tonnes.
- retail: Driven by Tata Tiscon, volumes reached ~7.3 million tonnes.
- Digital Sales: Gross merchandise value from its e-commerce platform grew 161% year-on-year ₹9,360 crores.
european headwinds
While Indian operations reached new heights, Tata Steel’s European units faced a more complex environment.
In the United Kingdom, delivery volumes fell to 2.2 mtpa in FY26, down from 2.51 mtpa a year earlier, due to “slow market dynamics”. Tata Steel is currently shifting its UK operations towards a greener footprint, with work progressing on a new 3 MTPA electric arc furnace at Port Talbot.
In the Netherlands, annual liquid steel production remained relatively stable at 6.69 MTPA, compared with 6.75 MTPA a year earlier.
southeast asia development
Separately, the company’s operations in Thailand saw improvement, with deliveries rising 11% to 1.32 MTPA. This growth was largely supported by a surge in domestic rebar sales within the region.
Tata Steel shares have been closely watched by investors for global industrial activity and India’s infrastructure-led growth. The company’s focus on high-end downstream products in India – which saw volumes grow 11% this year – suggests a strategic shift towards protecting margins against commodity price fluctuations.
