# JSW Steel chases scale as Tata Steel prioritises value 2026-08-07T01:51:11+00:00 | Business & Economy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet JSW Steel plans to double steelmaking capacity to 80 million tonnes a year by 2031 through new projects, expansions and joint ventures. Tata Steel is taking a slower approach to primary steel capacity while expanding higher-value products such as precision tubes, speciality wires, coated sheets and tinplate. JSW’s partnerships with Japan’s JFE Steel and South Korea’s Posco are expected to add 16 million tonnes of capacity. Tata Steel’s domestic capacity target is 40 million tonnes, compared with 27.4 million tonnes currently, but its next major addition is the 4.8 million-tonne Neelachal expansion, due in 2031. Kotak Institutional Equities and Jefferies question whether downstream growth should come before more primary steel capacity. ## Coverage - livemint.com Tags: capacity expansion, JSW Steel, manufacturing, steel industry, Tata Steel Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/jsw-steel-chases-scale-as-tata-steel-prioritises-value/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/jsw-steel-chases-scale-as-tata-steel-prioritises-value/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.