Chandrapur Ferro Alloy Plant also known as Maharashtra Elektrosmelt Ltd (MEL), it became a Unit of SAIL in year 2011.
[2] CFP's major production facilities include two no of 33 MVA Submerged Electric Arc Furnaces for production of Ferro alloys, two Manganese Ore Sintering Plants, Furnace gas based Power Plant, Mechanized Crushing and Screening System for Ferro Alloys and 1 MVA Electric Arc Furnace for the production of Medium Carbon and Low Carbon Ferro Manganese with Lime Calcination and Manganese Ore Roasting Unit.
One example of the latest technological development is the state of the art ‘Layer Casting Technology’ for casting molten Ferro Alloys and Ferro Alloy Processing Unit (Crusher) which is the first of its kind in India.
With an investment of around Rs 185 crores, a 45 MW Sub-merged Arc Furnace with a production capacity of around 90,000 tonnes of High Carbon Ferro Manganese or 70,000 tonnes of Silico Manganese is under construction.
With an investment of 38 crores, a 4 MW (furnace gas based) Power Plant is also envisaged.