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Transparency to Customers

JSW Group is committed to operating processes and conducting marketing promotions in a transparent, responsible manner that shares product information to customers with absolute transparency – both as per regulatory requirements specific to certain geographies and as per voluntary schemes.

Life-cycle Assessment

Life-cycle Assessment

We cognize that product design and consumer behaviour can affect the overall environmental performance and efficiency of a product. Among the tools and methodologies available to evaluate the environmental, economic and social performance of materials and consumer products (including their impact on climate change and natural resources), life cycle assessment (LCA) provides a holistic approach that considers the potential impacts from all stages of manufacture, product use and end-of-life (reuse, recycling or disposal).

It is essential to recognize that a full life cycle approach is the best way to assess a product's impact on the environment. It is also, therefore, the best way to help society make informed decisions on the use of materials and their economic importance. We at JSW Group have recognised the need to develop a sound methodology to assess the life cycle inventory of our key products and services, to support the markets and customers. LCA study has been completed for seven of our products, using the GaBits software system for life cycle engineering, developed by Thinkstep AG.

Environmental Product Declaration

Environmental Product Declaration

JSW Group attains product-specific Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) that are made according to a transparent standard and verified by the external agency according to international standards. Our presence lies in the heavy manufacturing sectors of steel and cement, both of which are extensively used in the construction industry. By using the EPD awarded products of JSW, our customers in the construction industry can earn points for certification schemes like LEED and BREEAM. The level of transparency and reporting through EPD allows us to identify environmental hotspots in the life cycle of a product, optimum resource decisions to be made, and demonstrates the sustainability of our products that go into construction projects.

GreenPro Product-JSW Steel

JSW Steel offers a range of innovative products, including grades such as FE 500D and FE 550D TMT Rebar (NPD), which are GreenPro product-jsw steel certified—an eco-label developed by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to certify products as environmentally sustainable. CII is a non-government, not-for-profit business association that works to create a conducive environment for the development of Indian industry. These certified products contribute to climate change mitigation by reducing lifecycle carbon emissions through energy-efficient manufacturing. They use 12–15% less steel and have 12% reduced weight compared to conventional alternatives. Additionally, these products are developed using practices that integrate renewable energy and circular economy principles, such as recycling and slag utilization. They also support green building standards like IGBC and LEED, enabling low-carbon construction. In FY 2024-25, these products helped reduce emissions by more than 0.31 tCO2e per tonnes of product compared to conventional products, resulting in an absolute CO2 saving of 8 lacs tCO2 and generating revenue of approximately INR 40,000 crores. CII has certified a range of our products under their coveted GreenPro certificate which enables us to offer these more sustainable products to our customers.

What is Environmental Product Declaration?

An Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) is a voluntary declaration of the life-cycle environmental impacts of a product, an independently verified and registered document that communicates transparent and comparable information about the life-cycle environmental impact of products. The objective is to enable and support organisations in any country to communicate quantified environmental information to customers on the life cycle of their products in a credible, comparable, and understandable way, thereby assisting in product comparison.

EPD is based on a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study - a methodology to assess the environmental impacts associated with a product or service and provides a holistic approach by considering the potential impacts from all stages of manufacture, product use, and end-of-life stages.

EPDs combined with the Life Cycle Assessment approach with a level playing field provided by Product Category Rules (PCR), results in a reliable resource for the customers to have better clarity on which product to opt for.

JSW plans to institute EPD as a group-wide programme complying with EN 15804 and ISO 14025 standards.

Environment Product Declarations

Cold Rolled Closed Annealed Coil (CRCA)

Over the years, the Vijayanagar plant has emerged as a strategic first mover, embracing new technologies and rapidly advancing in terms of speed and quality. It has established itself on par with the best players in the industry and has become India’s lowest-cost steel producer. It is the state-of-the-art equipment and manufacturing processes that ensure the highest quality of these coils. JSW Steel is renowned for the superior quality and reliability of its hot-rolled products. Employing advanced machinery and manufacturing techniques, hot-rolled coils are produced at Hot Strip Mills (HSM) I, with a capacity of 3 MTPA, and HSM II, with a capacity of 5 MTPA, located in Vijayanagar. The semi-finished slab is then hot-rolled into coils at the HSM and further sent to Cold Rolling Mills (CRM) for the production of CRCA.

Steel Hot Rolled Coil (HRC)

Over the years, the Vijayanagar plant has emerged as a strategic first mover, embracing new technologies and rapidly evolving in terms of speed and quality. It has established itself on par with the best players in the industry and has become India’s leading low-cost steel producer. It is the state-of-the-art equipment and manufacturing processes that ensure the highest quality of these coils. JSW Steel is renowned for the superior quality and reliability of its hot-rolled products. Employing advanced machinery and manufacturing techniques, hot-rolled coils are produced at Hot Strip Mill (HSM) I with a capacity of 3 MTPA and HSM II with a capacity of 5 MTPA, both located in Vijayanagar.

The HRC-grade product range includes IF steel, low carbon, medium carbon, high carbon, HSLA, AHSS, UHSS, Si-killed steel, electrical steel for CRNO and CRGO, weather-resistant steel, low-alloy steel, phase hardening steel, and API line pipe steel. These hot-rolled offerings find applications across various sectors such as structural and general engineering, tubing, piping, and LPG cylinder manufacturing. They serve as critical inputs for industries spanning industrial and engineering, automotive, energy, and capital goods.

Finished Steel Flat Products

JSW Steel Limited manufactures the Flat products. The steel products are produced predominantly by two process routes i.e. Blast Furnace (BF)/Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF) route and Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) route. JSW Steel has COREX technology for steel production similar to blast furnace technology. Primary data is used for all gate-to-gate processes and iron ore mines owned by JSW Steel.

Finished Steel Long Products

JSW Steel has obtained an Environmental Product Declarations (EPD’s) – Type III eco-labelling for all finished long products from three integrated steel plants viz TMT Bar and Wire Rod from Vijayanagar, TMT Bar from Dolvi and Hot Rolled Wire Rod Coil, Heat Treated Wire Rod Coil, Hot Rolled Hexagonal Wire Rod Coil, Hot Rolled Round Cornered Square (RCS), Heat Treated Bar, Hot Rolled Bar, Hot Rolled Hexagonal Bar from Salem. This EPD is compliant with EN 15804 and is based on the LCA conducted as per the ISO 14040/44

Galvanized Steel

The galvanized steel manufactured at JSWSCPL is not just high in strength, but also corrosion-resistant, durable and lightweight. The zinc-iron alloy layers formed during the process of galvanizing to create a protective coat around the steel, keeping moisture out and preventing corrosion. Galvanizing also imparts excellent adhesion and abrasion resistance, along with unmatched protection against the elements. These features make the galvanized corrugated sheets, branded JSW VISHWAS, the most sought-after in the market. It is used in roofing & cladding, structural grades, ducting, coolers, furniture and heat plates, solar heating panels, electrical & light fittings, agricultural equipments, automotive, boxes and sandwich panels etc.

Vasind : https://environdec.com/library/epd6483

Tarapur : https://environdec.com/library/epd6487

Kalmeshwar : https://environdec.com/library/epd6477

Galvalume

JSW Steel Coated Products Limited (JSWSCPL) is the first licensee galvalume producer in India that uses technology from BIEC International Inc., USA. This technology license gives the edge over others by providing continuous access to the latest product innovations and process refinements through BIEC and the ZAC Association, which enable JSWSCPL to manufacture products of the highest quality. The alloy-coated product contains 55% aluminium, 43.5% zinc and 1.5% silicon by weight.

Vasind: https://environdec.com/library/epd6484

Tarapur : https://environdec.com/library/epd6488

Kalmeshwar: https://environdec.com/library/epd6478

Pre-painted Galvanized Steel

JSW’s Colour Coated product offering combines the strength of steel, the beauty of paint and enhanced corrosion resistance in an unbeatable package. The pre-painted corrugated sheets and profiles are branded as JSW Colouron (Colour coated galvanized sheets) and JSW Colouron Plus (55% aluminium-zinc alloy colour coated steel sheets). The Pre-painted products are available in a variety of paint systems, including Regular Modified Polyester, Silicon Modified Polyester, Super Durable Polyester, Poly Vinylidene Fluoride and Vinyl Coated Metal.

Vasind: https://environdec.com/library/epd6485

Tarapur: https://environdec.com/library/epd6489

Kalmeshwar: https://environdec.com/library/epd6481

Pre-painted Galvalume

JSW’s Colour Coated product offering combines the strength of steel, the beauty of paint and enhanced corrosion resistance in an unbeatable package. The pre-painted corrugated sheets and profiles are branded as JSW Colouron (Colour coated galvanized sheets) and JSW Colouron Plus (55% aluminium-zinc alloy colour coated steel sheets). The Pre-painted products are available in a variety of paint systems, including Regular Modified Polyester, Silicon Modified Polyester, Super Durable Polyester, Poly Vinylidene Fluoride and Vinyl Coated Metal.

Vasind: https://environdec.com/library/epd6486

Tarapur: https://environdec.com/library/epd6490

Kalmeshwar: https://environdec.com/library/epd6482

Tinplate

Being non-toxic in nature and because of its ability to resist bacteria, UV radiation, retain original colour, flavour and aroma of the contents, Tinplate is extensively used as a packaging medium for storage of canned foods, juices and other beverages. Other than edibles, Tinplate has paved its way into the packaging of paints, aerosols, battery jackets, chemicals, closures, etc. It is 100% bio-degradable and 100% recyclable, and thus, a highly sustainable packaging medium.

Tarapur: https://environdec.com/library/epd9207