Tata Sponge Iron plans to enhance the capacity of its Keonjhar facility in Odisha. In May 2017, the company has received environmental clearance from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, towards the proposal to enhance DRI production from 3.9 lakh TPA to 4.25 lakh TPA. The capacity expansion will be carried out in the existing facility located at Biliepada in Keonjhar, Odisha.