Case Study

TATA STEEL—A COMPANY THAT ALSO MAKES STEEL

(This case study is based on reports in the print and electronic media, and is meant for academic purpose only. The author has no intention to sully the image of the corporate or executives discussed)

CELEBRATING AN EVENTFUL CENTENARY

On 26 August 2007, Tata Steel, India’s first private sector steel unit celebrated its well-deserved centenary jubilee. Established exactly a hundred years ago, the company has now transformed itself into a global giant, with a production capacity of almost 26 million tonnes against a mere 100,000 tonnes it started with in 1907. Tata Steel’s coveted history is “linked intrinsically to the genesis and growth of an industrial India”.1

THE BEGINNING AND GROWTH

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