JSW Steel produced 30.14 million metric tons of crude steel in FY26, growing 8% year-on-year. The Salem plant expanded capacity to 1.15 million metric tons after commissioning new steelmaking equipment. Despite a blast furnace shutdown at Vijayanagar, Indian operations maintained strong utilization rates. A new joint venture, JSW Sambalpur Steel Limited, was formed through a partnership with JFE Steel of Japan, marking a significant step in JSW Steel's global expansion strategy.