JSW group acquired the Company and took over the Management from November 2004.

Salem Works is the only integrated steel plant in Tamil Nadu and is located at Pottaneri/M. Kalipatti villages and at about 35 kms from Salem. As part of the JSW group, the plant underwent a dramatic transformation and started making profits from the first year onwards. A fast paced expansion plan has been drawn for the company to quickly become the first one million tone steel plant in Tamil Nadu. The Company is having facilities for production of Pig Iron, Steel, Billet and Rolled Steel products in the long product category. The present capacity is being expanded to one million tones per annum. It has adopted the Sinter plant Blast furnace Energy Optimising Furnace Ladle Furnace, Vacuum Degassing Continuous Casting Machine bar and rod mill route with iron ore as the basic input material. It also has plants for generation of power and production of oxygen. Salem Works is highly environment conscious and the process and technology is designed for reusing and recycling the process waste. We have an expanding green belt to provide a green environment. Products of Salem Works have the hallmark of quality and combined with competitive pricing, they are highly preferred in automobile and construction sectors.