Electrosteel Castings Limited (ECL) started by producing steel castings and cast iron pipes at Khardha, West Bengal in 1959 and its first CI pipe factory was commissioned at Khardah, near Kolkata, West Bengal with an installed capacity of 14,400 TPA. The Company manufactures DI spun pipes, DI fittings and pig iron (an essential intermediate product in the manufacture of DI spun pipes and cast iron (“CI”) spun pipes) at its facility in Khardah (West Bengal), CI spun pipes at its facility in Elavur (Tamil Nadu) and low ash metallurgical coke (“LAMC”) (an important intermediate product used in the production of liquid metal/pig iron) at its facility in Haldia (West Bengal).

During 2005, the company had raised USD 40 million through the issue of Global Depositary Receipts and during 2006 the company issued Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds of USD 75 million.