Steel Complex Ltd. (SCL) is the only mini steel plant in Kerala. The Company was originally promoted in the joint sector between the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. (KSIDC) and a private entrepreneur in 1969. SCL set up its mini steel plant in 1972 with installed capacity of 37,000 tonnes p.a.

The Company commenced commercial production in September 1973.

As part of rehabilitation package, KSIDC raised its shareholding in SCL to more than 50% ad thus SCL became the subsidiary of KSIDC in 1979.

In 1983 SCL undertook expansion scheme by adding the third electric arc furnace, by which the production capacity was raised to 55,000 tonnes p.a. The operation of the company then improved and SCL earned substantial profits during 1984-86.

Steel making by melting various grades of good quality scrap, hot briquetted iron, iron ore and pig iron and refining the same in electric arc furnace is adopted in SCL. The company has three electric arc furnaces of 10/12T capacity each and a twin-strand continuous casting machine designed by Concast-AG, Zurich.

Besides these, the company have various auxiliary equipments like 25/5T EOT Cranes, Water Treatment Plant, 110/11KV substation, full-fledged metallurgical laboratory, etc.

The steel produced here is strictly confirming to BIS Specification falling under Mild, Medium Carbon and Spring Steel qualities and is cast into 100 mm sq. Billets. The billets are further rolled and converted in to constructional steel of various sections at rolling mills and marketed by SCL. Being a holder of ‘A’ grade BIS License, the Company is authorized to issue certificate conforming to BIS specifications.