New Delhi, Nov. 6 -- Nithia Capital-owned Evonith Steel, which acquired the bankrupt Uttam Group in 2020, has now set a target to become India's fifth-largest steelmaker.

The company plans to scale up to 6 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of capacity over the next three to five years from its existing 0.8 mtpa, according to chairman Jai Saraf.

"At Evonith Steel, organically we can grow up to 3.5 million tonnes," he told Mint in an interview on Wednesday. "The remaining 2.5 million tonnes is going to come from inorganic growth and turning around those new acquisitions to produce more to get to 6 million tonnes."

With planned expansion to 6 mtpa capacity, the company will only be the seventh-largest player behind JSW Steel Ltd, Tata Steel...