Tata Steel, formerly known as TISCO (Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited), is a steel company based in Mumbai, India. It is part of Tata Group of companies.
Its main plant is located in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, though with its recent acquisitions, the company has become a multinational with operations in various countries. The registered office of Tata Steel is in Mumbai. In the year 2000, the company was recognised as the world's lowest-cost producer of steel. The company was also recognised as the world's best steel producer by blank">World Steel Dynamics in 2005. The company is listed on _BSE and NSE; and employs about 82,700 (2007) people http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080102/biz.htm#6.
