Mahindra Ugine Steel
# Mahindra Ugine Steel

Mahindra Sanyo Special Steel Private Limited or formerly known as Mahindra Ugine Steel (MUSCO) is a manufacturer of specialty steel, stampings, and rings headquartered in Mumbai, India. It is a joint venture of the Mahindra Group, one of India's largest industrial houses and Sanyo Special Steel Co. Ltd and Mitsui & Co. Ltd from Japan

MUSCO has three stampings facilities located near key automotive clusters in India: Kanhe to serve the manufacturing cluster in Pune; Nashik; and Rudrapur to serve Northern India. Together, MUSCO has a total stampings capacity of 30,000 metric tons per year. Its ring rolling division also has a total capacity of 30,000 metric tons. It was the first steel company in India to receive an ISO 9001:2000 Certificate in 2002 and in 2005, it received ISO TS 16949 certification.

## History

MUSCO was incorporated on 19 December 1962 in Mumbai. It began as a dealership/seller of tool, alloy, and specialty steels. In 1964, MUSCO was first listed on Mumbai Stock Exchange.

## Awards

* ISO/TS 16949 : 2002 Certification by RWTUV (Germany) in August 2005.
* AD 2000 WO Certification of a QM System according to Pressure Equipment Directive: 97/23/EC, from RWTUV (Germany).
* Lloyd’s Register, London for Steels used in Ship Building.
* Well-Known Steel Maker Certification by Central Boilers Board for Creep Resistant Steel under IBR 1950.
* Certification for Registration of In-House R&D Unit by Ministry of Science & Technologies, Government of India.
* National Award by Ministry of Defence, Government of India for Development of Steels for Aircraft.
* Awarded Best Alloy Plant in India by Indian Institute of Metals in 1995.
* Vikram Sarabhai Space Research Centre for High Temperature Steels for Space Applications.
* Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for MIG Supersonic Aircraft Components (Recipient of National Award).
* Siemens (Germany) for High Temperature Steels for Turbines.
* Cummins Award as "Ship To Use" Supplier.
* Caterpillar for supply of high quality steel bars.
