KIOCL Ltd has announced for set up a DISP (ductile iron spun pipe) plant with a capacity of 2 ltpa (lakh tonnes per annum), a coke oven plant with a capacity of 1.2 ltpa, and a 10 MW co-generation captive power plant in Mangaluru, Karnataka. The project are expected to create more than 500 direct and 1500 indirect jobs in the region.