Diamond Jubilee Workshop on “Decarbonisation& Sustainability Challenges in Raw Material Preparation for Steel Industries” at CSIR-IMMT

Bhubaneswar : Diamond Jubilee Workshop on “Decarbonisation & Sustainability Challenges in Raw Material Preparation for Steel Industries was organized” at CSIR-IMMT Bhubaneswar on 23rd June 2023.
The workshop was inaugurated in the presence of Chief Guest, Mr. N.D. Rao, President, Atha Group of Industries, Dr. Ramanuj Narayan, Director, CSIR-IMMT , Dr. S. K. Biswal, President, 4MSI, Shri Debasish Nanda, Director, Coal India Ltd, Shri Arun Kumar Rath-Head Brown field Projects, Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India.
Delivering the welcome address Dr Ramanuj expressed his happiness for participating in this workshop Dr Ramanuj said, this is the diamond Jubilee year of CSIR, IMMT. During these years each members of IMMT contributed a lot towards research and innovation. This is brainstorming session where the industry experts will discuss on Decarbonisation & Sustainability Challenges in Raw Material Preparation for Steel Industries.
Speaking on this occasion Chief Guest, Mr. N.D. Rao, President, Atha Group of Industries said, I am delighted to be present here and excited to share that we have successfully established a state-of-the-art iron ore beneficiation plant, with a capacity of 10 million tons, at TSPL. I am associated with this institute since last 3 decades. This institute has gained international recognition and has successfully executed industrial projects on a global scale. Such workshop gives a great opportunity to discuss further in terms of innovation and research work. There are many challenges in front of the industry and the institute as well. We the industry houses come to you looking for the solutions of our problems, because are the innovators. You have tremendous experience and expertise in iron Ore beneficiation. I extend my congratulations to all the scientists and employees for their remarkable contributions for the steel industry.
Speaking on this occasion Shri Debasish Nanda, Director, Coal India Ltd, said, and interacting with the youthful population gives me a lot of enthusiasm. With the growth of the Indian steel sector, we are one of the countries challenging China. When you look at capacity, you can see that it is gradually expanding while demand is also increasing. India, as a developing country, aspires to have a 47 billion dollar GDP by 2047.
Praising CSIR-IMMT for organizing such workshop Shri Arun Kumar Rath-Head Brown field Projects, Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India, introduced the Arcelor Mittal Climate Action Report, which highlighted the concept of Smart Carbon. Smart Carbon is a strategy that utilizes circular carbon approaches to produce carbon-neutral steel. He also provided further details on the vision for carbon neutrality and explained how Arcelor Mittal and Nippon Steel, as the parent companies, addressing climate change through innovative initiatives and sustainable practices in the steel industry
By Dr. T. Pavan Kumar, Sr. Scientist, SPBD interacted with the Startups and Entrepreneurs.
During the workshop, Dr. Ashok Sahu, CSIR-IMMT Chief Scientist of Mineral Processing and Business Development delivered a special lecture. At his retirement moment Dr. Sahu, was honored for his invaluable contribution.
Shri R.K Sahu, Mrs A.K Sahu were felicitated for their contribution towards the research work.