STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED It recently organized a webinar through its IISCO Steel Plant, Burnpur with domestic Refractories manufactures from various regions to explore the opportunities for enhancing domestically manufactured refractory usage in integrated steel plants both in terms of quality and quantity.
A substantial quantity of imported refractory is currently used in the steel plant operations in
In a bid to maximize domestically produced refractories, SAIL is taking several initiatives. The government's thrust on Atmanirbhar Bharat is an opportunity for the domestic refractory manufacturers and can mutually benefit the domestic steel industry. During the webinar, it was stressed that this is an opportunity for domestic refractory manufacturers to cater to the domestic requirements. For this, they will have ample opportunity to invest in R&D and develop alternate refractory products for which SAIL will give the platform for trial. In the webinar, the current & future requirements for refractory products and challenges faced by integrated steel plants in adopting indigenous refractory products were discussed at length. This platform was aimed at providing a mutual platform for exploring each other's requirements so as to realize the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat and promote the concept of 'vocal for local'.
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