Background

India has vast reserves of iron ore, non-coking coal, and skilled labour. The per capita steel consumption is only about 84 kg compared to the global average of 225 kg. The steel demand is on the rise due to the large number . of infrastructure projects planned by the government and the rise of the automobile and manufacturing industries. India can be the lowest in cost for production of steel and can export a lot like China. The GOI has planned 300 Million Tonnes (MT) of steel production by 2030–31 and 500 MT by 2047. Steel plants, both in the public and private sectors, have planned to set up greenfield steel plants as well as expand their existing plants.

However, these projects face many hurdles in the timely implementation of these projects due to various factors like land acquisition, forest and environmental clearances, mining rights, Arranging funds, timely processing of bills by the clients, and many others arising due to ‘Red Tape’. Because of these, some projects get abandoned and others take an unduly long time, resulting in a steep increase in project cost. In view of the emphasis on decarbonisation and carbon-free steelmaking routes, suitable and sustainable technological routes need to be selected for the long-term viability of the projects, and in this respect, global assistance is needed.

ISR has therefore planned to organise this program by convergence of all agencies involved. Odisha is now the epicentre of all new steel plants due to its vast reserves of rich iron ore, non-coking coal, several ports, and good infrastructure like roads and a lot of new railway projects, besides facilities for higher education in science, engineering, and management.

We expect the presence of chief executives of all major steel plants in India besides the secondary sector, mine owners, executives from banks, technology providers like SMS, Danieli, Primetals, Midrex, Tenova, etc.

This can augment setting up steel plants and expanding these within the scheduled time and projected investment. 

Key Issues

• Faster Project Clearances & Implementation for Greenfield/Brownfield Projects

• Sustainable Technology to make Green Steel

• Indigenous Steel plant Equipments

• Automation & Digitisation

• Logistics to Minimize Costs of Transportation

• Power & Energy

• Environments and Safety

Participants

This Seminar will have all Important Stakeholders, such as:

• Government Officials: Chief Minister & other ministers of Odisha. The Central Minister of Railway & IT,;Steel Ministry, Sr Executives of Financial institutions; Officials from department of mines, forest & environment clearances, etc.

• MD/CEO of all major steel producers in India- both from the integrated and Secondary Sector.

• Technology providers & Steel plant Equipment suppliers like SMS, Danieli & Co., Primetals, Midrex, Tenova, Tata Projects, Larsen & Toubro

• Suppliers to Steel Plants like manufacturers of Refractory, Core Wire, Ferro Alloys, Iron Ore & Coal Miners.

• Senior Representatives from Energy & Power Sector.

• Reputed R&D institutions like NML, IMMT.

• Consultants like Mecon, M. N. Dastur & Co.

• Digitisation & All experts like IBM, PwC, Deloitte, TCS, etc.

• Local Trade Unions & Social Organisations looking after the Welfare of the State and its Citizens.

Organising Commitee

ISR: Santosh Mahanti - CMD

IPICOL: Mr. S.S. Mohanty, CEO & MD, Essar Minmet

Dr. Ramanuj Narayan, Director of CSIR-IMMT

Mr. Subhasis Majumdar, Corporate Monitor

Mr. B. P. Sarkar- Ex Tata Steel & founder, STEEL TECH