INDIAN INSTITUTE OF METALS
PUNE CHAPTER
Decarbonization Strategy for the Steel Industry
Mon, 29 May
|Kirloskar Auditorium
Registration Fees: 250/- (For Students it is complimentary, but registration is mandatory) Bank Details: State Bank of India, COEP Branch: 10431 Account no: 11099464900 IFSC Code: SBIN0010431 College of Engineering Shivajinagar, Pune Please send payment receipt to office@iimpc.com
Time & Location
29 May 2023, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Kirloskar Auditorium, Bhau Institute, Beside COEP Boat Club, COEP Technological University, Shivajinagar, Pune, Maharashtra 411005, India
Guests
About the event
It is a well-acknowledged fact that the Steel and Cement are the foundational materials for our human civilization. We are currently producing 2 billion tons of steel globally. We in India produced 124.7 million tons in 2022 and it is expected
that by 2030 we shall cross 300 million tons target – largely through increase in the primary production. The challenge facing the steel industry in India is the kind of technologies we should invest in today to meet our ambitious targets
both on the sustainability (which includes cost, supply chain vulnerabilities and environmental impact) front as well as on the production front.
The steel industry is at a crossroads globally and certainly in India, we are faced with multiple challenges. Primary, that is, ore-based steel production is energy intensive and currently available energy resources have a high CO2 footprint. However, India is unique in that all major technologies are…