INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR
Organised byon

Strategies for Sustainable
Growth and Profit Maximizationfor
Steel Plants in India(16th in the Series of Annual Seminars on
Latest Technologies in Steel Industry)

Monday 16th October, 2023

STEEL TECH’s annual International Seminar started in 2009 by our founding Editor Late Dr. Amit
Chatterjee which became very popular and unique in its own way. A large number of speakers
and participants attended it both from domestic and overseas. The rich contents, interactive deliberations and opportunity for networking were its especial attraction. We continued the saga andthis 16th seminar in the series will discuss about the growth strategies for Indian steel plants andhow to maximise profits so important for survival and growth. It will surely be of great interests tothe participants.

BACKGROUND
India is now the second largest Steel producer in the world. Its population is close to 1.4 billion
almost same as in China but per capita consumption of steel is ~81 Kg compared to global average of 233 and China’s ~645 Kg. National Steel Policy aims to reach 300 Mtpa steel capacityanda robust finished steel per capita consumption of 160 Kg by FY31.This will entail additional investment of INR 10 Lakh Cr by FY31 as per National Steel Policy 2017.India also aims to reach 500
Mtpa of crude steel capacity by 2047.The Secondary Sector is expected to produce over 30%
crude steel which is unique for India.Like elsewhere in the world, there is also pressure due toclimate change to produce green steel.
Although India has vast reserves of non-coking coal and iron ore, production cost in Indian steel
plants is higher due to various factors like high interest rates for capital, dependence on imported
coking coal, raw materials for refractory making, additives like Ni for stainless steel, etc. Energy
cost is also high due to higher electricity rate. The logistic costs in India is much higher in addition
to comparatively higher Govt. levies and taxes at various points in supply chain. Moreover, Indiansteel plants are still and majorly dependent on imported technology and equipment supply for new
plants or brownfield expansion. Production of green steel will also call for imported technology.
The profitability and survival of steel plants face volatility due to frequent steel price fluctuations
globally, export policy /taxes imposed by various countries, quota system from within the country
and outside etc.
Considering all the points as mentioned above and more, it is always a big challenge for eachsteel plant to make out a strategy to survive andgrow by adopting various measures so that profit
margins remain high not only for survival but also for healthy growth in capacity build up and meetthe expectation of various stakeholders.

WHY ATTEND THIS SEMINAR
The seminar will provide a unique opportunity to interact with Doyen ofIndustries, Technology Suppliers, Designers, Operating Personnel,Researcher, Academia and many other involved with Metal Production,
Processing from across the world. The latest technological developments
in production/usage as well as process control techniques will be deliberated in the seminar.

PARTICIPANTS & SPEAKERS
Ministry of Steel & Mines, Danieli, MetscoOutotec, Midrex,
PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES, SMS Group, Tenova, Qoncept,ATMASTCO,TATA STEEL, AM/NS, JSPL, JSW, SAIL, Vedanta
Group, Adani, Shakambhari, Rashmi, Shyam Steel, Sharp Ferro,
Secondary Steel Producers, IBM, Kleenair, MN Dastur, MECON,NML, IMMT and many more….

2STEEL TECH’s annual International Seminar has remained very popular in which a large no. ofspeakers and participants from India and overseas attend.

KEY ISSUES TO BE DISCUSSED
Technology & Equipment•Adoption of Latest Technologies andEquipments help to remain sustainable and costcompetitive. Life cycle cost to be the basis forselection of technology besides the nature ofindigenous raw materials availability, need torestrict CO2 emission at all stages, meetingcustomers’ requirement in respect of quality andsizes.
•Aim to reduce cost of production throughhigh efficiency in operation, ability to use wide
variety of raw materials, flexibility in production offinished steels at various combination of sizes
and meeting other quality requirements.
•Manufacturing of steel plant equipment inIndia is a must to reduce cost of procurement andreduced Lead Time.
Logistic Costs•
Logistic costs is almost 20-25% of total
cost for a steel plant. Mode of transport need tobe slurry pipeline for raw materials, water transport as far as possible and finally Railways arecheaper compared to Road Transport. Beneficiation of ore and coal at mines site, Service Centre
near the plant to cut exact sizes required by customers, etc. will reduce cost of transportation.
Increase of Net Realisation•For existing steel plant and facilities, net
realisation can be increased through several
measures by superior service to customers compared to competitors like product mix; meeting
quality & size requirements of customers, fasterand door delivery, speedy resolve of customers’complaints, etc.

Innovations•As India has large reserves of highash non-coking coal and iron ore fragile innature, innovative technology is requiredfor production of DRI and Liquid hot
metal(Posco’s Finex
technology is one example in this direction).
•CO2 emission is high in Indian steel
plants- around 2.5 t per ton of HM. For
existing BF, coke rate need to come down
drastically through injection of Pulverised
coal, natural gas and H2. Carbon capture &Usage is vital for Indian plants if they want
to utilise the non-coking coal availability.
Commercial applications is still at nascentstage. R&D need to work on this.
•Green Steelmaking•
India still imports a lot of alloy andCRGO steels at high cost for Defence andElectrical industry. Need for developing
technology for production of these value
added steels.
Development of New Products and diversification to new areas are important for Long
term sustainability.
Digitization & AI•
No plant in this era can be sustainable and make profit without recourse toDigitization and implementing Industry 4.0.
The various areas where these can beinducted to be discussed at affordablecosts.
•Digitisation and use of AI will help in
reduction of man power and increased
safety for people working besides achieving better quality products with less rejection.

Do not miss this unique opportunity3Brand Image, Safety & Environment
Company’s brand image to be developed over the years to allow higher
prices and retention of customers. Environment is one of the Key Issue
for sustainability and make the local Society and people as Partner.
Safety is always the most important for all.

ABOUT THE ORGANIZERSTEEL TECH is a reputed technical journal published quarterly from Kolkata. It features technicalarticles involving steel technology for today and tomorrow. The journal has received widespreadacclaim from within the industry, research as well as academic institutions. The Editorial Board of
the journal consists of luminaries in the Indian steel industry, including top executives of major
steel plants, well-known scientists in research organizations andacademicians of repute.

BRIEF SEMINAR PROGRAMME
09.15 - 10.00
10.00 - 11.00
11.00 - 11.45
11.45 - 13.45
13.45 - 14.45
14.45 - 17.00
17.00 - 17.30
17.30 - 18.00: Registration & Tea Session: Address by the Chief Guest,Guests of Honor & Keynote Speaker: Panel Discussion & Q&A: Technical/Commercial Session 1: Lunch: Technical/Commercial Session 2: Valedictory Session and Vote of Thanks: Tea, Networking

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