A two-day 58th Refractory Operating Committee meeting was inaugurated by S Chandrasekaran, Chief Executive Officer Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP), at Bhilai Niwas, Bhilai on Friday.
Delegates from all over India representing various steel plants including associate entities are participating. Y K Degan ED (Works) was present as special guest. Also present on the occassion were M Akhouri ED (Mat Mgmt), S B Jagdale ED I/c (Projects), S K Pradhan ED (Projects), P K Sinha ED (Mines) and Senior Officers of BSP. Addressing the participants, S Chandrasekaran appreciated the initiative taken for organising Refractory Committee Meeting at BSP and called for sharing of failures and successes in Refractory domain so as to take corrective measures in future.
This would not only serve the purpose of imbibing good practices but also encourage the fraternity to think of significantly reducing refractory consumption with emphasis on controlling input costs and operating condition which are important in sustaining competitive production cost of steel. Use of proper refractory quality is another major task, which not only reduce the overall cost of production, but also ensures trouble-free operations.
In his opening remarks ED(Works) BSP, Degan expressed happiness with the participation of such a large gathering of refractory experts. He urged for partnered ventures in respect of technical information sharing. Since lining design and use of proper refractory imports is crucial for maintaining trouble free operations, the choice of proper refractories and timely applications contributes in maintaining higher campaign life and reduction in production cost as well.
Consistency in quality of refractories used is always desirable in order to reduce shut down time and uninterrupted production. More improvement is required in Secondary Steel ladles & RH – Degasser life, he said. GM (Refractories) BSP N K Pal while delivering the welcome address outlined the programme for the two days.