The 61st Steelmaking Operating Committee workshop is being held at Ispat Bhawan, RDCIS, Shyamali. The two day workshop is being attended by Refractory Engineers from Steel Plants across India. The theme of the workshop is “Refractories for ladle Furnace and RH Degassers”. Around 53 delegates will be deliberating upon how Refractory Consumption for Indian Steel Industry can achieve the international bench mark figure of 5 kg/tcs.
The programme was inaugurated by S Raman, Director (Technical), SAIl. He impressed upon the gathering that India needs to indigenise and reduce imports. This will not only help in lowering the cost of steel but also support the “Make in India” initiative. He called upon the steelmakers and refractory engineers to rise up to the challenge and see to it that India leads the world in international standards and produce best quality steel. Other dignitaries present on the occasion were Executive Director, RDCIS, SAIl. B N Thakur, Executive Director, SRU, S K Garai and General Manager & I/c, A K Paul.
Rakesh Kumar Singh, Secretary Refractory Operating Committee welcomed the delegates and presented Secretary’s Report.