With the theme of increasing the yield of production of steel in India which is 80 million tonnes currently, to 300 Million tonnes by the year 2025, a conference titled ‘2014 look East Steel Conference’ was organised at the State capital on Sunday.
The conference was organised by The Institute of Indian Foundrymen (IIF), Eastern Zone (Ranchi Chapter) in association with National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology. Speakers laid stress on the usage of Electro-Melting, Induction Heating thereby keeping in mind sustainable impact on the environment. IIF-Eastern Region Chairman Dr KK Singh unveiled the programme. PP Sengupta, General Manager of RDCIS SAIl, presented a Steel Vision for SAIl to be among the top five Global Metal and Mining Companies by the year 2025. They strive to achieve their target through a strategic description of 100 per cent solid waste disposal and having “sustainable” development equipment and reducing particulate matter which is obtained in the preparation of steel. He was followed by Overseas Guest Speaker Mohammad Chhabet from International Steel Business, Dortmund, Germany who focused on ABP Induction Systems to achieve the aim. Dr SK Sengupta, MD, Siempelkamp India Private limited received lifetime Achievement Accolade for his immense contribution to IIF. The inauguration proceeded by various technical sessions where delegates from all over the world, gave technical reviews for the usage of Electro-Melting and Induction-Heating as well as groundbreaking technologies which could be utilised for efficient steel production.