Confederation of India Industry and India’s leading stainless steelmaker Jindal Stainless have announced a partnership to create awareness on corrosion and scale up its management activities to cut down losses estimated to be worth lakhs of crores of rupees in the country. CII and JSL signed a memorandum of understanding around CII’s National Mission on Corrosion Management, which focuses on inviting suggestions on improvements specific to stainless steel use, scaling up corrosion management activities in India and abroad, promoting technology to manage corrosion and providing short-term and long-term courses for industry professionals for the right material selection. The primary focus of this MoU is training, capacity building, and skill development with support from government bodies and educational institutes; consulting and advisory, which will include technology gap assessment; projects and research with survey and analysis of infrastructure, and lastly stakeholder engagement to create awareness on the issue.CII Corrosion Management Committee Member Mr Yatinder Suri said “It is estimated that 25-30% of corrosion could be prevented by following these measures and the life of equipment can be extended up to 250%.”Jindal Stainless will provide financial aid towards the initiative. Through academic collaborations, both parties will develop capacity-building courses and propel corrosion-related research and development.
Confederation of India Industry and India’s leading stainless steelmaker Jindal Stainless have announced a partnership to create awareness on corrosion and scale up its management activities to cut down losses estimated to be worth lakhs of crores of rupees in the country. CII and JSL signed a memorandum of understanding around CII’s National Mission on Corrosion Management, which focuses on inviting suggestions on improvements specific to stainless steel use, scaling up corrosion management activities in India and abroad, promoting technology to manage corrosion and providing short-term and long-term courses for industry professionals for the right material selection. The primary focus of this MoU is training, capacity building, and skill development with support from government bodies and educational institutes; consulting and advisory, which will include technology gap assessment; projects and research with survey and analysis of infrastructure, and lastly stakeholder engagement to create awareness on the issue.CII Corrosion Management Committee Member Mr Yatinder Suri said “It is estimated that 25-30% of corrosion could be prevented by following these measures and the life of equipment can be extended up to 250%.”Jindal Stainless will provide financial aid towards the initiative. Through academic collaborations, both parties will develop capacity-building courses and propel corrosion-related research and development.
