India’s Union Minister of Steel Mr Ram Chandra Prasad Singh Union Steel Minister convened a meeting with the senior officials of Ministry & Steel Research & Technology Mission of India’s National Security Advisory Board and Director Mr Anshuman Tripathi to deliberate on the prospects of use of plastic wastes in iron and steel making. He tweeted “Discussion held at Steel ministry on use of plastic in blast furnace in Steel making. This ‘Waste to Wealth' model will help in substituting coking coal by plastic which will immensely help in reducing plastic pollution in an ecofriendly manner.”Discussions were held on the suitability and pros & cons of the use of plastic wastes in areas such as coke ovens, blast furnaces and electric arc furnaces. Discussions were also held on the quantum of use of plastic wastes presently practices by the steel industry, the pre-treatment process involved including its segregation; the techno-economics and the effect on emissions on its use in the steel making processes etc.Steel minister has directed that a roadmap for utilization of plastic waste by the steel sector be prepared by SRTMI within a month.
India’s Union Minister of Steel Mr Ram Chandra Prasad Singh Union Steel Minister convened a meeting with the senior officials of Ministry & Steel Research & Technology Mission of India’s National Security Advisory Board and Director Mr Anshuman Tripathi to deliberate on the prospects of use of plastic wastes in iron and steel making. He tweeted “Discussion held at Steel ministry on use of plastic in blast furnace in Steel making. This ‘Waste to Wealth' model will help in substituting coking coal by plastic which will immensely help in reducing plastic pollution in an ecofriendly manner.”Discussions were held on the suitability and pros & cons of the use of plastic wastes in areas such as coke ovens, blast furnaces and electric arc furnaces. Discussions were also held on the quantum of use of plastic wastes presently practices by the steel industry, the pre-treatment process involved including its segregation; the techno-economics and the effect on emissions on its use in the steel making processes etc.Steel minister has directed that a roadmap for utilization of plastic waste by the steel sector be prepared by SRTMI within a month.
