Burnpur: As part of the 4.08 MTPA crude steel expansion project at the SAIL IISCO Steel Plant (ISP) in Burnpur, a target has been set to produce 4.3 million tonnes of hot metal annually.
To achieve this target, an advanced high-capacity blast furnace will be installed at SAIL ISP. For this purpose, the ISP authorities have signed an agreement with a consortium consisting of Danieli Corus India Pvt. Ltd. and Danieli Corus B.V., Netherlands.
The proposed blast furnace will have a useful volume of 5,557 cubic metres, making it one of the most modern and high-capacity furnaces in the country. The new blast furnace will include state-of-the-art features such as top-fired hot blast stoves, a dry gas cleaning plant (Dry GCP), a top-pressure recovery turbine (TRT), a slag granulation plant (SGP), a pump house, a stock house, a cast house, and a fully integrated de-dusting system.
Notably, the two cutting-edge technologies—top-fired hot blast stoves and dry GCP—will be used for the first time in any SAIL plant. This is expected to bring significant improvements in energy efficiency, environmental performance, and technological excellence.
This agreement marks a major milestone in the modernization journey of SAIL ISP and a significant step forward in enhancing the country’s steel production capacity.