CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar signed MOU with AM/NS India Odisha Assets

By Subrat Sarangi

Bhubaneswar,June 20 : A MOU was signed between ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India,  Odisha Assets & CSIR-Institute of Minerals & Materials Technology , Bhubaneswar to promote R&D co-operation in the area of processing of low grade iron ores, iron ore pellets,  slurry pipeline transport, automisation in processes  etc and other areas of mutual interest.

Mr G Suresha , Executive Director AM/NS India,  Odisha Assets and Dr Ashok Sahu, Chief Scientist & Head, Mineral Processing and Business Development, CSIR-IMMT signed the MoU in presence of Dr Ramanuj Narayan, Director CSIR-IMMT,  Dr Viswajanani, Scientist H, and Head TKDL  CSIR, New Delhi  scientists &  officials of CSIR-IMMT and AM/NS India.

CSIR-IMMT is the national R&D institute  which is working on recovering values from low & lean grade beneficiation of iron ores, pelletisation processes, use of  AI/ML, automation in pellet plant process, valorization of metallurgical plant waste, slurry pipe line design  and other de-carbonization  processes for iron & steel industries and AM/NS India has  the pellet production facility of 12 MTPA located at Paradeep, the port city of Odisha,  Iron ore Beneficiation plant of 16 MTPA capacity at Dabuna in Keonjhar district with 253 KM long slurry pipeline connected to Paradeep pellet plant. Odisha operation is backed by two high quality iron ore mines- Thakurani and Ghoraburhani-Sagasahi mines with mining permission for 12 MTPA.

The program was coordinated by Mr. Sachida Nanda Sahu,  Principal Scientist, MPD,   CSIR-IMMT and Mrs. Soumya Sahoo , Deputy Manager, R&D, AM/NS India.