CSIR-IMMT Hosts Red Mud Report Release Meet and Expands Industry-Academia Partnerships for Critical Minerals Research ThroughMoUs

By Our Correspondent

Bhubaneswar, Jun 13 : The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (CSIR-IMMT) hosted the Red Mud Report Release Meet, marking the successful completion of the national project on Technology Development for Holistic Utilisation of Red Mud. Dr. V.K. Saraswat, Hon’ble Member, NITI Aayog, the chief guest of the event and the mentor for the project, formally released the comprehensive Red Mud Report documenting the outcomes of this important initiative.

The project was jointly undertaken by CSIR-IMMT (Bhubaneswar), CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory (CSIR-NML), Jamshedpur, the coordinating laboratory and Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre (JNARDDC), Nagpur, with leading industry partners Hindalco Industries Limited (HINDALCO), Vedanta Limited, and National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO).

The project focused on developing integrated process flowsheets for the comprehensive utilization of red mud, a major industrial by-product of alumina production, with the objective of recovering valuable metals such as iron, alumina, titania, and rare earth elements (REEs). The Red Mud Report details the technological advancements and feasibility for further scaling up these solutions for industrial deployment.