Increase use of scrap in production: Minister Kulaste to steel makers

27 Dec 2022 CW Team

Union Minister Faggan Singh Kulaste has instructed the domestic steel sector to expand the use of scrap in their manufacturing, emphasising the importance of carbon emissions. India consumes 30 MT scrap per year to create steel, with 26 MT generated domestically and the remainder imported. India's total steel production is currently around 120 MT.

Carbon emissions are a source of concern. The steel industry must enhance its utilisation of scrap in steel manufacturing. He stated this during the CII Steel Summit 2022. The steel industry must also employ cutting-edge technologies to reduce carbon emissions, according to the Minister of State for Steel. He did not, however, address the amount of scrap that steel manufacturers must include in their production.

According to a government document, the iron and steel industry accounts for around 8% of total carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions on a yearly basis, while it accounts for 12% of all CO2 emissions in India.

The steel ministry has also requested the sector's stakeholders to create a time-bound action plan to reduce emissions in the steel industry. "100% scrap utilising an electric arc furnace/induction furnace (EAF/IF) emits 0.4 to 0.8 tonne of CO2 per tonne of crude steel," said Parth Kumar of the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). According to him, the production of one tonne of crude steel emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2.

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