MWI Bureau

The fluid flow in the mold is influenced by the position of the flow control device (slide gate or stopper rod), nozzle clogging, casting speed, section size, argon gas injection rate, submergence depth, and electromagnetic forces.

According to the project contractor Primetals Technologies, a new, comprehensive level-2-process automation system which includes a dynamic process model is successfully installed. After running the old and new systems in parallel, the hot commissioning of the new level-2-system from Primetals Technologies was completed successfully in just two weeks. This has led to an increase in process stability and improvement in the accuracy for the calculation of the development of carbon and temperature in real time during production.

Jindal Steel and Power Ltd's said that 1.8 million tonnes per annum coal gasification based direct reduced iron plant has resumed operation in Odisha’s Angul district. The plant was un operational for long due to the scarcity of coal. Coal India and its arm Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd started selling coal in adequate quantities which helped to resume operation.

The country has started to recover from the weak demand witnessed last year especially during the first few months of the financial year. The steel prices are set to increase taking into account strong demand and a surge in raw material prices.

NMDC Limited has executed and registered four of its Iron ore mining leases in Bailadila region of Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh. These are Deposit-5, 10, 14 and 14 NMZ.

The government recently unveiled Rs 102 lakh crore National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) project with projects spreading across 8 states over a span of five years. Fresh investment in power, railways, and water along with renewed interest in the automotive sector can uptick steel demand with consumption growth estimated to be around 7 percent for this fiscal year, which gives th

The renewal of the Donimalai mining lease is still on hold and NMDC has not received any communication from the Karnataka government on the non-applicability of recent amendments on the extension of mining leases.

Tata Steel India’s sales volume increased 17% QoQ for Q3 FY20 with improved market sentiment. The sales volume increased by 24.4% when compared to the same quarter last year.

Mold slag entrainment is likely to occur for surface turbulence and vortexing high-velocity flow which shears off the slag from the surface. The entrainment of mold slag takes place for very high meniscus surface velocity which shears off the mold slag fingers down into the flow.

The Union Cabinet had approved an ordinance that would make the process of auctioning coal mines easier. The Cabinet approved promulgation of Mineral Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2020 to amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, and the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015.