Neelachal Ispat hopes to save Rs 200 cr using coke replacement technology

CDI technology, which involves use of cheaper coal or coal dust, will also enhance hot metal productivity at the blast furnace

Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd (NINL), a steel PSU co-promoted by MMTC Ltd and two Odisha government-owned entities, hopes to save around Rs 200 crore on its annual production cost by deploying Coal Dust Injection (CDI) technology at the blast furnace of its Kalinganagar plant.

NINL, known to be the country’s biggest producer-cum-exporter of pig iron, runs a 1.1 million tonne per annum (mtpa) steel unit at Duburi within the Kalinganagar Industrial Complex, touted as Odisha’s steel hub.

“Adoption of CDI technology will help us replace 150 kilograms (kg) of coking coal per tonne of hot metal production. The process will