PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

Day 1

10:00 to 11:15 hrs.

INAUGURAL SESSION - Roaring India on a Steel Path

11:15 to 11:30 hrs.

    HIGH TEA

11:30 to 13:00 hrs.

Technical Session – I : Raw material for Iron & Steel

●  Indian Steel Industry-Present Status and Future Prospects
- By Mr. Sayan Sen – JPC, Kolkata
●  Beneficiation and Pelletization of Iron Ores
- By Dr S K Biswal – IMMT, Bhubanashwar
●  Coke Dry Quenching - Techno-Economics
- By Mr. AVA Ramaseshu– RINL, Visakhapatnam
●  Innovations in Refractories for Iron & Steel making
- By Dr S K Garai- SAIL Refractory Unit, Bokaro
●  Panel Discussion

13:00 to 13:45 hrs

    LUNCH BREAK

13:45 to 15:30 hrs

Technical Session – II : Iron making

●  Process Technology in Blast Furnace
- By Mr. Vishva Bandhu- NISST
●  Optimisation of Coke Quality for higher PCI rates in Blast Furnace
- By Mr. Vikas Mohan – JSPL, Raigarh
●  Latest development trends worldwide and Indian scenario in Iron Making
- By Mr. Rameshwar Sah -JSW
●  Developments in Hot Metal Casting and its Techno Economics
- By Mr. Subhash Sinha- Tata Steel, Kalinganagar
●  Techno-Economics of Domestic & Imported Coal in Sponge Iron Making
- By Mr. Vivek Garg - JSPL, Raigarh
●  Technological Innovations in Sponge Iron making
– Tata Sponge
●  Panel Discussion

15:30 to 15:45 hrs.

     TEA / COFFEE BREAK

15:45 to 17:30 hrs.

Business to Business session for Equipment and Technology

Day 2

09:00 to 11:00 hrs.

Technical Session – III : Steel making

●  Modification of BOF Converters to increase Productivity and better Environment Control
- RINL
●  Optimization and Control in BOF Steel making
- By Mr. Ajay Kr Shukla– IIT, Madras
●  Optimisation of Charge Mix in EAF steel Making
- By Mr. Debasish Mazumdar – Usha Martin
●  Cost control in steelmaking by EAF route
- By Mr. Vishva Bandhu – NISST
●  Collaborative Research – A step to self reliance
- By Mr. D. Bandyopadhyay - NML, Jamshedpur
●  Development of Low cost refractory material for Induction Furnace with potential for Dephosphorization
- By Dr. Arup Ghosh - CGCRI
●  Panel Discussion

11:00 to 11:15 hrs

    TEA/COFFEE BREAK

11:30 to 13:00 hrs.

Technical Session – IV : Secondary Steel making , Energy Audit , Environment control

●  Alternative to Ladle Furnace- CAS OB Process
- By Mr. Kartar Singh - Tata Steel, Kalinganagar
●  Importance of Energy Audit in Iron and Steel Sector
– NISST
●  Need of Energy Audit in Secondary Steel Sector
– NISST
●  Rejuvenating the Environment: A steel industry perspective
- By Dr. S Sarkar -Tata Steel
●  Utilization of Coal Gasification Plant ash in production of Light weight Aggregate
- By Mr. Amiy Srivastav – JSPL, Angul
●  Panel Discussion

13:00 to 13:45 hrs.

    LUNCH BREAK

13.45 to 15:15 hrs.

Business to Business session for Equipment and Technology

15:15 to 15:30 hrs.

    TEA/COFFEE BREAK

15:30 to 16:30 hrs.

Technical Session – V : Rolling & Quality aspects and Energy in Sec Steel sector

●  Continuous Casting and Direct rolling
- By Mr. Parmjeet Singh - NISST
●  Benefits of Induction Heating with Techno Economics in Direct Rolling
- By Mr. R D Mehta - Inductotherm
●  Panel Discussion

16:30 to 17:30 hrs.

Panel Discussion- Challenges & Prospects